Kathmandu. Australian fast bowler Pat Cummins has taken a record hat-trick wicket in the ICC T-20 Cricket World Cup. Cummins took a hat-trick wicket against Afghanistan in the Super-8 match against Afghanistan on Sunday morning and set a record of taking hat-tricks in two consecutive matches. The first player to take it.
Similarly, Cummins is also the only bowler to take hat-trick wickets twice in the history of T20 World Cup. Earlier, he had taken a hat-trick wicket in the match against Bangladesh. In the ongoing match at the Arno Vale Stadium in St. Vincent, Cummins took the first wicket by dismissing Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan in the last ball of the 18th over. Then in the 20th over, he completed the hat-trick by dismissing Karim Jannat in the first ball and Gulwadin Naiv in the second ball. Afghanistan, who lost the toss and batted first, made a good start but after the hat-trick of Cummins and 2 wickets of Adam Zampa, they scored 148 runs for the loss of 6 wickets. Rahmanullah for the first wicket. Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran shared a partnership of 118 runs in 15.5 overs. Marcus Stoinis dismissed Gurbaz and gave Austria the first success.