You were busy watching IND vs SA, when the Kiwi cricketer pulled off a miracle in Sri Lanka.

A 2 match T20I series is being played between Sri Lanka and New Zealand. Sri Lanka won the first match of this series by 4 wickets. Now in the second match both the teams are facing each other. New Zealand bowler Lockie Ferguson has created history in this match. Lockie Ferguson has done such a feat against Sri Lanka which was seen 5 years ago in a T20I match between New Zealand vs Sri Lanka. In fact, Lockie Ferguson created a stir by taking a hat-trick by hunting down 3 Sri Lankan batsmen in 3 consecutive balls. Lasith Malinga did the same feat 5 years ago.

Lockie Ferguson dismissed Kusal Perera on the last ball of the sixth over of Sri Lanka’s innings. And then he achieved a hat-trick by sending Kusal Mendis to the pavilion on the first ball of the eighth over and captain Charith Aslanka to the pavilion on the second ball. He thus became the 5th bowler from New Zealand to take a hat-trick in T20I cricket. Earlier, Jacob Oram, Tim Southee (2 times), Michael Bracewell and Matt Henry achieved this feat.

Bowlers who have taken hat-tricks for New Zealand in T20 Internationals

Jacob Oram v Sri Lanka, Colombo, 2009

Tim Southee vs Pakistan, Auckland, 2010

Michael Bracewell v Ireland, Belfast, 2022

Tim Southee vs India, Mount Maunganui, 2022

Matt Henry vs Pakistan, Lahore, 2023

Lockie Ferguson vs Sri Lanka, Dambulla, 2024

With this hat-trick, New Zealand has equaled Sri Lanka’s world record. In fact, the New Zealand team has now tied Sri Lanka for the most hat-tricks in T20Is. Both the teams have taken 6-6 hat-tricks so far in T20I cricket. After this comes Australia whose bowlers have done brilliantly to take 5 hat-tricks.