Pat Cummins Records T20 World Cup Hat-Trick

In the rain-interrupted Super 8 (Group 1) match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, Australia thrashed Bangladesh in Antigua. During that game, Australian star pacer Pat Cummins recorded a hat-trick.

It was their first Super 8 match in the ongoing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, as both teams were looking for a victory. After Australia chose to field first, they restricted Bangladesh to 140/8 in 20 overs. In reply, Australia scored 100/2 in 11.2 overs before the second rain interruption of that innings. In the end, Australia won the match by 28 runs (DLS method).

Pat Cummins completed a T20 World Cup hat-trick in the final over of Bangladesh innings  

During the first innings of the match, Australian right-arm fast bowler Pat Cummins took a hat-trick. It was the first hat-trick in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024. After he dismissed Mahmudullah (2) and Mahedi Hasan (0) in the final two balls of the 18th over of the innings, Cummins took the wicket of Towhid Hridoy (40) to complete his first international hat-trick on the first ball of the 20th over. Cummins ended that innings with bowling figures of 4-0-29-3.   

Here are some key stats from Pat Cummins’ hat-trick against Bangladesh in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024. (Updated as of 20 June 2024)

• Cummins became the second Australian bowler to record a hat-trick in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup history. Former pacer Brett Lee was the first Aussie bowler to record a T20 World Cup hat-trick (vs Bangladesh in 2007). In fact, Lee was the first bowler to record a T20I hat-trick.

• Cummins became the fourth right-arm pacer and fifth pacer to record a hat-trick in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup history.
• Cummins became the seventh bowler to record a hat-trick in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.

Hat-tricks in ICC Men’s T20 World Cup

• Cummins became the third Aussie pacer and fourth Australian bowler to record a T20I hat-trick. Apart from Brett Lee, Ashton Agar and Nathan Ellis also recorded one T20I hat-trick each.