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16 December, 2024, 12:50 pm
Final modified: 16 December, 2024, 12:52 pm
Argentina bowler Hernan Fennell joined an weird and wonderful membership of lawful six avid gamers when he claimed a double hat-trick at some stage in his facet’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Sub Regional Americas Qualifier clash in opposition to the Cayman Islands in Buenos Aires on Sunday.
Fennell picked up four wickets in four consecutive deliveries at some stage within the final over of Cayman Islands innings, changing into lawful the sixth participant to make a choice up carried out the feat previously in males’s T20I suits.
The 36-365 days-frail joins Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan, Sri Lanka speedster Lasith Malinga, Ireland all-rounder Curtis Campher, West Indies damaged-down Jason Holder and Waseem Yaqoobr of Lesotho as bowlers to make a choice up carried out a T20I double hat-trick.
Double hat-tricks in males’s T20I
PLAYER OPPOSITION / YEAR
Rashid Khan (Afghanistan) Ireland, 2019
Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka) Contemporary Zealand, 2019
Curtis Campher (Ireland) Netherlands, 2021
Jason Holder (West Indies) England, 2022
Waseem Yaqoobr (Lesotho) Mali, 2024
Hernan Fennell (Argentina) Cayman Islands, 2024
Fennell had Troy Taylor caught with the third starting up of his fourth over after which trapped Alistair Ifill lbw with the very next ball to decrease Cayman Islands 116/8 of their final over.
The Argentina seamer then disregarded Ronald Ebanks and Alessandro Morris with the final two deliveries of the innings to stamp it four wickets in four consecutive balls to complete the outstanding feat on his technique to outstanding figures of 5/14.
Fennell additionally grew to turn out to be lawful the sixth participant within the historical previous of males’s T20I to make a choice up picked up a pair of hat-tricks, with the Argentina damaged-down having previously carried out the feat in opposition to Panama in Antigua in 2021 as piece of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Americas Direct Qualifier occasion.
Malta’s Waseem Abbas, Australia’s Pat Cummins, Serbia’s Trace Pavlovic, Contemporary Zealand’s Tim Southee, Malinga and now Fennell are the most efficient avid gamers to make a choice up picked up more than one males’s T20I hat-trick.
Fennell’s heroics did not encourage Argentina, with the South American facet all out for lawful 94 in answer to Cayman Islands ranking of 116.
