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T20 WC 2022: Joshua Little Stuns New Zealand With 2nd Hattrick

Ireland fast bowler Joshua Little becomes the second cricketer to claim a hat trick in the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 after the speedster manages to get the better of three New Zealand players. The 23-year-old achieved this feat when he came on to bowl the 19th over against Kiwis during in the Super 12 stages of the tournament. The Black Caps were sitting comfortably at 173-3 before Joshua Little’s bowling blew them away.

He had fared well in the match so far, conceding just 19 runs off his previous three overs. The wicket spree started after Daryl Mitchell managed to get a single on the first ball in the penultimate over. Kane Williamson was the first one to depart after the NZ skipper failed to connect the pull shot and was caught at deep backward square leg by Delany. 

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James Neesham was his next victim as the big southpaw perished for a first-ball duck! Joshua Little’s length ball surprised the Black Caps all rounder, who failed to hit it away and was trapped straight in front to leave NZ hanging at 174/5 at 18.3 overs.

With pressure mounting on the Irish bowler to claim the hat trick, Joshua Little did not disappoint, claiming the wicket of Mitchell Santner. The NZ all-rounder was given out LBW, handing Joshua Little the second hat-trick of World Cup 2022!

Hat tricks in T20 World Cups 

Brett Lee vs Bangladesh – 2007

Curtis Campher vs Netherlands- 2021

Wanindu Hasaranga vs South Africa- 2021

Kagiso Rabada vs England- 2021

Karthik Meiyappan vs Sri Lanka- 2022

Joshua Little vs New Zealand – 2022

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