Bridgetown: Bowlers from England and Australia set historic records in the ongoing T20 World Cup in the West Indies.
England fast bowler Chris Jordan and Australian bowler Pat Cummins set a new T20 World Cup record by taking hat-tricks on the same day. England bowler Chris Jordan takes a hat-trick against the USA in Bridgetown on June 23. He took a total of 4 wickets in the match.
Chris Jordan completed his hat-trick by dismissing Ali Khan, Nosthush Kenjige and Saurabh Netrawalkar in quick succession in the 19th over for USA. Chris Jordan became the first English bowler to take a hat-trick in T20 Internationals.
On the other hand, on June 23, Australian bowler Pat Cummins took a hat-trick against Afghanistan. Pat Cummins took the wicket of Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan in the last over of 18 overs. He dismissed Karem Janat in the first goal in the last game and Gulbadin dismissed Naib in the second goal to complete the hat-trick.
Pat Cummins also achieved the unique distinction of scoring hat-tricks in consecutive games. Three days ago, Pat Cummins took a hat-trick against Bangladesh.