Ranji Trophy: Unadkat Wreaks Havoc Against Delhi; Records Fastest Hat-Trick

Gujarat: Saurashtra skipper Jaydev Unadkat demolished Delhi’s top order at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium Ground C in a thrilling Ranji Trophy comeback. Delhi won the toss and decided to bat, and in the first over of the game, Jaydev Unadkat recorded a jaw-dropping hat-trick.

Opening batsman Dhruv Shorey (0), Vaibhav Rawal (0), and captain Yash Dhull (0) were among Unadkat’s hat-trick victims. At the conclusion of the first over, Delhi were at 0 for 3, as he started the wicket-taking rampage with the third delivery of the game.

Jaydev Unadkat completed his 21st five-wicket haul in just the second over of the game, while Delhi were in trouble at 5 for 6. Unadkat took six wickets in only the opening hour of play, reducing Delhi down to 10 for 7.

J Unadkat 6 WICKETS! (5.0-0-12-6), Delhi 27/7 #SAUvDEL #RanjiTrophy

— BCCI Domestic (@BCCIdomestic) January 3, 2023

Unadkat came back to dismiss Jonty Sidhu and Lalit Yadav in the third over.

The Saurashtra skipper made history as he became the first bowler to record a hat-trick in the opening over of a Ranji Trophy contest.

Unadkat made a thumping comeback to domestic cricket after making a memorable Test comeback after 12 years. He was part of a three-man pace attack in Bangladesh’s last test of a two-match series in December 2022.