Pat Cummins completed the hat-trick by taking 3 wickets in the 18th and 20th overs. Against the sharp bowling of Cummins, the Bangladesh team could score only 140 runs.
New Delhi. Australia’s star all-rounder Pat Cummins has created a sensation by taking a hat-trick in the T20 World Cup 2024. Cummins completed his hat-trick in two overs in the Super 8 match against Bangladesh. On the basis of his hat-trick, Australia restricted Bangladesh to 140 runs. After this, under the Duckworth-Lewis rule, he won by 28 runs. Cummins captains Australia in ODIs and Test matches while Mitchell Marsh has been given the responsibility in T20s. After being named player of the match, Cummins said he was enjoying his game at the moment. He expressed happiness that his team is performing well in every department in this World Cup.
Pat Cummins scored a hat-trick in the Super 8 match against Bangladesh (AUS vs BAN). He played an important role in his team’s victory by taking 3 wickets for 29 runs. “We did really well in every department,” Cummins said after the match. We played as well as you want in a Super 8 stage. We feel we have improved in all areas and hence our performance was good. What’s even better is that I’m not a captain or a selector and so I’m enjoying my game without any worries.
‘I think everyone is playing their role well’
To ease the burden on Cummins, Australia replaced him with Mitchell Marsh as the captain of the T20 team. Cummins said, ‘We got two points with a good run rate. It seems that each of our players is playing their role well. Cummins is the second Australian to take a hat-trick in T20 World Cup history. Before this, fast bowler Brett Lee took a hat-trick in the 2007 T20 World Cup.
Cummins completed the hat-trick in 2 overs
Pat Cummins is the seventh bowler overall to take a hat-trick in T20 World Cup history. Cummins did not take a wicket in his first over. He took a wicket in the fifth and last ball of the 18th over of Bangladesh’s innings and then completed his hat-trick with a wicket in the first ball of the 20th over. His hat-trick included the wickets of Mahmudullah, Mehdi Hasan and Tauheed Hriday.
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First published: June 21, 2024, 17:36 IST