Hat-Trick! South African spinner makes history with T20 World Cup hat-trick
Imran Tahir finished with figures of 3/14, his first ever T20 World Cup hat-trick.
South Africa on Thursday completed a hat-trick of T20I series wins over India.
South Africa completed a hat-trick of T20I series wins over India, winning the third game by six wickets. The Proteas won the first two games by seven wickets and three wickets respectively, before India pulled off an upset in the third match with a six-wicket win at Centurion Park on Wednesday.
South Africa then took revenge with another comprehensive victory to complete their clean sweep against MS Dhoni’s men.
The hosts secured a comfortable seven-wicket win at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai to seal a 3-0 clean sweep in the three-match T20I series.
South Africa have won the T20I series 3-0. They defeated India by 6 runs in the first game, by 5 runs in the second and by 7 wickets in the third match.
The hosts secured a comfortable seven-wicket win at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai to seal a 3-0 clean sweep in the three-match T20I series.
On a day when he took three wickets, Imran Tahir recorded his first ever T20 World Cup hat-trick.
On a day when he took three wickets, Imran Tahir recorded his first ever T20 World Cup hat-trick.
South Africa won the T20I series 3-0 and their captain Faf du Plessis was delighted with how well they played throughout the tournament. “It’s been a great few weeks for us,” he said after his team’s victory over West Indies in Port of Spain on Sunday night, which secured them top spot on points table and an automatic place in next year’s World Cup semi-finals. “We’ve played some good cricket throughout this tournament.”
The Proteas had already qualified for next year’s showpiece event in England but will now look to secure their passage through to finals day by winning their remaining two matches against Sri Lanka and Australia later this month or early next month respectively.
On Friday, it was time for the pacers to get into their groove as India hit back with a six-wicket win against South Africa in the fourth One Day International (ODI) at Newlands cricket ground in Cape Town.
On Friday, it was time for the pacers to get into their groove as India hit back with a six-wicket win against South Africa in the fourth One Day International (ODI) at Newlands cricket ground in Cape Town.
India’s bowlers were too good for South Africa as they bowled with discipline and put pressure on the batsmen. The Proteas’ batsmen were not up to the mark as they failed to put together partnerships that could have helped them post a decent total on board.
Captain Virat Kohli played a key role in his team’s victory by scoring an unbeaten 86 off 78 balls as he led from the front during his innings which saw him hit five fours and three sixes.
Imran Tahir finished with figures of 3/14, his first ever T20 World Cup hat-trick.
Imran Tahir finished with figures of 3/14, his first ever T20 World Cup hat-trick. He’s the first South African to take a T20 World Cup hat-trick and the third bowler to take a hat-trick in T20 internationals.
Conclusion
This was the first time in T20 World Cup history that a team had won three consecutive matches against India. The hosts also became the first team to win three successive T20I series (home or away) against India.
