Australian fast bowler Pat Cummins secured a hat-trick over two overs against Bangladesh, and he repeated this remarkable feat against Afghanistan.
Pat Cummins, Australia’s fast bowler, made history in St Vincent on Saturday by becoming the first player to achieve hat-tricks in consecutive ICC Men’s T20 World Cup matches.
Cummins secured a hat-trick over two overs against Bangladesh, and he repeated this remarkable feat against Afghanistan. He dismissed Rashid Khan, Karim Janat, and Gulbadin Naib with three successive deliveries.
This achievement marks only the eighth instance of a hat-trick in the history of the Men’s T20 World Cup and is the first time a player has accomplished it twice.
Cummins joins an elite group of seven players who have taken a hat-trick in the Men’s T20 World Cup. This list includes Brett Lee (2007), Curtis Campher (2021), Wanindu Hasaranga (2021), Kagiso Rabada (2021), Karthik Meiyappan (2022), and Josh Little (2022).
While Cummins did not realize he had achieved the hat-trick during the Bangladesh match, he was aware of his accomplishment against Afghanistan.
“I remembered that one,” Pat Cummins said during the innings break. “It’s crazy that I have played 100-odd games for Australia and now I have got two (hat-tricks) in a row.”