Amit Mishra

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Lore & Background

Mishra made his Test debut against Australia at Mohali in 2008, taking 5/71 and 2/35. He scored his highest Test score of 84 in England in 2011. In ODIs, he took 18 wickets in a bilateral series against Zimbabwe in July 2013, equaling Javagal Srinath's world record. He took a hat-trick for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2013, becoming the first player to take three IPL hat-tricks. He is the seventh highest wicket-taker in IPL history.

In Their Own Story

The 2013 IPL season was a landmark one for Amit Mishra. On 17 April, playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad against Pune Warriors India, he took a hat-trick. This made him the first player in IPL history to take three hat-tricks, adding to his previous hat-tricks in 2008 for Delhi Daredevils and in 2011 for Deccan Chargers. His performances that season earned him a spot in the ESPNcricinfo IPL XI. Later, during Delhi Capitals' win over Kolkata Knight Riders in Sharjah, Mishra suffered a finger injury and bowled only 2 overs before leaving the field. In the 2020 IPL, he took 3 wickets at an economy rate of 7.20 before a finger injury ended his tournament. Mishra has dismissed Rohit Sharma the most number of times in IPL, equaling Zaheer and Sandeep's record for dismissing a batsman most number of times in IPL.

Reader's Guide

Mishra is a leg-spin bowler who often bowls in the middle overs. He is effective against right-handed batsmen and has dismissed Rohit Sharma the most times in the IPL. He can also contribute useful runs as a night-watchman.

Did You Know?

• Mishra took a hat-trick for Sunrisers Hyderabad against Pune Warriors India in IPL 2013.
• He equaled Javagal Srinath's record for most wickets in a bilateral ODI series (18) in July 2013.
• He was named in the ESPNcricinfo IPL XI for his performances in 2013.
• Mishra was the leading wicket-taker for Haryana in the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy with 16 dismissals.