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BBL 2021-22 | Gurinder Sandhu takes maiden BBL hat-trick to halt Perth Scorchers

Gurinder Sandhu took a hat-trick and dismantled the Perth Scorchers in match 36 of the ongoing edition of the Big Bash League in Carrara. 

He dismissed Colin Munro on the last delivery of the 12th over and followed with twin strikes of Aaron Hardie, Laurie Evans on the first and second delivery of the 16th over to reach the landmark. 

It was the seventh hat-trick of the Big Bash League tournament and the first for Sandhu, who made his debut in the tournament in the year 2012. Sandhu has three hat-tricks in Australian domestic cricket but it was first for him in the T20 tournament.

He ended up picking a four-wicket haul for mere 22 runs in his four overs and helped the Thunder in containing the Scorchers to a score of 133 runs in an 18-over long game.

 

 

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