Overall, the Aussie joined an illustrious group of just seven players to have taken a hat-trick at a Men’s T20 World Cup, with Lee (2007), Curtis Campher (Ireland, 2021), Wanindu Hasaranga (Sri Lanka, 2021), Kagiso Rabada (South Africa, 2021), Karthik Meiyappan (UAE, 2022) and Josh Little (Ireland, 2022) the other bowlers to have done so previously.

The 31-year-old finished his spell with figures of 3-29 as Australia restricted Bangladesh to 140/8 after inviting them to bat first. In response, openers David Warner (53 not out) and Travis head (31) were all guns blazing in the run chase.

However, the game didn’t reach a proper conclusion due to rain. The Aussies secured a first Super Eight win, finishing 28 runs ahead of the par score via the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern Method.