Mohammad Hasnain, the bowler from Pakistan, went on to clinch a record for himself as he scalped a hat trick during the firstT20I, which is currently underway at the Gadaffi Stadium in Lahore. With this, he went on to become the youngest player in the history of the T20Is to snap a hat-trick in the shortest format. Hasnain who is 19 years and 183 days, Hasnain removed Bhanuka Rajapaksa (32), Dasun Shanaka (17) and Shehan Jayasuriya (2) to achieve this feat. Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka, Live Cricket Score 1st T20I Match.
After winning the toss, the home team went on to bowl first. The visitors put up a total of 165 runs with opener with Danushka Gunathilaka scoring the highest runs for the team scoring a quick knock of 57 runs from 38 balls hitting eight fours and a six. Avishka Fernando and Bhanuka Rajapaksa made 33 and 32 runs respectively. Titbits from others helped the visitors get to the total. The International Cricket Council also shared the record with the netizens.
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Sri Lanka set Pakistan 166 to win the first T20I!
Mohammad Hasnain took a hat-trick in just his second T20I 🔥 #PAKvSL pic.twitter.com/lLnSSgRyxu
— ICC (@ICC) October 5, 2019
As of now, the home team has lost three wickets for the score of 66 runs. Babar Azam departed on 13 runs from 10 balls, whereas Ahmed Shehzad faced nine balls and scored four runs. Umar Akmal made way into the pavilion on a golden duck. Nuwan Pradeep snapped a couple of wickets. As of now, the home team has Sarfaraz Ahmed and Iftikhar Ahmed batting on the score of 20 and 25 respectively.
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