Cricket has seen a lot of hat-tricks in 2019 and one more triple dismissal has been taken by Papua New Guinea (PNG) cricketer Norman Vanua. During Bermuda vs Papua New Guinea, T20I match in ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019, PNG bowler Norman Vanua bagged a hat-trick after dismissing Bermuda batsmen Dion Stovell, Kamau Leverock and Deunte Darrell. The bowling all-rounder Vanua claimed the hat-trick in just third over of the match. The right-arm medium-pacer first dismissed skipper Dion Stovell at 1, and then dismissed the next two batsmen on the crease at ducks. The video was shared by T20 World Cup on their official Twitter handle. Watch live video of Norman Vanua’s hattrick below.
Hattrick for PNG!
Norman Vanua has some yorker on him 👌 #T20WorldCup | #PNGvBERhttps://t.co/wvnqi9yvqT
— T20 World Cup (@T20WorldCup) October 19, 2019
Hattrick no.11 in 2019!
Norman Vanua is the 11th man to take a T20I hat-trick.
He's the fifth to do it in 2019 and the third to do it in the last two weeks alone 🤯 #T20WorldCup | #PNGvBER | FOLLOW ⬇️ https://t.co/HX1zTHviux pic.twitter.com/A3JKUBG9pU
— T20 World Cup (@T20WorldCup) October 19, 2019
Dion Stovell was bowled, Leverock was caught by Kiplin Doriga and Darrell lost his wicket through lbw. With Vanuas’s feat, Bermuda were reeling at 11-5 at the end of 3rd over. Norman Vanua is a 25-year-old bowler, who plays for Papua New Guinea. He is a bowling all-rounder who bowls and bats with the right hand. He made his ODI debut against Hong Kong at Tony Ireland Stadium on November 9, 2014. He made his T20I debut against Ireland on July 15, 2015. Live Cricket Streaming of Bermuda vs Papua New Guinea, ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019 Match on Hotstar: Check Live Cricket Score, Watch Free Telecast of BER vs PNG on TV and Online.
Meanwhile, the ongoing match between Bermuda and PNG is being played at ICC Academy in Dubai. PNG won the toss and elected to bowl first. During the 12th over, Bermuda were bowled out for 89 in the match batting first. Vanua accounted for a total of 3 wickets.
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