Twitter goes ballistic watching Imran Tahir clinch a hattrick against Quetta

Updated - 10 Jan 2019, 12:16 AM

Imran Tahir, Hat-trick, PSL 2018, Multan Sultans, Quetta Gladiators, Rahat Ali

Imran Tahir into the celebration mode. Photo Credit: PSL.

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Multan Sultans’ juggernaut continues to roll on in this edition of PSL. This time, it is their ace leggie Imran Tahir who yet again flattened the opposition with his spirited performance.

The thirteenth match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) saw Quetta Gladiators clash against the form team of this PSL edition, Multan Sultans. After winning the toss, Shoaib Malik elected to bowl first, putting the Gladiators to bat first.

As it turned out, the star-studded line up of Quetta could not save them the embarrassment of being bundled out for 1o2. After the end of the powerplay, Quetta was cruising at 46-2, after losing a couple of early wickets.

Imran Tahir of Multan Sultans. Credits: Espncricinfo

However, it went spiralling down for Quetta after the dismissal of Mahmudullah, with the scoreboard at 92. The men in purple lost 6 of their wickets by adding just 10 runs to the total in a span of three overs.

It was South African limited over specialist Imran Tahir who orchestrated the entire collapse with his second hattrick in T20 cricket. Lennox Cush, Yuvraj Singh, Tim Southee, and Al-Amin Hossain are the other cricketers to have two hattricks to his name.

Andrew Tye and Amit Mishra still top the list for the most number of wickets in T20 Cricket. Both Tye and Mishra clinched three hattricks in their T20 Career.

Imran Tahir, PSL, UAE, Multan Sultans — Imran Tahir excited to be a part of Pakistan Super League. (Photo credit should read MICHAEL SHEEHAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Imran Tahir first bamboozled Hasan Khan, the second ball of the 16th over, missing a slider from Tahir and getting bowled.

His next victim was John Hastings, whom Tahir dismissed in a similar fashion, and then went on a run to complete his trademark celebration. Tahir achieved his hattrick and also bundled the Gladiators out with the wicket of Rahat Ali off a leg before.

Let us look at how Twitter reacted

Imran Tahir becomes the first spinner to take a hat-trick in the Pakistan Super League and becomes the first man in cricket history to run 200 metres after taking a wicket #PSL2018 #MSvQG

— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket) March 3, 2018

https://twitter.com/DennisCricket_/status/969920117562925056

OUT! 15.4 Imran Tahir to Rahat Ali
Watch ball by ball highlights at https://t.co/j75kdcX6hA #MSvQG #HBLPSL #Cricingif #PSL2018 pic.twitter.com/YgAH4NJnRW

— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) March 3, 2018

It's a Hat-Trick! Imran Tahir the Sultan of Sharjah
Two Hat Tricks in #HBLPSL 2018 both by @MultanSultans bowlers#MSvQG #DilSeJaanLagaDe pic.twitter.com/nzEXjtgiRD

— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) March 3, 2018

Update – Imran Tahir at the PSL:
Matches 5
Overs 14
Runs conceded 102
Wickets 10
Distance covered after taking wickets – 17 kilometres#PSL2018 #MSvQG pic.twitter.com/2As6XLQLvX

— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket) March 3, 2018

Multiple hat-tricks in T20s:

Three hat-tricks:
Amit Mishra
Andrew Tye

Two hat-tricks:
Yuvraj Singh
Lennox Cush
Tim Southee
Al-Amin Hossain
IMRAN TAHIR#PSLT20

— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) March 3, 2018

From 101-5 to 102 all put
5 wickets in 7 balls for 1 runs
Hat trick for Imran Tahir

No wonder Pakistan don't produce many quality batsmen #PSL

— Shubh Aggarwal (@shubh_chintak) March 3, 2018

Hatrick by Imran Tahir❤️
3rd in the PSL & 1st by spiner what a bowler he is ?

— Usama Shabbir?? (@shabbirusama6) March 3, 2018

Wow!! Brilliant hat-trick for Imran Tahir all together he could’ve ran all the way to Dubai from Sharjah.. it’s great to see such energy. #MSvQG

— Sawera Pasha (@sawerapasha) March 3, 2018

2nd Hat-Trick of PSL 2018

Imran Tahir you beauty #HBLPSL3

— RIMSHA KHAN ?? (@rimmytweets) March 3, 2018

All three hattricks in @thePSLt20 is under captaincy of @realshoaibmalik for teams @KarachiKingsARY
and @MultanSultans
1. M Amir (Karachi Kings)
2. Junaid Khan (Multan Sultans)
3. Imran Tahir (Multan Sultans)#HBLPSL3 #DilSeJaanLagaDe

— Talha Junaid ?? (@TalhaJunaid786) March 3, 2018

Jubilant scenes from Sharjah as Imran Tahir gets his first ever PSL hat trick. Whattay bowler!!!#MSvQG pic.twitter.com/CY9EgU6Wo9

— Mirza Lal Baig (@mirzalalbaig) March 3, 2018

From 92/5 to 102/10… Gladiators doing some Qalandari stuff.?
Meanwhile #ImranTahir taking hatrick in his very first PSL & showing his worth as Platinum pick for Multan Sultans.?#HBLPSL

— Arfa Feroz Zake (@ArfaSays_) March 3, 2018

5 wickets in last 7 balls. Worst collapse i have ever seen in 13 years
Meanwhile imran tahir has reached to Capetown #PSL2018 #PSLSeason3 #PSL #Imrantahir #Legend #QGvMS

— Samraat Maharjan (@MaharjanSamraat) March 3, 2018

Imran Tahir after his hattrick ball! ?#PSL2018 #MSvQG pic.twitter.com/V7CxJQ7ub8

— MangoBaaz (@mangobaaz) March 3, 2018

Imran Tahir after his hattrick ball! ?#PSL2018 #MSvQG pic.twitter.com/JBNJvWLWfr

— MangoBaaz (@mangobaaz) March 3, 2018

Some celebrations noticed in #HBLPSL so far:??

*Yasir Shah Qalandari Dhamaal
*Pollard writings on notebook
*Sammy imagined bat as sword
*Imran Tahir mile run
*Afridi Boom Boom style
*M.Asghar dance
*Imad Wasin Ronaldo show
*Irfan Jr Jutt style
*Wahab Riaz moustache check

— Arfa Feroz Zake (@ArfaSays_) March 1, 2018