T20 World Cup: It’s a hat-trick! Irish fast bowler Joshua Little joins elite list | Cricket News

NEW DELHI: After UAE leg-spinner Karthik Meiyappan, Irish fast bowler Joshua Klein On Friday, he became the second bowler to become a hat trick in the ongoing 2022 T20 World Cup in Australia.
Little achieved the feat in Ireland’s Group 1 match against New Zealand in Adelaidewhile Meiyappan scored his hat-trick against Sri Lanka during Round 1 (qualifying stage) of the tournament.
After being put in to bat, New Zealand scored 185/6 at the Adelaide Oval and could have passed the 200-run mark but for Little’s three consecutive strikes in the death overs.

The Irish pacer removed Kiwi captain and top-scorer Kane Williamson (61), followed by James Neesham (0) and Mitchell Santner (0) in the 18th over of the Kiwi innings.
Overall, Little’s hat-trick is the sixth in T20 World Cup history. He is also the second Irishman on the list which also includes Curtis Campher.

The last edition of the T20 World Cup in 2021, incredibly, saw as many as three hat-tricks.
HED TRICKS IN THE T20 WORLD CUP SDUver:
1. Brett Lee (Australia) vs Bangladesh, Cape Town, 2007
2. Curtis Campher (Ireland) v Netherlands, Abu Dhabi, 2021
3. Wanindu Hasaranga (Sri Lanka) vs South Africa, Sharjah, 2021
4. Kagiso Rabada (South Africa) v England, Sharjah, 2021
5. Karthik Meiyappan (UAE) vs Sri Lanka, Geelong, 2022
6. Joshua Little (Ireland) vs New Zealand, Adelaide 2022