Friday, May 1, 2009

Yuvraj Singh picked up the fourth IPL hat-trick

Yuvraj Singh picked up the fourth IPL hat-trick

Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kings XI Punjab, IPL, Durban

Yuvraj and Abdulla rock Bangalore

The Bulletin by Aye Aye Maung

May 1, 2009

20 overs Royal Challengers Bangalore 145 for 9 (van der Merwe 35, Abdulla 4-36, Yuvraj 3-22) v Kings XI Punjab



Yuvraj Singh goes off on a celebration run, Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kings XI Punjab, 24th match, IPL, May 1, 2009
Yuvraj Singh picked up the fourth IPL hat-trick

Yuvraj Singh hasn't been contributing with the bat this season, so he decided to make an impact with the ball. With the last two balls of the 11th over of Royal Challengers Bangalore's innings, Yuvraj dismissed Robin Uthappa and Jaques Kallis and achieved the fourth IPL hat-trick with the first ball of the 13th, trapping Mark Boucher with another quick arm ball. Those excellent strikes further derailed an innings that had begun in disarray and Kings XI Punjab, aided by Yusuf Abdulla's four, found themselves primed for their fourth straight win.

Yuvraj's hat-trick had compounded what was a poor innings from the start, even under a new change of the guard. Anil Kumble started off by winning the toss and opted to bat. For the fifth time in six games they lost a wicket in the first over and never looked like challenging Punjab.



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