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Sri Lanka's Spinner De Silva creates History

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SL vs Zimbabwe

July 2 (CRICKETNMORE) - Teenager Wanidu Hasaranga De Silva took hat-trick on his debut as Sri Lanka levelled their one-day international series against Zimbabwe with a seven-wicket victory in second match at Galle. 

The 19-year-old leg-spinner took the last three Zimbabwe wickets to fall as the visitors were dismissed for 155 in just 33.4 overs. Wanidu becomes the first Sri Lankan spinner to get a hat-trick and the third bowler to get it on debut in ODIs. Only, Taijul Islam of Bangladesh and Kagiso Rabada of South Africa have taken the hat-trick in their debut ODI.

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Overall, Wanidu Hasaranga became the fifth Sri Lanka bowler to claim an ODI hat-trick.

2nd ODI - Sri Lanka beat Zimbabwe by 7 wickets

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Saurabh Sharma

Saurabh Sharma is the Editorial Head of Cricketnmore Hindi and a passionate cricket journalist with over 14 years of experience in sports media. He began his journalism career with Navbharat Times, part of the Times of India Group, before moving to television media with Sadhna News. In 2014, he joined Cricketnmore and currently serves as the editor of the platform.
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