Queensland ∙ Sydney Thunder beat Perth Scotters in Big Bash League match against Indian-born pace bowler Gurinder Sandhu hat trick. The Sydney Thunder won the match by six wickets under the Duckworth-Lewis rule. Batting first, the Perth Scouts scored 133 for nine in a match shortened to 18 overs due to rain. The Sydney Thunder overcame a revised target of 135 for four in 17 overs.
The Perth Scouts won the toss and elected to bat, but were bowled out by Gurinder Sandhu. Sandhu took four wickets for 22 runs in four overs.
Sandhu started the chase with a hat-trick off the last ball of the 12th over, dismissing Colin Monroe. Sandhu then returned to bowl in the 16th over, dismissing Aaron Hardy in the first ball and Laurie Evans in the second. Sandhu took four wickets in the fifth over, dismissing Curtis Patterson in the fifth over.
Born in the Indian state of Punjab, Sandhu’s first hat-trick in Australia’s domestic career.
‘Getting a hat-trick is a lot of fun. More than that, I’m more than happy to contribute to the team’s success. This is a good success. He was not expected to return to the team after last year’s performance. But when we win a match, everyone has faith in us’ – Sandhu reacted after scoring a hat trick.
English Summary: Indian-origin Australian pacer Gurinder Sandhu bags stunning BBL hat-trick
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