Ireland bowler Curtis Campher made history as he took four wicket from four balls in an incredible World T20 over.
Campher ripped through the Dutch middle order during the opening innings of their World Cup match, the Mirror UK reports.
Campher joined exclusive company with the performance as he became just the third bowler in men’s international cricket history to claim four wickets from as many balls, joining Sri Lanka’s Lasith Malinga - who remarkably achieved the feat twice - and Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan on the list.
Campher became the first Irish bowler to take a hat trick in the T20 World Cup and he kicked the effort off when Colin Ackermann was caught by wicketkeeper Neil Rock after scoring 11 runs.
Ryan ten Doeschate and Scott Edwards were then trapped LBW before Roelof van Der Merwe was dismissed.
Campher needed two assistances from the Decision Review System to complete the display. The first wicket was caught behind down the leg side, that was given not out and overturned. The third wicket, to secure the hat-trick, was also deemed to be not out on the field and was reviewed to find Edwards was plumb LBW.
There were no doubts regarding the fourth as Van der Merwe miscalculated a swipe and the ball struck the stumps.
His performance meant Ireland are chasing a score of just 106 after Campher and co. dismantled the Netherlands and left them with the total after losing nine wickets.
In the men’s T20 World Cup, Ireland and the Netherlands are joined by Namibia and Sri Lanka in group A.
The top two teams will qualify for the Super 12 stage, and group winners will join Australia, England, South Africa, West Indies and the group B runner-up in Super 12 group one.
The runner-up from group A will join Afghanistan, India, New Zealand, Pakistan and the winners of group B in the second Super 12 group.
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