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T20 World Cup 2024 remains a record. The excitement of Super-8 in the tournament has also reached its peak. Now after just 6 matches, T20 cricket will get a new champion. India, Australia, South Africa, England, Bangladesh, West Indies, Afghanistan and America are competing for this title. Meanwhile, the 48th match of the tournament is being played between Australia and Afghanistan. In this match, Australian bowler Pat Cummins has made a record. Which no bowler has been able to do till date.
Which record was made?
Australian bowler Pat Cummins has taken hat-trick wickets in 2 consecutive matches. He became the first bowler in the world to do so in an international T20 cricket match. Pat Cummins took a hat-trick against Bangladesh. After this, he also made this record in his name by taking a hat-trick against Afghanistan. Pat Cummins took 3 wickets for 29 runs in 4 overs against Bangladesh. After this, Pat Cummins also took 3 wickets for 28 runs in 4 overs against Afghanistan. Pat Cummins completed hat-tricks in both the matches. Cummins took the wickets of Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan, Karim Janat and Gulbadin in this hat-trick.
Bangladesh is broken
Pat Cummins took the first hat-trick of his T20 career against Bangladesh in the last match. He took the first wicket by bowling out Mahmudullah in the 17.5th over. Cummins got Mehdi Hasan caught out on the last ball of the over. Cummins completed his hat-trick by dismissing Tauheed Hridoy on the first ball of the next over. Tauheed was playing after scoring 40 runs. This hat-trick of Cummins broke the back of Bangladesh and they could score only 148 runs in 20 overs.
Bowlers who took hat-trick in T20 World Cup
- Brett Lee (Australia) – Bangladesh – 2007
- Curtinus Kemper (Ireland) – Netherlands – 2021
- Wanindu Hasaranga (Sri Lanka) – South Africa – 2021
- Kagiso Rabada (South Africa) – England – 2021
- Karthik Meiyappan (UAE) – Sri Lanka – 2022
- Joshua Little (Ireland) – New Zealand – 2022
- Pat Cummins (Australia) – Bangladesh – 2024
- Pat Cummins (Australia) – Afghanistan – 2024
Bowlers who took 2 hat-tricks in T20 cricket
- Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka)
- Tim Southee (New Zealand)
- Waseem Abbas (Malta)
- Pat Cummins (Australia)