Deepak Chahar becomes the First Indian to Take a Hat Trick in Men’s T20I; Twitter has Some Creative Tweets

Statisticians in the media box in Nagpur might have had to pick their brains when Deepak Chahar finished Sunday night’s cricket with a hat trick. He finished with a figures of 7-6, which is now the best in T20s surpassing Ajanta Mendis’s 6-8. The list also features Yuzvendra Chahal, Rashid Khan and Ranganna Herath.

Best figures in T20Is:
6/7 D Chahar v Ban Nagpur 2019
6/8 A Mendis v Zim Hambantota 2012
6/16 A Mendis v Aus Pallekele 2011
6/25 Y Chahal v Eng Bengaluru 2017

His hat trick to finish the match and win the series was also the first by an Indian in T20 Internationals. This will also see him join the list of very few Indian bowlers to have claimed a hat trick.

Hat tricks by Indian bowlers:

Tests: Harbhajan Singh, Irfan Pathan, Jasprit Bumrah
ODIs: Chetan Sharma, Kapil Dev, Kuldeep Yadav & Mohammed Shami
T20Is: Deepak Chahar

India succeeded in clinching the three match series 2-1, after a defeat in the first match. While Deepak Chahar’s performance sealed it for India, there were other noteworthy performances including a half century from Shreyas Iyer. Shivam Dube was also extremely handy with the ball and there was a moment when he turned the match to India’s favour with two wickets in two balls.

How twitter reacted: