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On This Day (Apr. 18): A Game in Hand Lost – When Chahal Derailed KKR With a Fifer + Hattrick!

KKR was right on track to win the game, but in the 17th over, Chahal completely flipped the game’s course Since 2008, the Indian Premier League (IPL) has witnessed numerous five-fors, but only a handful of bowlers have managed a five-wicket haul plus a hat-trick in the same game – Yuzvendra Chahal is one such bowler who did the impossible against the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on this day in 2022. Buttler’s big game Batting first, Rajasthan Royals (RR) posted a massive score of 217 runs on the board at the expense of five wickets. The star of RR’s batting line-up was Jos Buttler, who ripped through the KKR bowlers and scored 103 runs in 61 balls at a strike rate of 168.55. Other players such as Devdutt Padikkal, Sanju Samson and Shimron Hetmyer also contributed with the bat, helping RR post a mammoth target. KKR’s chase at the top ...

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