Pakistan’s all-rounder Shadab Khan turned heads within the Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2024 on Tuesday with a spectacular hat-trick for Colombo Strikers. Shadab’s bowling brilliance, coupled with an important contribution with the bat, steered his workforce to a dominant 51-run victory over Kandy Falcons on the Pallekele Worldwide Cricket Stadium.
This complete victory propelled the Strikers to the highest of the LPL factors desk, whereas the Falcons at present sit in third place.
A match-winning efficiency by Shadab Khan
Shadab’s bowling figures of 4 wickets for simply 22 runs have been instrumental in limiting the Falcons to 147 in 15.5 overs. He etched his identify in LPL historical past by turning into solely the second bowler after Wanindu Hasaranga to realize a hat-trick within the match. His dismissal of Hasaranga, adopted by Agha Salman and Pawan Rathnayake on successive balls within the fifteenth over, fully shifted the momentum in Colombo’s favour.
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Nonetheless cannot recover from Shadab Khan’s sensational hat trick from final evening! 🎩🔥
The #ColomboStrikers star took 3 wickets back-to-back and did not cease there! 🏏
Watch the magic unfold once more! 🎥#LPL2024 pic.twitter.com/z65mvQ8PoP
— LPL – Lanka Premier League (@LPLT20) July 3, 2024
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Shadab’s affect wasn’t restricted to his bowling. Earlier within the first innings, his 17-ball knock of 20 runs supplied priceless impetus to the Strikers’ batting whole of 198.
Within the-post match presentation, Shadab revealed his technique to attain runs together with skipper Thisara Perera, highlighting the significance of taking part in deep towards slower bowling situations.
“Once I went to bat, it was turning a bit whenever you bowl a bit slower. I used to be speaking to Thisara that if you happen to take it deep, it’s simpler to hit the pacers,” mentioned Shadab.
“I don’t know, I solely know that it’s my first one,” the all-rounder mentioned when quizzed about his hat trick.
Colombo soars, Kandy falters
Whereas Shadab stole the present, different Colombo gamers additionally made vital contributions. Muhammad Waseem‘s quickfire 32 off 18 deliveries and Sadeera Samarawickrama‘s spectacular 48 runs off simply 26 balls supplied a strong basis for the workforce’s batting efficiency.
