Antigua, June 21 (Udaipur Kiran) – Australian fast bowler Pat Cummins achieved a remarkable feat by taking a hat-trick against Bangladesh in the ICC T20 World Cup Super 8 match on Friday. Cummins became the seventh bowler and the second Australian to take a hat-trick in T20 World Cup history. This was also the first hat-trick of the T20 World Cup 2024.
Cummins’ first two wickets came on the fifth and sixth balls of the 18th over, both on hard-length deliveries. Mahmudullah attempted to pull Cummins but ended up playing the ball back onto his stumps. Before that, Mehidy Hasan hit Cummins’ delivery straight into the hands of the fielder positioned at deep third.
He completed his hat-trick at the start of the final over by dismissing the dangerous Towhid Hridoy with a slower ball. Hridoy attempted to scoop the ball over his shoulder, but Cummins deceived him, resulting in an easy catch for the short fine leg fielder.
Before Cummins, only Brett Lee had taken a hat-trick for Australia, also against Bangladesh. In 2007, Brett Lee dismissed Shakib Al Hasan, Mashrafe Mortaza, and Alok Kapali to complete his hat-trick.
Match Summary
In the match, Australia won the toss and invited Bangladesh to bat first. Bangladesh scored 140 runs for 8 wickets in their 20 overs. Captain Najmul Hossain Shanto scored 41 runs, and Towhid Hridoy contributed 40 runs. Liton Das scored 16 runs, and Taskin Ahmed added 13 runs.
For Australia, Pat Cummins took a hat-trick by dismissing Towhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah, and Mehidy Hasan. Adam Zampa took 2 wickets, while Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, and Mitchell Starc each claimed one wicket.
List of Bowlers with Hat-Tricks in ICC T20 World Cup
- Year – Player – Country – Opposing Team
- 2007 – Brett Lee – Australia – Bangladesh
- 2021 – Curtis Campher – Ireland – Netherlands
- 2021 – Wanindu Hasaranga – Sri Lanka – South Africa
- 2021 – Kagiso Rabada – South Africa – England
- 2022 – Karthik Meiyappan – UAE – Sri Lanka
- 2022 – Josh Little – Ireland – New Zealand
- 2024 – Pat Cummins – Australia – Bangladesh
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