'Chennai born' Karthik Meiyappan becomes 1st bowler to take hat-trick in T20 WC 2022, all about him HERE
Karthik Meiyappan dismissed Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Charith Asalanka and the Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka in his hat-trick in the Sri Lanka vs UAE T20 World Cup 2022 clash
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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) leg-spinner Karthik Meiyappan was born on October 8 in the year 2000. He is currently 22 years of age and plays for the UAE national cricket team. The right-arm legbreak bowler became the first to take a hat-trick in the T20 World Cup 2022 taking place in Australia. He was bowling in the match against Sri Lanka for UAE in which he dismissed middle-order batters Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Charith Asalanka and the Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka to register his first hat-trick.
HAT-TRICK ALERT
Karthik Meiyappan has picked up the first hat-trick of #T20WorldCup 2022
Scorecard: https://t.co/fIoUF5AvN4
Head to our app and website to follow the action https://t.co/76r3b7l2N0 pic.twitter.com/gjSIhsr9rD— ICC (@ICC) October 18, 2022
Sri Lanka finished the first innings at 152/8 after 20 overs as the United Arab Emirates (UAE) display a brilliant bowling performance in the middle overs. Karthik Meiyappan became the first bowler in T20 World Cup 2022 to take hat-trick.
Meiyappan finished his four over spell with 3 wickets and giving away 19 runs. After his hat-trick his celebration was full of fire as the adrenaline rushed into the youngster.
Checkout Meiyappan's hat-trick video here...
#KarthikMeiyappan #Hattrick #T20WorldCup2022 #SLvUAE#SLvsUAE
Karthik Meiyappan's the First Player to Take Hattrick in this T20 World Cup pic.twitter.com/ltw8NCJz9z — SR Cricket Fantasy (@CricketFantasyS) October 18, 2022
Karthik Meiyappan T20I stats
Matches - 13
Wickets - 21
Economy rate - 6.95
During the 15th over, it was Bhanuka Rajapaksa and Nissanka batting in the middle. Sri Lanka were 114/2 when the leg-spinner decided to shook the middle order with three googlies in a row which got him the hat-trick. Rajapaksa was the first fish he got, then Asalanka (left-hander) and then he bowled in the captain Dasun Shanaka for a duck. Karthik made his T20I debut at the ICC Academy Ground in a match against Ireland.
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