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Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2019: Abhimanyu Mithun takes five wickets in one over, bags hattrick in the process

Abhimanyu Mithun
Abhimanyu Mithun

Karnataka player Abhimanyu Mithun created history when he took five wickets in seven balls, including a hat-trick in the last over of the first semi-final of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2019 against Haryana in Surat today. 

W, W, W, W, wd, 1, W were Mithun’s figures to complete a five-for in one over which included a hat-trick. Before this, the former India pacer registered dismal figures of 0 for 37 in his three overs. In an attempt to go past the 200-run mark, Haryana batsmen Himanshu Rana, Rahul Tewatia, Sumit Kumar, Amit Mishra, and Jayant Yadav all fell to Mithun. 

Mithun is enjoying a fantastic end to 2019, having recently become the first-ever Karnataka bowler to take a hat-trick in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, claiming five for 34 in the final against Tamil Nadu. He also has a Ranji Trophy hat-trick to his name, taking the wickets of Piyush Chawla, Amir Khan, and RP Singh in the 2009/10 season for Karnataka. After today's heroics, Abhimanyu Mithun became the first player to bag a hattrick in all the formats in Indian domestic cricket.

Thanks to Mithun's great efforts, Karnataka were able to restrict a dangerous-looking Haryana side to only 194 for eight in their 20 overs. At the time of writing, Karnataka are cruising along at 144/1 in 11 overs. KL Rahul raced to 66 of just 31 balls. Devdutt Padikkal (59* of 30 balls) and Mayank Agarwal (16* off 5 balls) have brought the run-rate down to less than run-a-ball as Karnataka are on course of sealing a berth in the finals.

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