Mohammed Shami impressed in his first match of the World Cup 2019 as he claimed a very last-over hat-trick to strength India to an 11-run win over Afghanistan at The Rose Bowl in Southampton on Saturday 22nd June. Shami claimed four wickets in Hazratullah Zazai (10), Mohammad Nabi (52), Aftab Alam (zero) and Mujeeb Ur Rahman (0) whilst conceding 40 runs, together with a maiden over.
Shami has become the first bowler in the 2019 version of the ICC showpiece occasion and only the second Indian after Chetan Sharma to claim a hat-trick in 1987 a World Cup, former speedy bowler Chetan Sharma had claimed a hat-trick in opposition to New Zealand to turn out to be the most effective Indian to have completed this feat in the World Cup.
Shami told reporters:
“The plan was simple. To a bowl, a Yorker and even Mahi bhai suggested that. He said, ‘Don’t change anything now as you have a great chance of getting a hat-trick. It’s a rare opportunity and you need to do the same thing. So I did what exactly I was told,”
“Getting a chance in the playing XI is a bit of luck. I was ready that whenever I get a chance, I will have to utilize it. As far as hat-trick is concerned, it is a rarity at least in the World Cup. I am happy,” he said.
Shami said in the final over, there was no time to think and the aim was to execute the plan.
“There was no time to think. You have to back your own skills as you don’t have many options otherwise. If you try more variations, the chances of going for runs is more. My thought was to execute my plan rather than trying to read batsman’s mind,” he said.
Mohammed Shami missed India’s first 4 matches and managed to make his place in the playing XI, by replacing injured Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
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