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[Watch] Another Malinga? Nuwan Thushara picks a hat-trick in 3rd BAN vs SL T20I

Published at :March 9, 2024 at 7:44 PM
Modified at :March 9, 2024 at 7:45 PM
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Utkarsh Rathour


Nuwan Thushara became the sixth Sri Lankan bowler to pick a hat-trick in the men’s T20Is.

Sri Lanka’s speedster Nuwan Thushara sent shivers down the spines of Bangladesh batters on Saturday (March 9th) with a magnificent hat-trick, echoing memories of the legendary Lasith Malinga.

Playing in the deciding match of the three-match T20I series in Sylhet, Thushara rattled the Bangladeshi top-order, scripting his name in the record books with a spell that left everyone in awe. He broke the back of Bangladesh’s batting order in their chase of 175.

The young pacer Nuwan Thushara, knocked over the stumps of Najmul Shanto in the second delivery of the fourth over of Bangladesh’s chase. The pacer then got rid of right-handed batter Towhid Hridoy with a stunning outswinger that hit the top of the off-stump.

The right-arm pacer then completed his maiden hat-trick in T20Is when he trapped veteran batter Mahmadullah out LBW with one that nipped away after pitching in line. He gave a fantastic start to Sri Lanka, bringing back memories of Malinga’s hat-trick against Bangladesh in 2017.

It was a maiden over as well from Nuwan Thushara and he became the fifth Sri Lankan bowler to grab a hat-trick in T20I cricket. The young Sri Lankan pacer was all over Bangladesh batters as he picked up his fourth wicket in the sixth over of the match. He rattled experienced batter Soumya Sarkar’s defense with a stunning delivery.

Bangladesh slipped to 25/5 at the end of the powerplay after Nuwan Thushara finished his brilliant four-over spell with figures with a five-wicket haul. His spell helped Sri Lanka to won the match by 28 runs and clinch the three-match T20I series 2-1.

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List of hat-tricks taken by Sri Lankan bowlers in T20Is:

  • Thisara Perera vs India in Ranchi, 2016
  • Lasith Malinga vs Bangladesh in Colombo, 2017
  • Lasith Malinga vs New Zealand in Pallekele, 2019
  • Akila Dananjaya vs West Indies in Antigua, 2021
  • Wanindu Hasaranga vs South Africa in Sharjah, 2021
  • Nuwan Thushara vs Bangladesh in Sylhet, 2024

Nuwan Thushara will play for the Mumbai Indians in IPL 2024.

Nuwan Thushara, who has a very similar bowling action to Sri Lanka’s legendary pacer Lasith Malinga, was bought by the Mumbai Indians (MI) for Rs 4.8 crore in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 mini-auction on December 19, 2023.

“I used to bowl with a softball when a friend, who used to play competitive cricket took me to Colombo. There, I first played for Sinhalese Sports Club before moving on to Colombo Cricket Club. People say I must have copied Malinga but this action was how it has been since the start, as a boy,” Thushara was quoted as saying in Indian Express.

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