In the sport of cricket, a hat-trick is an occasion where a bowler takes three wickets in consecutive deliveries.[1] As of 2 January 2018, this feat has been achieved 76 times since 1934 in the Ranji Trophy, the domestic first-class cricket championship played in India.[1] The first Ranji Trophy hat-trick was taken by Baqa Jilani.[1] The most recent bowler to achieve the feat was Ravi Yadav.[1] Joginder Rao is the only player to take three hat-tricks in the Ranji Trophy.[1] After taking a hat-trick against Uttar Pradesh, Ravi Yadav became the first bowler to pick up a hat-trick in his first over on first-class debut.[2]
Symbol | Meaning |
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Bowler | The name of the bowler |
For | The team for which the bowler was playing |
Against | The team against which the bowler was playing |
Venue | The venue where the hat-trick was achieved |
Season | The Season in which the hat-trick was achieved |
Team | Number of Hat-tricks |
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Karnataka | 10 |
Bengal | 6 |
Delhi | 5 |
Haryana | 5 |
Tamil Nadu | 5 |
Services | 4 |
Vidarbha | 4 |
Baroda | 3 |
Mumbai | 3 |
Maharashtra | 3 |
Odisha | 3 |
Railways | 3 |
Uttar Pradesh | 3 |
Bihar | 2 |
Kerala | 2 |
Punjab | 2 |
Saurashtra | 2 |
Assam | 1 |
Gujarat | 1 |
Holkar | 1 |
Hyderabad | 1 |
Kathiawar | 1 |
Madhya Pradesh | 1 |
Nawanagar | 1 |
Northern India | 1 |
Rajasthan | 1 |
Southern Punjab | 1 |
Tripura | 1 |
Jammu and Kashmir | 1 |