Uttar Pradesh captain Bhuvneshwar Kumar recorded his maiden T20 hat-trick within the remaining Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy group-stage match towards Jharkhand on Thursday.
After setting a 161-run goal in a must-win sport on the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, Bhuvneshwar’s economical self solely conceded six runs in his first three overs with the brand new ball.
The 34-year-old later returned with the ball for his remaining over within the seventeenth and eliminated Robin Minz, Bal Krishna (0), and Vivek Anand Tiwari (0) to complete with figures of 4-1-6-3. Bhuvneshwar’s spell ultimately turned out to be the game-changer as UP edged out Jharkhand by 10 runs.
Bhuvneshwar is the fourth bowler to file a hat-trick this SMAT season after Akash Madhwal, Shreyas Gopal and Felix Alemao.
Throughout Uttar Pradesh’s opening Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy match towards Delhi on the Wankhede Stadium final month, Bhuvneshwar grew to become the primary Indian pacer to bag 300 T20 wickets, eclipsing Jasprit Bumrah to the mark. Solely spinners Yuzvendra Chahal (364), Piyush Chawla (319) and R Ashwin (310) have picked up extra wickets than Bhuvneshwar within the T20 format amongst Indians. 90 of Bhuvneshwar’s profession wickets have are available in nationwide colors between 2012 and 2022, making him the second-highest wicket-taking pacer for India.
The swing king from Meerut made his T20 debut in a Champions League T20 sport in 2009 for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru on the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. He went wicketless in his maiden outing, conceding 31 runs in 4 overs towards Delhi Daredevils. In 176 video games, Bhuvneshwar has racked up 181 wickets, making him probably the most profitable seamer within the match’s historical past.
Bhuvneshwar was roped in by RCB on the IPL 2025 Mega Public sale for Rs 10.75 crore.