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First hat-trick in the ongoing Ranji Trophy 2026-27 season. Seasoned campaigner Sai Kishore scripted history for the Tamil Nadu state cricket team against Uttarakhand.
At the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, Sai claimed a hat-trick to conclude the game. In the 43rd over of the second innings, the spinner got his hat-trick by taking the wickets of Lakshya Raichandani, Saurabh Rawat, and Aditya Rawat.
Sai Kishore bags a hat-trick for Tamil Nadu in Ranji Trophy 2026-27 season
In this innings, Sai ended his 16-over spell with 6 wickets, including a hat-trick. In the first innings, he got 4 wickets to complete his 10-wicket haul in this match.
The left-arm spinner started this season for Tamil Nadu on a strong note, taking four wickets against Rajasthan in Jaipur. And in their second match, on their home ground, Sai showed his best against Uttarakhand.
Sai Kishore did well for Gloucestershire in County Championship
Sai, 29, entered the Ranji Trophy season backed by a series of memorable outings with Gloucestershire in County Championship Division Two matches. For the English county club, the Indian spinner took 22 wickets in 6 matches, including a 7-wicket haul in Bristol against Derbyshire.
In his first match of the Ranji Trophy 2026-27 campaign, Sai bagged three wickets against Rajasthan in Jaipur after taking one in the first innings.
Sai Kishore, a discarded spinner who has played only 3 T20 Internationals for Team India before getting dropped, contiues grabbing attentions of the cricket fans through his skillful bowling.
So far, in his First Class cricket career, Sai Kishore has grabbed 259 wickets in 62 matches and 110 innings, supported by a couple of 10-fers, 16 five-wicket figures and 13 four-wicket hauls. In List A cricket, the spinner has taken 105 wickets in 67 matches and 66 innings.
He played three T20I matches for Team India in the 2023 Asian Games against Nepal, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan. During the match against Bangladesh, he claimed 3 wickets in Hangzhou, conceding only 12 runs, and took one against Nepal. Sai Kishore remained wicketless in the match against Afghanistan.
A well-rounded performance displayed by Tamil Nadu against Uttarakhand
Talking about the ongoing Tamil Nadu vs Uttarakhand 2026-27 Ranji Trophy match, Uttarakhand suffered with their batting in both of the innings. In the first innings, they registered 134 runs in the first and 113 runs in the second. On the other side, Tamil Nadu, in their first innings, scored 313 runs.
In the first innings of the match, Sai Kishore was supported by Gurjapneet Singh as both of the bowlers clinched 4 wickets each. In Tamil Nadu's first innings, their promising batter Pradosh Ranjan Paul scored 136 runs off 279 balls with 12 fours. Experienced batter Baba Indrajith stood tall on the deck to offer Tamil Nadu 77 runs from 217 balls.
For Uttarahand, Mayank Mishra picked up 5 wickets.
In the second innings, four Uttarakhand batters were dismissed for ducks; all of them lost their wickets against Sai's spin wave.
