KATHMANDU: The Australia bowler claimed three wickets across two separate overs to achieve the milestone against Bangladesh.
Fast bowler Pat Cummins created history in Antigua on Thursday when he became just the second Australian player and seventh overall to claim a hat-trick in a ICC Men’s T20 World Cup match.
Cummins picked up two wickets from the final two deliveries of his third over against Bangladesh and then completed the feat with the opening ball of his last over at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium when he had Towhid Hridoy caught at short fine leg.
It meant Cummins joined compatriot Brett Lee as Australian bowlers to have taken a hat-trick at a Men’s T20 World Cup, after the legendary right-armer achieved the feat against Bangladesh in 2007.
Cummins joins an illustrious group of just seven players to have taken a hat-trick at a Men’s T20 World Cup, with Lee (2007), Curtis Campher (2021), Wanindu Hasaranga (2021), Kagiso Rabada (2021), Karthik Meiyappan (2022) and Josh Little (2022) the other bowlers to have done so previously.
Hat-tricks at Men’s T20 World Cups
Cummins finished his spell with figures of 3/29 as Australia restricted Bangladesh to 140/8 in their opening Super Eights fixture at the T20 World Cup.
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