Sri Lankan cricketer Wanindu Hasaranga became the 3rd bowler to maintain a hat-trick in the record of the T20 World Cups on Saturday. The talented youngster scored the rare feat when his team’s Super 12’s head against South Africa at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
Aiden Markram was the wily spinner’s initial victim. It was on the last delivery of the fifteen over that Hasaranga received the better of the in-form righty. He was taken back into the charge to bowl the 18th over, where he once again confused the Proteas batters with his spin.
South Africa skipper Temba Bavuma, who looked solid at the crease for 46, departed on the first of all ball of the over while trying to clear the ropes on the leg side. Dwaine Pretorius stepped in to bat next and was sent preparing for a golden duck by the Sri Lankan leggie.
Unlucky to end on the wrong side of the result but drop a 🤩 to congratulate Wanindu Hasaranga on becoming only the third player to pick up a hat-trick in #T20WorldCup. 👏🏻👏🏻#PlayBold #SAvSL pic.twitter.com/2maB47TLu7
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) October 30, 2021
Hasaranga is the 2nd bowler to maintain a hat-trick in the T20 World Cup 2021. Ireland’s Curtis Campher built history by picking up 4-wickets in the same quantity of games against the Netherlands in the 3rd match of the ICC tournament.
Former Australian cricketer Brett Lee is the primary player to have completed this feat in the history of the T20 World Cups. The speeder picked up a hat-trick in the inaugural release of the match against Bangladesh at Cape Town in 2007.
This is not the primary time Wanindu Hasaranga has dazzled spectators with his hat-trick. He had released 3-atters in three back-to-back deliveries in his ODI debut against Zimbabwe in 2017.
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