Bangladesh were restricted to just 140 runs in their ICC T20 World Cup 2024 Super 8 clash against Australia on Friday, 21 June. Playing in Antigua, Bangladesh failed to capitalise in the final few overs of their batting innings, as Pat Cummins ruled the proceedings with a superb hat-trick.
Notably, this was the 7th hat-trick against Bangladesh in the T20I format, the most against any team. Out of the 7 hat-tricks, veteran Bangladesh batter Mahmudullah has been dismissed in 3 of them, most by any batter in the format. The veteran right-hander has been on the wrong side of things more often than others in all formats of the game. In fact, Mahmudullah has now been involved in six hat-tricks in international cricket - thrice in T20Is, twice in ODIs and once in Tests - which is the highest among all players in the history of international cricket.
Bangladesh have a poor record against Australia in the T20I format. The two teams have faced each other ten times in T20Is so far where Australia have the upper hand having beaten Bangladesh on six occasions and have lost four matches.
Four Australian bowlers have picked hat-trick in the T20I format, out of which three have come against Bangladesh.
HAT-TRICKS FOR AUSTRALIA IN T20IS
Brett Lee vs Bangladesh, Cape Town, 2007
Ashton Agar vs South Africa, Johannesburg, 2020
Nathan Ellis vs Bangladesh, Mirpur, 2021
Pat Cummins vs Bangladesh, Antigua, 2024
