‘ is not commontwo hat tricks‘ is done in cricket, which means the bowler takes four wickets in four consecutive balls, but Argentinaof Hernan Fennell An extremely rare feat was achieved in a match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Americas Division Qualifiers.
The 36-year-old right-arm pacer etched his name in the annals of cricket history with a stunning performance against cayman islandsbecoming the sixth player in the history of the sport to perform a “double hat trick”.
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As he dismantled his opponent’s hitting lineup, his victims were Troy Taylor, Alistair Ifill, Ronald Ebanks and Alessandro Morris. An excellent bowling performance culminated in an impressive 5 for 14.
With this achievement, Fennell joins an elite group of T20I bowlers who have already taken two hat-tricks, including Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan, Sri Lanka’s Lasith Malinga, Ireland’s Curtis Camfer, West Indies’ Jason Holder and Lesotho’s Waseem Yakubul.
Fennell’s landmark moment also made him the sixth bowler to take multiple hat-tricks in T20Is. His hat-trick came against Panama in Antigua during the 2021 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Americas Qualifiers.
The list of players with multiple T20I hat-tricks includes Malta’s Wasim Abbas, Australia’s Pat Cummins, Serbia’s Mark Pavlovich, New Zealand’s Tim Southee, Sri Lanka’s Malinga And now Fennell.
But Fennell would rue that his record did not lead to victory as Argentina were bowled out for 94 while chasing the Cayman Islands’ 116 points, losing the game by 22 runs.
