In the 42nd match of the ongoing Big Bash League 2022-23 between Hobart Hurricanes and Sydney Thunder, fast bowler Nathan Ellis bagged a hat-trick across two overs.
Ellis became the ninth bowler in the history of BBL and second in the curren✱t season🌃 to achieve the feat.
Notably, just a few days back, Brisbane Heats’ Michael Neser took a hat-trick against Melbourne Renegades in BBL 12.
After winning the toss and opting to bat first, Thunder failed to start their innings well and lost opening batter David Warner for a golden duck in the very first over.
Ellis, who came in to bowl the fourth over for Hurricanes, dismissed Mathew Glikes on the final ball of 🐬that over and picked up his first wicket of the match. The wicket-keeper batter was found leg before wicket (lbw) by the umpi🤪re. However, Glikes challenged the decision but ended up losing the review.
Ellis, resuming his spell in the 15th over, on the very first delivery (14.1), took the wicket of dangerous-looking Oliver Davies 45 (38) as Faheem Ashraf caught the batter in the cover region. The 28-year-old on the next ball (14.2) cleaned up Nathan McAndrew for a duck and etched his name into the record books with his maiden hat-trick. He is the second Hurricanes’ bowler after left-arm spinner Xavier Doherty t🉐o register a hat-tri♏ck in the BBL. Doherty did the same back in 2012-13.
Ellis seemed to ෴be unaware of his 💖hat-trick as his celebration after dismissing McAndrew was a normal one.
Here’s the video:
NATHAN ELLIS TAKES A HAT-TRICK!
But it was over multiple overs… did he know? |
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau)
Ellis further took the wicket of Ben Cutting and finished with impressive figures of 4-0-27ꦓ-4.
Talking about the match, Thunders put up a total of 135 for the loss of 8 wickets in their allotted 20 overs. In reply, Hurricanes at one point seemed to be struggling with 20/3 but ultimately chased the set target in 16.1 overs. Tim David 76 (41) played a matc𒆙h-winning knock for his team.
List of hat-tricks in the BBL:
- Xavier Doherty, Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Thunder, 2012-13
- Andrew Tye, Perth Scorchers vs Brisbane Heat, 2016-17
- Andrew Tye, Perth Scorchers vs Sydney Sixers, 2017-18
- Josh Lalor, Brisbane Heat vs Perth Scorchers, 2018-19
- Rashid Khan, Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Sixers, 2019-20
- Haris Rauf, Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Thunder, 2019-20
- Gurinder Sandhu, Sydney vs Thunder Perth Scorchers, 2021-22
- Cameron Boyce, Melbourne Renagades vs Sydney Thunder, 2021-22
- Michael Neser, Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Renegades, 2022-23
- Nathan Ellis, Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Thunders, 2022-23