Mahmudullah forced to hide his face in a corner after attaining this shameful record for Bangladesh

Veteran Bangladesh all-rounder Mahmudullah achieved an unwanted record during the Super Eight match against Australia in the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup 2024. Mahmudullah has been involved in the most number of hat-tricks across all teams in the three formats of the game in international cricket.

The Mitchell Marsh-led team secured a 28-run victory over Bangladesh via the DLS method at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium on Friday, June 21 (India time). The Australia team moved to the top place in the Group 1 table in the Super 8 stage. Bangladesh is at the bottom of the table with a net run rate (NRR) of -2.471.

Mitchell Marsh opted to bowl first after winning the toss. Left-arm pacer Mitchell Starc provided an early breakthrough for his team by dismissing opener Tanzid Hasan for a three-ball duck in his first over. Skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto and Litton Das struggled to challenge Australia significantly during the match.

Litton Das scored 16 runs off 25 balls before being dismissed by Adam Zampa in the ninth over. Najmul Shanto (41 runs off 36 balls) and Towhid Hridoy (40 off 28) chipped in with useful contributions with the bat. Shakib Al Hasan was dismissed for eight runs off 10 balls, leaving Bangladesh at 103-5 in 16.1 overs.

Pat Cummins picked up a hat-trick in the final overs of Bangladesh's batting innings. Cummins took the wickets of Mahmudullah, Mahedi Hasan, and Towhid Hridoy across the 18th and 20th overs of the match. Mahmudullah was bowled by Cummins on the penultimate ball of the 18th over during the first innings.

Mahedi Hasan was dismissed for a golden duck on the final ball of the 18th over. Cummins completed his hat-trick by dismissing Towhid Hridoy on the first ball of the 20th over. The 31-year-old pacer became the seventh Australian bowler and seventh overall to bag a hat-trick in the history of the T20 World Cup.

Mahmudullah Achieves Unwanted Record in International Cricket

This match marked the 7th hat-trick conceded by Bangladesh in T20Is, the highest against any team in this format. Mahmudullah has been dismissed in 3 out of these 7 hat-tricks, the most by any batter in T20Is.

Mahmudullah has been involved more than any other player across all formats of international cricket. Overall, he has been part of six hat-tricks in international cricket - three in T20Is, two in ODIs, and one in Tests.

Hat-Tricks For Australia in T20Is

Brett Lee vs Bangladesh, Cape Town, 2007

Ashton Agar vs South Africa, Johannesburg, 2020

Nathan Ellis vs Bangladesh, Mirpur, 2021

Pat Cummins vs Bangladesh, Antigua, 2024

Bangladesh will take on the Rohit Sharma-led Indian team in their next match at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua on Saturday, June 22. The Bangladesh team will almost be eliminated from the tournament if they lose their upcoming match.

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