‘I had no idea’ – Pat Cummins Admits He Was Unaware About Completing Hat-Trick Against Bangladesh

Australia’s Test and ODI captain Pat Cummins confessed he didn’t realize he had achieved a hat-trick during the T20 World Cup 2024 Super 8 Group 1 match against Bangladesh on June 21.

Pat Cummins became the first bowler to claim a hat-trick in this edition of the T20 World Cup. Additionally, he joined Brett Lee as only the second Australian to achieve this feat in the tournament’s history.

Cummins struck in the 18th over by removing Mahmudullah and Mahedi Hasan on back-to-back deliveries. Returning for the final over of the first innings, he dismissed Towhid Hridoy with the first ball to achieve his maiden hat-trick for Australia.

He concluded with figures of 3/26 and an economy rate of 7.20 in his four overs. During the post-match presentation, Pat Cummins mentioned he only realized he had achieved a hat-trick when it was displayed on the big screen.

Here’s what Cummins said in the post-match conference:

“I had no idea, then saw when it came up on the screen. Set batter in, playing the innings, you never know. I totally forgot about it. So that was a big wicket (on Hridoy’s wicket) and happy to have restricted them.” Cummins said.

“Few (hat-tricks) in juniors, never for Australia. Agar and Ellis, on the bench, have hat-tricks, joined their club. It’s pretty awesome to tick that off.” he added.

As for the match, Australia won the Super 8 clash by 28 runs against Bangladesh via DLS method due to rain in Antigua.