December 5 was a very special day for Indian bowlers in domestic cricket. Two bowlers have achieved a major feat by taking a hat-trick in a single day. Star bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar performed brilliantly to take the first hat-trick against Jharkhand. Uttar Pradesh skipper Bhuvneshwar Kumar dismissed 3 batsmen in 3 consecutive balls in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Group C match. In this way Bhuvi’s team managed to beat Jharkhand by 10 runs.
Batting first, the Uttar Pradesh team scored 160 runs for eight wickets. In reply, the Jharkhand team who came to bat lost three wickets cheaply. The Jharkhand team scored 116 runs in the 16th over and Anukul and Robin Minz were present at the crease. But in the 17th over, Bhuvneshwar dismissed Minja first. After this, he took the miracle of taking a hat-trick by dismissing Balakrishna and Vivekananda Tiwary in the next two balls. With this, Jharkhand was completely out of the match. Bhuvneshwar conceded just 6 runs in four overs making 1 maiden and took three wickets including a hat-trick.
A stunning hat-trick by 2 bowlers in one day
Shortly after Bhuvneshwar Kumar took a hat-trick, Goa bowler Felix Alemao created a sensation by taking a hat-trick. Felix Alemao’s hat-trick came in the match against Nagaland. Batting first in this match, Goa made a huge score of 237 runs in 20 overs. Darshan Misal was the highest scorer for Goa with 91 runs. He played this brilliant innings with a strike rate of 293 runs in 31 balls.
A flurry of wickets in the last over
The Nagaland team looked completely helpless in response to Goa’s huge score. Goa’s score was 122 for 7 after 19 overs and the team needed 116 runs to win. The last over was a mere formality but Felix created a sensation with his bowling. He spent 8 runs in the first three balls but did the trick to take a hat-trick by dismissing 3 batsmen in the last 3 balls. In this way, two bowlers made a record of taking hat-tricks in a single day in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
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