How Rashid Khan and Haris Rauf got their hat-tricks
The Afghanistan legspinner and the Pakistan fast bowler were in unbelievable form
ESPNcricinfo staff
08-Jan-2020
Rashid Khan races off after claiming his hat-trick • Getty Images
Rashid Khan and Haris Rauf turned it on in the new year playing for Adelaide Strikers and Melbourne Stars. First, the Afghanistan legspinner nearly turned the game, turning a simple Sydney Sixers chase into a very nervy finish
Rashid Khan's got a hat-trick on Josh Hazlewood's birthday! #BBL09 pic.twitter.com/4alJfpWzCY
— KFC Big Bash League (@BBL) January 8, 2020
10.5 Rashid Khan to Vince, OUT, that's what Strikers needed! Length ball outside off, and a bit of turn away from Vince. He looks to defend, but it takes a big nick into the keeper's gloves
JM Vince c †Carey b Rashid Khan 27 (20b 4x4 0x6) SR: 135.00
10.6 Rashid Khan to Edwards, OUT, two in two! First-ball duck. Good length on off, but the googly spins inwards. Edwards is caught on the wrong line, and the ball hits him in front of leg stump. Rashid's massive appeal may have convinced the umpire, because that was sliding down leg for certain
J Edwards lbw b Rashid Khan 0 (1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
12.1 Rashid Khan to Silk, OUT, he's got a hat-trick! Full on off, and the googly turns through Silk's defense, and clips middle stump. The Strikers are now roaring! The BBL's fifth hat-trick
JC Silk b Rashid Khan 16 (17b 2x4 0x6) SR: 94.11
Then, barely an hour later, the Pakistan fast bowler took centre stage at the MCG, going bang, bang and bang against Sydney Thunder.
An iconic BBL moment.
— KFC Big Bash League (@BBL) January 8, 2020
Enjoy Haris Rauf's hat-trick! #BBL09 pic.twitter.com/Qm8iYrIRfA
19.2 Haris Rauf to Gilkes, OUT, another slower ball on the legs, skies this flick aiming for midwicket but it sails toward Lamichhane at deep fine leg. He comes in off the rope 15 yards and judges it fairly well, lunging forward at the end to claim this. Give an assist to Zampa for cutting the previous ball to a single to put Gilkes on strike.
M Gilkes c Lamichhane b Haris Rauf 41 (35b 1x4 2x6) SR: 117.14
19.3 Haris Rauf to Ferguson, OUT, on a hat-trick! Another cutter at 125 kph on a fullish length. Ferguson hasn't looked comfortable since being struck on the toe in Rauf's previous over. Ferguson shuffles well across his stumps mistimes this off his thigh and ricochets into the stumps.
CJ Ferguson b Haris Rauf 35 (27b 3x4 1x6) SR: 129.62
19.4 Haris Rauf to Sams, OUT, a doubleheader double hat-trick! Good length ball skids on to beat Sams' flick across and pinned lbw in front of middle. Replays indicate Sams was struck high on the back leg in front of middle and leg with the ball tailing in. Very favorable decision on height and line but he's bowled very well today.
DR Sams lbw b Haris Rauf 0 (1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
There have been at least six other instances of two T20 bowlers taking a hat-trick on the same day. Jim Allenby and Dirk Nannes in England's Twenty20 Cup, 2008, Sumit Narwal and Manpreet Gony in India's Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2009-10; Ishwar Chaudhary and P Prasanth in SMA 2011-12; Ishwar Pandey and Piyush Chawla in SMA 2015-16; Andrew Tye and Samuel Badree in IPL 2017; Matty Potts and Toby Roland-Jones in the T20 Blast 2019