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Okay, so here’s a thing about cricket that always gets folks buzzing. Hat-tricks. Yeah, that thing where a guy bowls three people out in a row. Wild, right? Anyway — or was it something else I was gonna mention first? Whatever.
So, since this ICC World Test Championship (WTC) stuff kicked off in 2019, it’s like everyone’s on the edge of their seats for these moments. Only a rare few bowlers manage to pull it off, kinda like catching lightning in a bottle or winning the lottery… twice maybe?
Picture this: Jasprit Bumrah, the guy with that funky bowling action — I swear, watching him is like watching someone dance backwards in slow motion. In Kingston 2019, he took down the West Indies lineup. Darren Bravo, Shamarh Brooks, Roston Chase. Pow, pow, pow! Irony is, I once heard he hates waiting in lines, but here, he just lined them up and knocked them down like bowling pins at a carnival.
Then there’s Naseem Shah. 2020 rolls around, and this kid was barely old enough to drive. Sixteen! What?! He shredded Bangladesh’s batting like a rockstar ripping through a solo at a concert. If you blinked, you missed it. I didn’t, though. Still don’t know why, but the sound of the wickets falling was kinda like… dropping marbles on a tile floor. Who knows why that stuck in my head.
And then Keshav Maharaj came spinning onto the scene in 2021. South Africa versus West Indies again. A spinner showing up in the ocean of fast bowlers. His deliveries? Like a magician pulling rabbits, or, well, wickets, out of a hat. Gros Islet was the stage, and he owned it.
2024? Gus Atkinson. Englishman unsettling New Zealanders in Wellington. No idea if it was the weather — maybe it rains more there? But he made the batsmen look like they’d misplaced their glasses. One after another, they fell.
Noman Ali did his thing next in 2025. On home turf in Multan for Pakistan, no less. The dude’s a spinner too, making batsmen’s life a dance on razors. Justin Greaves, Tevin Imlach, Kevin Sinclair — sorry guys, but I bet tasting the dirt wasn’t fun. Funny how wickets and spinning tracks can make anyone look like they’ve just walked out of a whirlwind.
Now, the latest is Scott Boland. July 14, 2025. And surprise, surprise, Kingston again. Is there something in the water there? His effort was like a jackhammer, relentless. And let me tell ya, watching the West Indies’ bats crumble under his bowling reminded me of watching popcorn pop in a microwave. One after another, just exploding.
Anyway — or, wait, why am I talking about microwaves… ugh, my mind wanders. But yeah, securing a hat-trick in Test cricket is like scoring a goal in soccer with your head… only you’re blindfolded. You get me?
I mean, as long as this WTC circus keeps running, hat-tricks will keep being these magical, heart-thumping thrillers. All those moments, the stunned faces, the disbelief — like, yep, that just happened — will be replayed. Again and again. And if you blink, you might miss the next one.
Did I mention you should probably watch that clip of Boland’s hat-trick in the day-night Test? Trust me, it’s something.
Anyway, cheers to the glorious mess that cricket is. Can’t wait to see who steals the spotlight next.
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And that’s that. Hope it hit the mark!
