Pakistani recruit Wahab Riaz picked up the second hattrick of his T20 career in 19th over of the innings for Comilla Victorians against Khulna Titans on Monday.
With 83 runs required off 12 deliveries for Khulna, the result was a forgone conclusion but that didn't stop Wahab from producing three wicket-taking deliveries.
The left-arm pacer took the wickets of David Wiese, Taijul Islam and Mohammad Saddam in the third fourth and fifth ball of the over, handing the Victorians an 80-run win.
Riaz took a hattrick against Gloucestershire for Kent during Friends Life T20 in 2011.
This is the fourth hattrick in BPL history and the second of this season.
The other three bowlers who took hattricks in the BPL are - Mohammad Sami for Duronto Rajshahi against Dhaka Gladiators in 2012, Al Amin Hossian for Barisal Bulls against Sylhet Stars in 2015 and Aliss Islam for Dhaka Dynamites against Rangpur Riders in 2019.
#Lewis century leads crushing win for Comilla https://t.co/af4rIC9Z2s#ComillaVictorians defeated #KhulnaTitans by 80 runs during their #BPL6 match at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury stadium in Chittagong on Monday.
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Comilla Victorians INNINGS R B
Tamim c Wiese b Mahmudullah 25 29
Lewis not out 109 49
Anamul c Najmul b Mahmudullah 0 1
Imrul lbw b Shoriful 39 21
Perera c Wiese b Brathwaite 11 4
Afridi c Taijul b Brathwaite 1 2
Shamsur not out 28 15
Extras (lb 2, nb 1, w 21) 24
TOTAL (5 Wickets,20 Overs) 237
Fall of wickets: 1-58 (Tamim Iqbal, 7.2 ov), 2-58 (Anamul Haque, 7.3 ov), 3-155 (Imrul Kayes, 14.3 ov), 4-174 (NLTC Perera, 15.2 ov), 5-178 (Shahid Afridi, 15.6 ov)
Bowling
Shoriful Islam 4-0-53-1, Mohammad Saddam 4-0-59-0, D Wiese 4-0-49-0, Mahmudullah 4-0-32-2, CR Brathwaite 4-0-42-2
Khulna Titans INNINGS R B
Taylor c & b Afridi 50 33
Junaid c Shamsur b Mahedi 27 24
Malan c Mahedi b Afridi 13 10
Mahmudullah b Afridi 11 7
Brathwaite c Saifuddin b Perera 22 13
Najmul c sub(Dawson) b Saifuddin 14 12
Wiese c Saifuddin b Wahab 8 8
Ariful run out (Afridi) 2 2
Taijul b Wahab 1 4
Shoriful not out 0 0
Saddam c Tamim b Wahab 0 1
Extras (lb 7, nb 1, w 1) 9
TOTAL (All Out,18.5 Overs) 157
Fall of wickets: 1-55 (Junaid Siddique, 5.3 ov), 2-79 (DJ Malan, 8.4 ov), 3-95 (Mahmudullah, 10.4 ov), 4-116 (BRM Taylor, 12.6 ov), 5-143 (CR Brathwaite, 15.5 ov), 6-144 (Najmul Hossain Shanto, 16.2 ov), 7-147 (Ariful Haque, 17.2 ov), 8-157 (D Wiese, 18.3 ov), 9-157 (Taijul Islam, 18.4 ov), 10-157 (Mohammad Saddam, 18.5 ov)
Bowling
Mohammad Saifuddin 3-0-29-1, Mahedi Hasan 4-0-28-1, Mohammad Shahid 2-0-24-0, Wahab Riaz 2.5-0-14-3, Shahid Afridi 4-0-27-3, NLTC Perera 3-0-28-1
Victorians won by 80 runs
MoM: Evin Lewis (CV)
