BBL09: Rashid Khan takes his third T20 hat-trick with most wickets by overseas player in history | Watch.
Staying true to his billing as one of T20 cricket’s best bowlers, Adelaide Strikers, Rashid Khan on Wednesday picked up his THIRD hat-trick in the Big Bash League (BBL) against Sydney Sixers.
Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid Khan took his third T20 career hat-trick during the Big Bash League game between Adelaide Strikers and Sydney Sixers on Wednesday. The 21-year-old spinner dismissed James Vince, Jack Edwards and Jordan Silk to take the hat-trick.
This was Rashid's first hat-trick in the Big Bash League as well in Overseas T20 League.
With this feat, he has also become the first overseas player to register a hat-trick in the BBL.
He is the fifth player to take three hat-tricks in the shortest format of the game.
India's Amit Mishra, Pakistan's Mohammad Sami, Australia's Andrew Tye and West Indies' Andre Russell are the other four bowlers to have taken three hat-tricks in T20s.
He also equalized the West indies Bowler Dwayne Bravo record of Most wickets by overseas players in BBL history with 49 wickets and now AFGHAN Start is standing at this position RASHID KHAN with 49 wickets. -
Most wickets by overseas players in BBL:-
- 49 - RASHID KHAN
- 49 - Dwayne Bravo
- 39 - Johan Botha
- 34 - Jofra Archer
- 33 - Tom Curran
Big Bash League Hat-Tricks by season:
- Xavier Doherty (Hurricanes) v Thunder in BBL 02
- Andrew Tye (Scorchers) v Heat in BBL 06
- Andrew Tye (Scorchers) v Sixers in BBL 07
- Josh Lalor (Heat) v Scorchers in BBL 08
- Rashid Khan (Strikers) v Sixers in BBL 09
Final Scores
Sydney Sixers 8 for 137 (Khan 4-22) beat Adelaide Strikers 136 (Weatherald 47, Curran 4-22) by two wickets
Watch the Highlights of Afghan's Rashid Khan third T20 hat-trick over Sixers.
🗣️ Rashid Khan's got a hat-trick on Josh Hazlewood's birthday! #BBL09 pic.twitter.com/4alJfpWzCY— KFC Big Bash League (@BBL) January 8, 2020
Rashid Khan in his 200th Twenty20 match: (Today)— Sports update. (@Shafaqut94) January 8, 2020
- First overseas player to take a hat-trick in the BBL
- 3rd hat-trick in the Twenty20 format [5th player]
- His 1st 4-wicket haul in an overseas T20 league (4/22) #BBL2019 #BBL09 pic.twitter.com/mylyKbjQHA
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