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'Truly unbelievable': Bowler makes cricket history with insane world record

sam goodwin
Sports Editor

South African spinner Colin Ackermann has become the first player in T20 cricket history to claim a seven-wicket haul.

Ackermann claimed the new world record on Wednesday when he took 7-18 in the Vitality Blast - England’s equivalent of Australia’s Big Bash League.

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The 28-year-old, playing for Leicestershire, took the wickets of Michael Burgess, Sam Hain, Will Rhodes, Liam Banks, Alex Thomson, Henry Brookes and Jeetan Patel in his side's 55-run over Warwickshire at Grace Road.

Malaysian bowler Arul Suppiah held the previous world record when he claimed 6-5 for Somerset against Glamorgan in 2011.

The moment Colin Ackermann claimed his seventh wicket and a new world record. Image: Vitality Blast
The moment Colin Ackermann claimed his historic seventh wicket. Image: Vitality Blast

"It hasn't really sunk in. I'm sure I'll remember this game for a long time," the Leicestershire captain said after the visitors, chasing 190 to win, were dismissed for 134.

"I think it's the first time it's really turned at Grace Road. I tried to use my height and get a bit of bounce.

"I wanted to get the batters to hit into the bigger side of the field and mixed up my pace."

He added: "Never in a million years (did he think he would set a world record). I'm a batting all-rounder."

Colin Ackermann in action for Leicestershire in the Vitality Blast. (Photo by Nathan Stirk/Getty Images)
Colin Ackermann in action for Leicestershire. (Photo by Nathan Stirk/Getty Images)

Cricket world erupts

Wawrickshire skipper Patel was equally as stunned.

"You can't take away from a great display of bowling,” he said.

“Colin's spell put them in the ascendancy."

The cricket world was gobsmacked.

with AFP