After producing a nerve-wracking ODI series, the T20I series between New Zealand and Ireland has been one-sided so far. In the second of the three T20Is, in-form batter Michael Bracewell tried his hand at bowling for the first time in the format and created history by taking a hat-trick.
So far, Bracewell had been showcasing his talent with the bat lower down the order. His unbeaten century helped New Zealand register a thrilling last-over win in the first ODI of the tour.
With Ireland practically out of the game, Mitchell Santner handed the ball to Bracewell. The right-arm off-spinner's first ball went for a boundary and the next for a single. Barry McCarthy rather played Bracewell with ease.
Mark Adair, who was batting at 27, looked to do the same. Adair went for an aerial shot but found the deep mid-wicket fielder Glenn Phillips. Next ball, McCarthy went for a big shot but failed. Phillips took another catch and Bracewell was on hat-trick.
Craig Young came in to bat and played like a tailender. Young sliced it but but could not clear the 30-yard circle and got caught by short third-man fielder Ish Sodhi for a golden duck. Bracewell bagged a hat-trick out of nowhere.
