ENG vs AUS: Jofra Archer and Saqib Mahmood complete England team hat-trick (Watch Video)

England National Cricket Team pacers Jofra Archer and Saqib Mahmood scripted a team hat-trick during the first T20I match against Australia.

The video of Jofra Archer and Saqib Mahmood taking three wickets off successive balls in the death overs has gone viral across social media platforms.

The England skipper won the toss and opted to field in the first T20I at The Rose Bowl in Southampton on Wednesday, September 11.

However, Travis Head and Matthew Short provided an explosive start to the Australian team. The duo added 86 runs during the powerplay before Head's dismissal.

Travis Head scored 59 runs off just 23 balls, including eight boundaries and four sixes.

Matthew Short amassed 59 runs off 23 balls with the help of four boundaries and two sixes. Josh Inglis also scored 37 runs off 27 balls, while other Australian middle-order batters failed to make an impact with the bat.

Watch: Jofra Archer And Saqib Mahmood Complete Team Hat-Trick

The English bowlers performed well in the latter stages of the innings. The home team bowlers took wickets at regular intervals to restrict Australia from posting a mammoth total.

Notably, Jofra Archer and Saqib Mahmood completed a team hat-trick by claiming three wickets in consecutive balls.

Jofra Archer dismissed Sean Abbott with a low full toss on the fifth delivery of the 18th over. Archer then bowled Xavier Bartlett for a golden duck with a perfect yorker.

Saqib Mahmood followed with an inswinging yorker on the first ball of the next over to dismiss Cameron Green (13 off 16 balls).

England Cricket's official handle shared the video of the team hat-trick on X (formerly known as Twitter) and wrote, "🤝 TEAM HAT-TRICK ❤️"

You can watch the video of the team hat-trick below:

🤝 TEAM HAT-TRICK ❤️ pic.twitter.com/PznX7yrujV

— England Cricket (@englandcricket) September 11, 2024

All-rounder Liam Livingstone led the bowling attack with three wickets for just 22 runs in his three overs. Jofra Archer and Saqib Mahmood also took two wickets each.

The Mitchell Marsh-led Australia was bowled out for 179 runs in 19.3 overs during the recent T20I match.

England got off to a disappointing start as opener Will Jacks was dismissed for six. Liam Livingstone was the top scorer for England with 37 runs off 27 balls.

England was bowled out for 151 in 19.2 overs. Sean Abbott took three wickets, while Josh Hazlewood and Adam Zampa shared two each.

They Have Played Well - Phil Salt

England's stand-in captain Phil Salt admitted that Australia played well. Salt said that they managed to pull things back towards the end of Australia's innings. He highlighted that England could have performed better in the match.

"They played well. They got a start. We dragged it back towards the end. When the ball starts flying like that, we could have done better. Maybe some clarity in the next game. Teams get good starts but you try and drag them back. They did bowl well. We could have taken partnerships deeper later," Salt said.

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