New Zealand player's never-before-seen act stuns cricket world
New Zealand player Michael Bracewell has become the first player ever to take a hat-trick having not bowled a full over in the T20 match against Ireland.
New Zealand posted 4-179 on Wednesday and bowled out Ireland for 91 to secure their fifth-straight win over the hosts.
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The Kiwis triumphed by 31 runs on Monday after a 3-0 series win in the one-day internationals at Malahide.
However, it was Bracewell's moment with the ball that had the cricket world stunned.
Ish Sodhi took 3-21 and Ireland were 7-86 when Bracewell came on for his first over.
The offspinner had Mark Adair and Barry McCarthy caught in the deep with successive deliveries before Craig Young sliced to backward point from the next ball as Ireland was all out for 91.
Bracewell became the third New Zealander to take a hat-trick after Jacob Oram and Tim Southee.
Incredibly, the 31-year-old was rather subdued after the hat-trick wicket as his teammates raced to celebrate with him.
Bracewell only made his ODI and Test debut for New Zealand in the last four months and has enjoyed remarkable success for the national team.
Cricket world praises Michael Bracewell
New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner was full of praise fro Bracewell who has been immense with the bat in the short form Tour of Ireland.
"There's not a lot that [Bracewell] can't do at the moment so I thought I'd get him in there. We're pretty happy with the win today," Santner said.
"The wicket looked a little better in the first innings but it was a bit up and down. The way Dane paced that innings was good and then our bowlers did well."
The cricket world was quick to point out his achievement.
Michael Bracewell hat-trick ☝#IREvNZ #CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/elS2FKraM3
— Chidanand (@Chidunaik1) July 21, 2022
Michael Bracewell becomes the first ever player to take 3 or more wickets while bowling less than a full over in an innings of international cricket.#IREvNZ
— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats) July 20, 2022
Michael Bracewell in this tour against Ireland:-
•In ODI series:
127*(82*).
42*(40) & 26/2
21*(16) & 51/0
•In T20I series:
21(13).
0.5-0-5-3— Mufaddal Vohra (@Mufuddal_Vohra) July 21, 2022
Michael Bracewell can do anything right now. https://t.co/2rMgj2hvx5
— TheRandomCricketPhotosGuy (@RandomCricketP1) July 21, 2022
#RecordAlert
New Zealand's Michael Bracewell becomes 1st cricketer to take hat-trick in his first over in a T20 match. pic.twitter.com/HQgGS2xTJC— Samarth Singh (@Samarth63807150) July 21, 2022
Sir Michael Bracewell 🐐
— Cricket_Enthusiast (@Hatedguy123) July 20, 2022
Michael Bracewell picked hat-trick against Ireland in the second T20I match. He's just unbelievable in this tour.
— CricketMAN2 (@ImTanujSingh) July 20, 2022
"There's not a lot that [Bracewell] can't do at the moment so I thought I'd get him in there. We're pretty happy with the win today," Santner said.
"The wicket looked a little better in the first innings but it was a bit up and down. The way Dane paced that innings was good and then our bowlers did well."
The visitors can sweep the three-match T20 series on Friday.
with AAP
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