SA vs IND, 1st T20: Watch Dhoni, Raina, Pandya, Bhuvi pull off team hat-trick
Johannesburg: India pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar on Sunday enjoyed a match-winning five-wicket haul as he helped India restrict South Africa for 175-9, clinching a 28-run win.
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In the 18th over, Bhuvneshwar was on a hat-trick as he removed Heinrich Klaasen and Chris Morris in two consecutive balls, both courtesy catches by Suresh Raina.
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However, in the third ball, it was MS Dhoni and Hardik Pandya who ran-out batsman Dane Paterson who managed one run, denying the hat-trick for the Uttar Pradesh bowler.
Team hattrick! pic.twitter.com/oOh1ErYRqQ
— Cricket Videos (@cricvideos11) February 18, 2018
Following this incident, Twitteratti trolled Bhuvneshwar, saying that it was a ‘team’ hat-trick and not a hat-trick for the bowler.
No @BhuviOfficial hat trick ...😧😧
— Hari (@sudhanjothi4873) February 18, 2018
But team hat trick .....
Love u guys....ðŸ'-ðŸ'–ðŸ'–ðŸ'–
That's hat-trick!!! But its for team not for Bhuvi!!! Well bowl boy!!!
— Virat kohli (@KohliFanteam) February 18, 2018
Not hat-trick for @BhuviOfficial but hat-trick for #TeamIndia wow what a bowling @BCCI #INDvSA
— Saachin Raja Sr. (@saachinr) February 18, 2018
Three Wickets In Three deliveries now!!
— SIDDHESH JADHAV (@Siddhesh056) February 18, 2018
Team Hattrick It Is!ðŸ"¥ðŸ˜ðŸ˜˜
SA have surrendered now!
Ek hi over mein "Loot Gaye"...
Poor Paterson Gets Run out- How unlucky he has been in this match 😂😂
Bhuvneshwar finished with a spell of 5-24 from four overs, as he was undoubtedly the pic of Indian bowlers. Asa a result, he was declared the Man of the Match award for his heroics.
After taking a 1-0 lead in the three-match series, Virat Kohli’s men will look to seal the series when the two teams face-off in the second T20 on Wednesday in Centurion.
