Australia’s Test and ODI captain Pat Cummins created history during his side’s Super 8 clash versus Bangladesh by becoming only the second Aussie, after Brett Lee, to claim a T20 World Cup hattrick. Cummins achieved the feat during the first ball of the last over after dismissing Towhid Hridoy. In his previous over, he had removed the likes of Mahmudullah and Mehedi Hasan on the last two deliveries. Riding on his 3 for 29, Australia restricted Bangladesh for 140/8 at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua on Thursday (June 20, local time). Overall, he became the fourth Australian with a hattrick in the format.

Hattricks in Men’s T20 WC

Brett Lee (Australia) vs Bangladesh, Cape Town, 2007

Curtis Campher (Ireland) vs 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 (Ireland) vs New Zealand, Adelaide, 2022

Pat Cummins (Australia) vs Bangladesh, Antigua, 2024

Australia bowlers with hattricks in T20Is

Brett Lee vs Bangladesh, Cape Town, 2007

Ashton Agar vs South Africa, Johannesburg, 2020

Nathan Ellis vs Bangladesh, Mirpur, 2021

Pat Cummins vs Bangladesh, Antigua, 2024

Overall, Cummins became the 57th bowler with a hattrick in T20Is.

During the Bangladesh innings, Cummins’ bowling partner Mitchell Starc also created history by becoming the most prolific bowler in the history of white-ball cricket with his 95th World Cup scalp (after trapping Tanzid Hasan in the opening over). Ace spinner Adam Zampa also continued his good run, ending with 2 for 24. Thus, the Mitchell Marsh-led Australian team had a good outing in the first innings, restricting the Asian side to a modest 140/8.

From the Bangla Tigers, they rode on captain Najmul Shanto’s 41 and Hridoy’s 40 to post a below-par score.