Tahir, who made his first-class debut five years before Smeed was born, was picked up by Manchester Originals in the original draft in November 2019, but was released when teams were able to re-draft as a result of the pandemic.
The Phoenix can probably barely believe they were able to pick up a man with 293 international wickets.
He had already claimed the big wicket of Glenn Phillips, a man who possesses the power to take a game away from a side, and Leus du Plooy.
But the hat-trick that followed was absolute theatre. Here's how it played out:
Ball 72: Afghanistan spinner Qais Ahmad tries to hit over the top but chips straight to mid-off (cue Tahir racing round the ground in celebration part one)
Ball 73: The quicker one from Tahir and it skids through and hits Adam Milnes plumb in front (cue Tahir racing round the ground in celebration part two)
Ball 74: The googly, and the ball goes in between the bat and pad of number 11 David Payne (cue Tahir racing round the ground in celebration part three)
