ICC Cricket World Cup 2015
Duminy hat-trick humbles SL
1st SA hat-trick in CWC history
South Africa's Jean-Paul Duminy (C) celebrates with team mate Faf du Plessis after he dismissed Sri Lanka's captain Angelo Mathews for 19 runs during their Cricket World Cup quarter-final match at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) March 18, 2015. Photo: Reuters
Jean-Paul Duminy struck the first hat-trick for South Africa in a World Cup during the first quarterfinal of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 against Sri Lanka at Sydney today.
Duminy dismissed Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews in the last ball of his eighth over.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. In the first ball of his ninth over, he picked up Nuwan Kulasekara caught behind.
Tharindu Kaushal failed to survive the hat-trick ball when he was trapped leg before to a straighter delivery from Duminy.
With Duminy's hat-trick and Imran Tahir's four wickets, South Africa were all over Sri Lanka in the first match of the knockout phase of the tournament.
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