Rehan Ahmed Three Wickets: Currently, the England team is on a tour of the West Indies for a five-match T20 International series. Where the fourth match of the series was played on 16 November at the Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium in St. Lucia.
In this match, 20-year-old English spinner Rehan Ahmed took three consecutive wickets in three balls. Despite this, he did not get a hat trick. Now you must be wondering that if a bowler takes three consecutive wickets in three balls, then how is the hat trick not completed? So we tell the reason behind this.
Rehan Ahmed Shines in Fourth T20 Match
Rehan, who came to the field with the 10th over of the innings from the English team, first of all, showed the way to the pavilion to the opposition team’s opener Evin Lewis by catching him out at the hands of Musli on his very first ball.
After this, on the second ball, West Indies captain Shai Hope was run out by Rehan. Rehan, who had sent two Caribbean batsmen to the pavilion in two consecutive balls, forced Nicholas Pooran to go to the pavilion by bowling him out on the third ball.
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In this way, in the 10th over, Rehan Ahmed managed to take three wickets in his first three balls. But could not complete the hat-trick due to the run out of Shai Hope.
To achieve a hat-trick, a bowler must bowl, catch, or stump three consecutive batsmen. Any success from running out does not count toward this achievement. This is why, despite taking three wickets in three balls during the last match, Rehan did not accomplish a hat-trick.
Impressive Performance Despite High Economy
In the fourth T20 International match, Rehan Ahmed managed to dismiss a total of three batsmen from the opposition team. He bowled a total of four overs for the team. Meanwhile, he took three wickets while conceding 43 runs at an economy of 10.80.
During the match, his victims were Evin Lewis, Nicholas Pooran and Shimron Hetmyer. Apart from this, He showed the way to the pavilion to the captain of the opposition team Shai Hope by running him out.
