South Africa leg-spinner Imran Tahir took a hat-trick in a magical spell against Zimbabwe at💫 Bloemfontein on We🔥dnesday.
The 39-year-old Tahir, who had been asked about his retirement plans before the match, showed that there is still a lot of energy left in him as he rattled the visitors 🍨with a mix of googlies and leg-spins.
Tahir, who ended the🐭 game with 6/24 in six overs – his second-best figures in ODI cricket, behind 7/45 against the West Indies – as South Africa registered a 120-run victory to cla🉐im the three-match series 2-0.
Tahir ripped through the Zimbabwean batting when he trapped Brendan Taylor leg before in his🥃 first over, then dismissed Sean Williams, Elton Chigumbura and Peter Moor with successive deliveries to get his hat-trick🥀.
He al🥂so went on his usual excitable run across the field to celebrate the fourth ODI hat-trick by a South African, following Charl La𒁏ngeveldt, JP Duminy and Kagiso Rabada, and the 45th player in world cricket.
Here’s the video of Imran Tahir’s ODI hat-trick:
Leg-spinner Imran Tahir destroyed Zimbabwe's middle order as he became the fourth South African to take an ODI hat-trick
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