Punjab Kings, co-owned by Bollywood actress Preity Zinta, may not have won a single title in the Indian Premier League (IPL), but its bowlers are jointly on top for the most number of hat-tricks. At the same time, if we talk about scoring the most runs while chasing, then in this case ‘Chase Master’ i.e. Virat Kohli is on top.
Rajasthan Royals, the team that won the title of the inaugural season of IPL, is on top with Punjab Kings in terms of taking the most number of hat-tricks. Both the bowlers have achieved this feat 4-4 times. Royal Challengers Bangalore is at number two in this list. His bowlers have taken hat-tricks 3 times in IPL so far. The bowlers of Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings and IPL 2009 title-winning Deccan Chargers have achieved this feat 2-2 times.
Kolkata Knight Riders, co-owned by Shah Rukh Khan, Sunrisers Hyderabad co-owned by Kavya Maran, Gujarat Lions, Rising Pune Supergiants and Delhi Capitals each have taken a hat-trick in the IPL. in IPL Mumbai Indians It is the only team whose bowler has not taken a hat-trick so far.
Virat Kohli It is not just called chase master. Not only in international cricket, he has scored the most runs while chasing the target in IPL as well. He has scored 2902 runs while chasing the target till IPL 2021. Robin Uthappa is at number two in this case. He has scored 2787 runs.
David Warner, the opener of the Australian cricket team and led Sunrisers Hyderabad to the IPL title, is at number three. Warner has scored 2569 runs while chasing the target. Shikhar Dhawan (2539) is at number four, Gautam Gambhir (2460) at number five, Suresh Raina (2334) at number six and Rohit Sharma (2309) at number seven.