After Adelaide Strikers leg-spinner Rashid Khan dismantled the Sydney Sixers middle-order ea🌱rlier on Wednesday, Haris Rauf did the same for Melbourne Stars in their clash against Sydney Thund🦩er.
With theᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ Thunder near the end of their innings and looking to score few quick ru⭕ns, Rauf dismissed Matt Gilkes, Callum Ferguson and Daniel Sams in consecutive deliveries.
Rauf finished with figures of 3/23 off his four overs as Stars restricted Thunder t🃏o♒ 145-5 in their stipulated 20 overs.
An iconic BBL moment.
Enjoy Haris Rauf's hat-trick!
— KFC Big Bash League (@BBL)
After the exploits of Rashid earlier in the day, fans were up on their feet after Rauf did the same at the 🌠MCG.
A HAT-TRICK FOR HARIS RAUF, AND THE ERUPTS!!!
🤪🥳🤪🥳💚
— Melbourne Stars (@StarsBBL)
First Rashid Khan, now Haris Rauf!
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau)
No one in Australia had h♚eard of Haris Rauf thrღee weeks ago.
His🌃 BBL09 stats: 13 wickets at 7.23 with an eco꧒nomy rate of 5.87.
— Daniel Cherny (@DanielCherny)
Hat-trick for Har💙is Rauf in the Big Bash League. First Pakistඣani to do it in the BBL. What a signing he has been for Melbourne.
— Mazher Arshad (@MazherArshad)
Another sensational performance by Haris🦩 Rauf as he picks up a hat-trick for Melbourne Stars in the BBL, finishing with figures of 3/23. One of his deliveries today was cl🃏ocked at 151.3kph
— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket)
TAKE A BOW! Absolute gun for the 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
— Erin Holland (@erinvholland)