BBL hat tricks list: Gurinder Sandhu becomes 1st Sydney Thunder bowler to perform a Big Bash League hat-trick

Dixit Bhargav | 06/01/2022
BBL hat tricks list: Gurinder Sandhu becomes 1st Sydney Thunder bowler to perform a Big Bash League hat-trick

BBL hat tricks list: The 28-year old bowler has become the sixth player to perform a hat-trick in the Big Bash League.

During the 36th match of the ongoing 11th season of the Big Bash League between Perth Scorchers and Sydney Thunder in Carrara, Sydney Thunder fast bowler Gurinder Sandhu has become only the sixth cricketer to perform a hat-trick in the tournament.

Playing his fifth match of the season, Sandhu was the pick of the bowlers for Thunder with his bowling figures of 4-0-22-4. Opening the bowling with England pacer Saqib Mahmood, Sandhu had dismissed Kurtis Patterson (19) in the fifth over to not only pick a first wicket for himself but also his team.

Brought back into the attack for his third over in the 12th over, Sandhu was hit for a six by Scorchers batter Colin Munro (18). Making a brisk comeback, Sandhu sent back Munro to the pavilion on the following delivery.

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Bowling the 16th over, Sandhu dismissed Aaron Hardie (4) and Laurie Evans (0) on the first two deliveries as both of them perished trying to play a big shot off the right-arm bowler.

Reduced to an 18-over contest due to rain, Sandhu’s hat-trick played a vital role in reducing Perth to 133/9 in the first innings.

Sandhu, 30, became only the first Sydney Thunder bowler to perform a BBL hat-trick. While it is the seventh BBL hat-trick, it is the fifth by a fast bowler.

BBL hat tricks list

S. No. Player Team Opposition Venue Year
1 Xavier Doherty Hobart Hurricanes Sydney Thunder Bellerive Oval 2012
2 Andrew Tye Perth Scorchers Brisbane Heat Gabba 2017
3 Andrew Tye Perth Scorchers Sydney Sixers SCG 2017
4 Josh Lalor Brisbane Heat Perth Scorchers Gabba 2019
5 Rashid Khan Adelaide Strikers Sydney Sixers Adelaide Oval 2020
6 Haris Rauf Melbourne Stars Sydney Thunder MCG 2020
7 Gurinder Sandhu Sydney Thunder Perth Scorchers Carrara Oval 2022
Post Edited By: Dixit Bhargav
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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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