The 31-year-old speedster scripted history in Antigua when he became the second Australian player and seventh overall to claim a hat-trick in an ICC T20 World Cup match.
For Australia, Pat Cummins and Adam Zampa were the stand-out bowlers with five wickets among them. Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, and Glenn Maxwell chipped in with one apiece. Only Towhid Hridoy (40 off 28) remained around in the middle and delivered some ferocious smashes to propel Banglad
Ponting, an ICC Hall of Famer and winner of the same accolade in 2006 and 2007, presented his compatriot with the trophy to celebrate his work in 2023.
Now, India have their remaining matches against Bangladesh (June 22) and Australia (June 24) and they will have to perform well in these to secure a berth in semifinals.
Australia will kickstart their ICC T20 World Cup Super Eights stage against Bangladesh at Antigua on Friday. Australia ended the Group B at the top with four wins in four games. Bangladesh at the other hand, ended at number two in their Group C with three wins and a loss.
Following the loss against England in the Super 8s of the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup 2024, West Indies coach Daren Samy said that defeat is a part of the game and this will not make the team unhappy
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is likely to make changes to the seven-member selection committee after the Men in Green's poor performance in the T20 World Cup 2024, according to a report from ESPNCricinfo.
India skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bat first in their first match of Super 8s of the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup 2024 against Afghanistan at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium
Virat, the top run-getter in T20 World Cup history, was expected to light up the tournament as he has done consistently for years. Rather, he has been off to an extremely poor run, with scores of 1 (against Ireland), four (against Pakistan), and zero (against the USA). Two of Virat's dismiss