Australian fast bowler Pat Cummins has etched his name in the annals of cricket history by taking his second consecutive T20 World Cup hat-trick.
After his hat-trick against Bangladesh, Cummins did the feat in the match against Afghanistan at St Vincent’s. Cummins, who lost his right hand, hit his debut against Bangladesh on Thursday with a hat-trick spread over two overs.
Rashid Khan, Karim Janat and Gulbadin Naib continued their late form on Saturday by claiming another hat-trick by delivering three consecutive overs. This makes him the seventh player to take a hat-trick in the T20 World Cup.
Despite Cummins’ heroics, Afghanistan beat Australia by 21 runs. This marked Afghanistan’s first win against Australia in any format and added another dimension to the game.
According to ICC data, Cummins’ feat is the eighth instance of a hat-trick in the Men’s T20 World Cup and the first time any player has achieved the feat multiple times.
Pat Cummins joins an elite group of bowlers who have taken hat-tricks in the T20 World Cup, including Brett Lee (2007), Kurtis Kemper (2021), Wanindu Hasaranga (2021), Kagiso Rabada (2021), Karthik Meiyappan (2022). ). and Josh Little (2022). Cummins is also the second Australian to take a hat-trick in the T20 World Cup after Brett Lee.
Reflecting on his performance, Cummins said: “I remember that. It was nice to have 100-odd runs for Australia and now I have two (hat-tricks) in a row.”
