UAE’s Karthik Meiyappan takes first hat-trick of T20 World Cup
1 min readUnited Arab Emirates spinner Karthik Meiyappan dismissed Sri Lanka’s Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Charith Asalanka and captain Dasun Shanaka to say a hat-trick in a Twenty20 World Cup Group A match in Australia on Tuesday.
Meiyappan, 22, eliminated the trio within the fifteenth over at Geelong’s Kardinia Park to depart Sri Lanka reeling, with the previous champions finally managing to submit a complete of 152-8.
That’s the Hat-trick!
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Rajapaksa was first to depart, holing out to Kashif Daud at deep cowl earlier than Asalanka was caught behind by wicketkeeper Vriitya Aravind. Shanaka was then clear bowled by Meiyappan to seal the primary hat-trick of the match. Meiyappan ended with figures of 3-19 from 4 overs.
Sri Lanka, whose T20 World Cup marketing campaign bought off to a disastrous begin on Sunday as they crashed to a 55-run defeat by Namibia, are at the moment backside of the Group A standings.
