Australia vs Bangladesh: Pat Cummins becomes second Australian to claim a T20 World Cup hat-trick

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 hat-trick. 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 hat-trick 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 56th bowler with a hat-trick in T20Is.

During the Bangladesh innings, Cummins' bowling partner Mitchell Starc also created history by becoming the highest wicket-taker in World Cup history (ODI and T20I WCs) by claiming his 95th 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.