Indonesia fast bowler Gede Priandana etched his name into cricket history books during the first T20I against Cambodia in Bali on Tuesday, December 23. The 28-year-old right-arm pacer produced a remarkable over in which he picked up five wickets, a feat never achieved before in T20 international cricket.
The incident took place in the 16th over of Cambodia’s innings. While chasing a target of 168, they were still in the contest at 106 for 5 after 15 overs, with five wickets in hand. The match was evenly poised, and Priandana was brought into the attack for the first time. His introduction changed the course of the game.
Gede Priandana Creates History With Five Wickets in an Over
Gede Priandana, bowling his first over, dismissed three batters in three consecutive balls to complete a hat-trick. After a dot ball, he removed two more batters to finish an unbelievable five-wicket over. Cambodia managed just one run in the entire over, which came from a wide.
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Cambodia were bowled out for 107 and lost the match by 60 runs while chasing a target of 168. Earlier in the match, Priandana had also opened the batting for Indonesia but scored only six runs. However, his bowling performance stole the spotlight and sealed a historic win for his team.
Before this match, his best bowling performance was 4 for 8 against Myanmar. He achieved it just last month in a rain-shortened 10-overs-a-side game.
Gede Priandana Becomes First Bowler to Take Five Wickets in a Single Over in T20Is
Gede Priandana became the first bowler to take five wickets in an over in international T20 cricket. No bowler, male or female, had achieved five wickets in a single over at the international level before this match.
Before Priandana, the rare feat of five wickets in one over had been seen only twice in men’s T20 cricket, and both instances came in domestic tournaments. It had never happened on the international stage.
The first instance came in the 2013-14 season, when Bangladesh bowler Al-Amin Hossain achieved the feat while playing for UCB-BCB XI in the Victory Day T20 Cup against Abahani Limited.
Five-Wicket Over Breaks Long-Standing International Record
Bowlers have taken four wickets in a single over on 14 occasions in international cricket. That barrier was finally broken when a bowler claimed five wickets in one over, a first in the history of the international game.
Lasith Malinga delivered a famous spell in a T20I against New Zealand in 2019, when he struck with four balls in a row. Malinga picked up multiple hat-tricks in his illustrious international career.
Players to have taken 4 wickets in a single over in T20Is:
– Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka) vs New Zealand, 2019
– Rashid Khan (Afghanistan) vs Ireland, 2019
– Curtis Campher (Ireland) vs Netherlands, 2021
– Jason Holder (West Indies) vs England, 2022
