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An All-rounder’s ability is long-cherished in a league such as IPL, and in T20 cricket in general. A team could be playing with 12 men, having a genuine all-rounder in the squad. Sunil Narine is that all-rounder, for Kolkata Knight Riders.
The two-time IPL champions have witnessed the resurgence of Sunil Narine – the all-rounder. The return of Gautam Gambhir at the helm meant the return of Sunil Narine as a full-time opener for KKR. And oh, has he outperformed everyone’s expectations!
Narine made history, yet again, with his electrifying knock against Rajasthan Royals at the Eden Gardens. He scored his maiden IPL (and T20) century, taking the RR bowlers to all parts of the ground.
Narine’s 109 off 56 deliveries has got his name into a unique list of cricketers. There are only three cricketers to have cast magic, both with the bat and the ball. A century in T20 cricket, is as special as a hat-trick. There are only three players in IPL history, to have achieved this feat.
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List of players to score a century and bag a hat-trick in IPL
Rohit Sharma:
Hat-trick: 1
Rohit Sharma bagged his only IPL hat-trick while playing for Deccan Chargers in 2009. Sharma spun tricks against his current franchise Mumbai Indians, to complete his hat-trick over two overs. He dismissed two batsmen in the final two deliveries of his first (and the game’s 15th) over. Sharma continued his spell, and bagged his third wicket on the first ball of the 17th over.
Abhishek Nayar, Harbhajan Singh and Jean Paul Duminy fell prey to Sharma’s spin. Later in his second over, Sharma dismissed Saurabh Tiwary to claim impressive bowling figures of 4/6.
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Centuries: 2
Rohit Sharma has scored two centuries in his IPL career. His first hundred came against KKR in IPL 2012, and his second, came 12 years later in 2024, against Chennai Super Kings (CSK). Both of Rohit’s centuries has seen him remain unbeaten on the cricket pitch.
Rohit Sharma scored 109* off 60 balls to get his maiden IPL century. The knock saw 12 boundaries and five sixes come off his blade.
In MI’s sixth match of IPL 2024, Rohit scored 105* off 63, hitting 11 fours and five sixes. However, his effort ended in a losing cause for MI.
Shane Watson:
Hat-trick: 1
Like Rohit Sharma, Watson too completed his hat-trick over two overs. The Aussie all-rounder bagged a hat-trick during his time with Rajasthan Royals (RR) in IPL 2014.
Against SRH, Watson dismissed Shikhar Dhawan early on in the innings, on the final ball of the fifth over. Returning to bowl at the death, Watson picked up Moises Henriques and Karn Sharma to complete his hat-trick. Watson finished with figures of 3/13 in just two overs.
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Centuries: 4
Shane Watson has the most prolific record off all three entries on this list, with four IPL centuries to his name. He has scored two centuries each for Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings.
Watson’s maiden century came for RR against CSK, in IPL 2013. The Aussie scored 101 off 61 deliveries, with six boundaries and as many sixes to his name.
Two years later in IPL 2015, Watson scored his second IPL century for RR, against KKR. He scored 104* off 59 deliveries, hitting nine fours and five sixes.
Watson’s both centuries for CSK came in their title-winning campaign in 2018. His most prolific century came in IPL 2018 final, against Sunrisers Hyderabad. Watson scored an unbeaten 117 off 57 balls, guiding CSK to their third IPL title.
Sunil Narine:
Hat-trick: 1
Sunil Narine bagged his one and only hat-trick in IPL, playing for KKR against Kings XI Punjab (now, Punjab Kings) in 2013. Away at Mohali, Narine flunked the batting order of the hosts, getting a well-deserved hat-trick.
He dismissed David Hussey, Azhar Mahmood, and Gurkeerat Singh Mann to complete the feat. Narine ended with 3/33 in his four overs.
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Century: 1
Narine’s first and only century in IPL came against RR in IPL 2024. 11 years after bagging his hat-trick, Narine scored 109 off just 56 deliveries at the Eden Gardens before his stay was cut short Trent Boult.
The KKR opener smashed six sixes and 13 boundaries off his blade, as he became only the third player to score a century and take a hat-trick.