AUS vs BAN: Pat Cummins creates sensational T-20 World Cup history with hat-trick wicket

Australian bowler who took a hat-trick in T20 World Cup

Brett Lee (Australia) vs Bangladesh, Cape Town, 2007
Curtis Kaempfer (Ire) v Netherlands, Abu Dhabi, 2021
Wanindu Hasaranga (Sri Lanka) vs South Africa, Sharjah, 2021
Kagiso Rabada (South Africa) Vs. England, Sharjah, 2021
Karthik Meiyappan (UAE) Vs. Sri Lanka, Geelong, 2022
Joshua Little (Ayre) vs New Zealand, Adelaide, 2022
Pat Cummins (Australia) vs Bangladesh, Antigua, 2024

Apart from this, Pat Cummins became the first Australian bowler to take a hat-trick wicket in T-20 Internationals. Earlier, Brett Lee, Ashton Agar and Nathan Ellis had done this feat for Australia.

Australian bowlers who have taken hat-tricks in T20I matches

Brett Lee vs Bangladesh, Cape Town, 2007
Ashton Agar vs South Africa, Johannesburg, 2020
Nathan Ellis vs Bangladesh, Mirpur, 2021
Pat Cummins v Bangladesh, Antigua, 2024

🚨 Hat-trick 🚨

We have our first hat-trick #T20WorldCup 2024, as Pat Cummins removed three batsmen in as many deliveries @MyIndusIndBank Milestone👏 #AUSvBAN pic.twitter.com/5raxmHsvWb

— T20 World Cup (@T20WorldCup) June 21, 2024

In fact, Cummins managed to dismiss Mahmudullah on the fifth ball of the 18th over of Bangladesh’s innings, while on the last ball he managed to dismiss Mehdi Hasan and take two wickets in two balls. After this, Cummins came to bowl the 20th over. Cummins completed his hat-trick by dismissing Tanzeem Hasan on the first ball of the 20th over.

Let us tell you that Australia won the toss and decided to bowl first. Bangladesh have scored 140 runs for 8 wickets in 20 overs. Australia need 141 runs to win.