The first hat trick of the T20 World Cup 2022 has already been registered in Round 1. In the match between Sri Lanka and the United Arab Emirates, 22-year-old bowler Karthik Meiyappan has scripted history. In the 15th over, Kartik Meiyappan picked up wickets on the 4th, 5th and 6th delivery. On the 4th delivery, Meiyappan dismissed Bhanuka Rajapaksa. Meiyappan delivered the bowl outside the off stump and got rid of Rajapaksa.
In an effort to hit a big six, Bhanuka Rajapaksa missed out and the fielder situated in the deep grabbed an easy catch. After this, Kartik Meiyappan delivered a googly on 14.5 over, which Charith Asalanka failed to read and was clean bowled. 14.6 was the delivery where Meiyappan was on the verge of scripting history.
