On Monday, Jason Holder became the first West Indies bowler to take a hat-trick in 𒅌T20 internationals as he powered his side to ꧟a 17-run win over England in the series decider at Kensington Oval. By winning the thrilling finale, West Indies sealed the five-match T20I series 3-2.
Defending 20 runs in the final over, Holder picked up 4 wickets of consecutive deliveries (also known as double-hattrick) and conceded just two runs. He dismissed Chris Jordan, Sam Billings, Adil Rashid and Saqib Mahmood on the second, third, fourth and fifth🐬 ball of his over, bundling out England for 162 after West Indies posted 179/4 on the board.
Holder also became the fourth bowler in the history of T20I cricket to bag 4 wickets in as many balls. He has now joined an elite list that includes former Sri Lanka pacer Lasith Malinga, Ireland all-rounder Curtis Campher and Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid Khan.
Not only this, Holder even emerged as the leading wicket-taker in the series, taking 15🐬 wickets at an average of 9.6 and an economy rate of 7.78. His teammate Akeal Hosein was the second-best bowler with eight wickets.
Meanwhile, Sri꧙ Lankan legend Lasith Malinga took to Twitter to applaud Holder for his record feat and join him in🍷 the elite club.
“Welcome to the club @Jaseholder98! MoM and MoS awards to go with it. What a performance,” tweeted Malinga.
Welcome to the club !👏
MoM and MoS awards⛎ to go with it. What a performance.— Lasith Malinga (@malinga_ninety9)
32-years-old Malinga, who a▨nnounced his retirement from all forms of cricket in September last, will be seen in a new role as Sri Lanka gear up for their upcoming T20I series against Australia. The former Lankan quick will travel with the team as bowling strategy coach.
