Mohammed Shami Picks Memorable Hat-trick as India Beat Afghanistan in ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 at Southampton, Twitter Lavishes For India Pacer | SEE POSTS

India vs Afghanistan: Shami became the second Indian to pick a hat-trick at cricket's biggest stage.

ICC Cricket World Cup 2019: India pacer Mohammad Shami rose to the occasion bagging a hat-trick to seal a win for India over Afghanistan in a nail-biting encounter. Shami became the second Indian bowler after Chetan Sharma in 1987 to pick a hat-trick at the World Cup stage. Shami dismissed Mohammad Nabi, Aftab Alam, and Mujeeb-ur-Rahman off consecutive balls in the final over as India secured a thrilling win. The game went down to the wire, and Asian minnows Afghanistan won hearts with their gritty performance both with the bat and the ball. They gave India a run for their money. After the thrilling win, fans lavished praise for Shami who was playing his first CWC 2019 game replacing Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Shami ended with figures of 40/4.

Here are the hat-tricks in Cricket World Cup history.

Hat tricks in World Cups
Chetan Sharma v NZ 1987
Saqlain Mushtaq v Zim 1999
C Vaas v Ban 2003
Brett Lee v Ken 2003
L Malinga v SA 2007
K Roach v Net 2011
L Malinga v Ken 2011
S Finn v Aus 2015
JP Duminy v SL 2015
SHAMI v Afg 2019

Here is how Twitter praised him:

#Shami Congratulations on taking hat-tricks in the World Cup #INDvAFG pic.twitter.com/MpW8Oqvhjp

— Gufran Ahmad حلیم (@imGAhmad) June 22, 2019

It’s a SHAMI SHAMI SHAMI!!!!#hattrick #INDvAFG #Shami 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/dsg97ikveX

— Akshay Waman (@akshaywaman2) June 22, 2019

Hat Trick #shami. Yes Yes brilliant
Dude.

This is the best match against india in wc2019🇮🇳💥🇮🇳💥🇮🇳💥

Congratulations #TeamIndia #AFGvIND #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/JJVZwF0Xrf

— B.K🏏 BIGIL (@RBKS127) June 22, 2019

#Shami wrote history with his Hat trick ❤️❤️❤️
9.5 overs
40 runs
4 wickets
1 maiden
Historical performance ❤️❤️#CWC19 #INDvsAFG pic.twitter.com/qFMMvShB0b

— Nishant Sargam (Lawliet) (@SargamNishant) June 22, 2019

Shami returning to dressing room #AFGvIND #INDvsAFG #Shami pic.twitter.com/FC7nJqrC79

— Kumar Rahul (@amKumarRahul) June 22, 2019

#shami in last over after taking hatric wicket👆👆#INDvsAFG#ScoreWithAmazonMoneyTransfer@amazonIN pic.twitter.com/1L4fX3X6hm

— Sharif_munda__ (@Sharifmunda8) June 22, 2019

Meanwhile, India kept their unbeaten streak alive with the win. The Men in Blue are now looking good to make it to the semi-finals. Jasprit Bumrah bagged the Man of the Match for his match-winning spell where he picked two wickets in one over to change things in India’s favour.