Imran Tahir took 6/24 including his first ODI hat-trick as South Africa trounced Zimbabwe by 120 runs in the second ODI at Bloemfontein on Wednesday.
Imran Tahir took 6/24 including his first ODI hat-trick as South Africa trounced Zimbabwe by 120 runs in the second ODI at Bloemfontein on Wednesday. Tahir became only the fourth South African cricketer to scalp an ODI hat-trick after of Charl Langeveldt, JP Duminy and Kagiso Rabada. Courtesy of his sensational spell Zimbabwe were bowled out for 78 as the Proteas took a 2-0 unassailable lead in the three-match series. 39-year-old Tahir ripped through the Zimbabwe batting when he trapped Brendan Taylor leg before in his first over, then dismissed Sean Williams, Elton Chigumbura and Peter Moor with successive deliveries to get his hat-trick. With four wickets in six balls, he picked up his third five-wicket haul in ODI’s and returned with figures of 6/24.
