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Xtra Time Web Desk: Rajasthan Royals leg spinner Shreyas Gopal achieved a hat-trick against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League (IPL 2019) game at Chinnaswamy Stadium on Tuesday. Shreyas got the wickets of Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers and Marcus Stoinis in the rain-hit fixture. The Karnataka lad has now taken the wickets of Kohli and AB twice in two matches in this edition of the cash-rich league. Coming into bowl the second over of the match, Gopal got thrashed for a six and four of his first two deliveries by the RCB captain. Kohli took a couple off his third ball. But the next ball he was held by Liam Livingstone fielding at long on. AB de Villiers was the next batsman to be dismissed. Mr 360 tried for a big shot down the ground but doesn’t get enough as the ball skies high up in the air to be taken by Riyan Parag at cover. Gopal got his hat-trick by removing Marcus Stoinis who was caught at mid-off by Steve Smith. He finished his one-over quota with figures of three for 12. Gopal's hat-trick is the second of this IPL season. Kings XI Punjab’s Sam Curran took the first hat-trick of the season against Delhi Capitals at PCA Stadium in Mohali