Tahir (5-25 off 19) registered the first hat-trick of The Hundred as Birmingham Phoenix closed out a comprehensive 93-run win over Welsh Fire, after Will Smeed (65 no) and Moeen Ali (59) had guided them to a record-breaking total.
Before the hat-trick, he had already claimed the big wicket of Glenn Phillips, a man who possesses the power to take a game away from a side, and Leus du Plooy.
But the hat-trick that followed was absolute theatre. Here’s how it played out:
Ball 72: Afghanistan spinner Qais Ahmad tries to hit over the top but chips straight to mid-off (cue Tahir racing round the ground in celebration part one)
Ball 73: The quicker one from Tahir and it skids through and hits Adam Milnes plumb in front (cue Tahir racing round the ground in celebration part two)
Ball 74: The googly, and the ball goes in between the bat and pad of number 11 David Payne (cue Tahir racing round the ground in celebration part three)
What a player. What a night!
To: Everyone asking@ImranTahirSA's hat-trick! đ
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— The Hundred (@thehundred) August 9, 2021