Kuldeep’s hat-trick helps India win against WI

KuldeepYadav has scripted history by becoming the 1st Indian bowler to pick up twohat-tricks in One-Day International cricket. The left-arm wrist-spinner achievedthe feat on Wednesday during the 2nd ODI between India and West Indies inVisakhapatnam.

HAT-TRICK for @imkuldeep18! 🙌
First Indian Bowler to have two ODI hat-tricks! pic.twitter.com/cf6100cU1t

— BCCI (@BCCI) December 18, 2019

Yadavpicked up the wickets of Shai Hope, Jason Holder and Alzarri Joseph in the last3 balls of the 33rd over. Kuldeep had earlier picked up his 1st hat-trickagainst Australia in Kolkata in 2017.

KuldeepYadav is the 4th Indian bowler to pick up a hat-trick in 2019 after MohammedShami, Jasprit Bumrah and Deepak Chahar. He also joined the elite list ofbowlers – Lasith Malinga, Wasim Akram, Chaminda Vaas, Saqlain Mushtaq and TrentBoult – to pick up more than 1 hat-trick in ODI cricket.

Meanwhile,after scoring 387/5 in their 50 overs, India restricted West Indies to 280 tolevel the 3-match ODI series 1-1 with one more game left to be played.