During the Super-8 match between Australia and Afghanistan, Pat Cummins achieved a unique feat that made history on that memorable day in St. Vincent. In the T20 World Cups, the 31-year-old became the first bowler in history to record back-to-back hat-tricks in the T20I format.
On Saturday, Pat Cummins achieved his second hat-trick after dismissing Rashid Khan, Karim Janat, and Gulbadin Naib. The previous game, against Bangladesh, saw the 31-year-old take his first one. In the first-ever T20 World Cup, Brett Lee became the first Australian bowler to ever take a hat-trick against Bangladesh.
Because of the outstanding work of skipper Cummins, Australia was able to limit Afghanistan to 148 runs scored. Rashid Khan and his team have to win this game because a loss would guarantee that Australia and India advance to the Semi-Finals. After the Australians were humiliated by the Afghan openers in a century stand, Adam Zampa, 32, scooped up two vital wickets to provide much-needed relief. Zampa is seen as one of the top spinners, and he demonstrated this with yet another key stint.
Pat Cummins was pleased with his record-breaking achievement.
The 31-year-old Cummins was the talk of the cricket world in the meanwhile, and he was the centre of attention. In the T20 World Cup’s history, no bowler has ever taken two hat tricks, let alone in back-to-back games.
The Australian celebrity was ecstatic with his performance when he spoke during the innings break. Yes, I did recall that particular one (hattrick). Absurd. Played about 100 games for Australia, winning two of them now. I felt they played solid bat. However, I also believed that we set boundaries. Clearly, they ran smoothly. Overall, not too bad for bowling. Not the cleanest day we’ve had out there. Content with the sum, he remarked.
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Take a look at Pat Cummins’ three points versus Afghanistan.
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Rahmanullah Gurbaz, who had sixty, was the Afghan batsman leading the charge. With a stand of 118 runs, Ibrahim Zadran, who scored 51, provided him with strong assistance. This tormented the Australian bowling attack. In the sixteenth over, Marcus Stoinis gave his team their first wicket, ending that partnership.
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