Jaydev Unadkat took a hat trick in the very first over against Delhi in the Ranji Cup

The 31-year-old Jaydev Unadkat has created history in the Ranji Cup. He took a hat trick in the very first over against Delhi in the Ranji Cup. The left-arm fast bowler also became the first bowler to take a hat-trick in the first over of the first-class tournament Ranji. Saurashtra and Delhi are currently facing each other in this tournament (Ranji Cup 2022-23). Saurashtra captain and left-arm fast bowler Unadkat took 3 consecutive wickets in the first over's 3rd, 4th and 5th balls.

In the match, Delhi won the toss and decided to bat. However, it has gotten off to a bad start to the side. By the time of writing, Delhi has lost 8 wickets for 53 runs in 15 overs. Unadkat has so far taken 6 wickets including a hat-trick. He came to bowl the first over of the innings in the match being played at the Saurashtra Cricket Stadium in Rajkot. He bowled Dhruv Shorey (0) on the third ball. On the next ball, he got Vaibhav Rawal (0) caught out. On the next ball, Unadkat completed the hat-trick by LBW Delhi captain Yash Dhull (0). He also sent a pavilion to Jonty Sindhu (4), Lalit Yadav (0) and Lakshya (1). He has so far taken 6 wickets for 20 runs in 7 overs.

Jaydev Unadkat has highlighted his name with former Indian fast bowler Irfan Pathan. The Left-arm fast bowler Pathan is the only bowler in the history of Test cricket to take a hat-trick in the first over. He achieved this milestone on 29 February 2006 in a match against Pakistan in Karachi. He took 3 wickets in the last 3 balls of the first over. Pathan dismissed Salman Butt, Younis Khan and Mohammad Yusuf. Although Team India faced a huge defeat in this test.

Jaydev Unadkat had earlier made a comeback in Test cricket after a gap of 12 years, when he turned out for India in the second Test against Bangladesh in December 2022. Jaydev Unadkat has taken 3 wickets in 2 Tests for India. His first-class record is excellent. Before this match, he had taken 356 wickets in 97 matches at an average of 23. 7 wickets by giving 41 runs are the best performance. He has done the feat of taking 5 wickets 20 times and 10 wickets 5 times.

Earlier, The left-arm fast bowler was bought at his base price of ₹50 Lakh by KL Rahul-led Lucknow at the Indian T20 League 2023 mini auction last month.