Indonesia bowler enters record books, surpassing Malinga’s four-wicket over

Indonesia’s Gede Priandana has etched his name into cricket history. The 28-year-old pacer became the first bowler ever to take five wickets in a single over in a T20 International, achieving the remarkable feat against Cambodia in Bali.

Indonesia dominated the match from the outset, though Cambodia showed some resistance. By the end of the 15th over, Cambodia were 106 for five. Bowling his first over of the match, Priandana struck immediately, claiming three wickets in the first three deliveries to complete a hat-trick. 

He dismissed Shah Abrar Hussain, Nirmaljit Singh, and Chanthoeun Rathanak. After a dot ball, he removed Mongdara Sok and Pel Vennak to complete a historic over. Cambodia managed just one run off the over, which included a wide delivery. Indonesia eventually sealed a 60-run victory.

Earlier in the match, Priandana contributed with the bat, scoring six runs off 11 balls while opening the innings alongside wicketkeeper-batsman Dharma Kesuma. 

Kesuma played a pivotal role, anchoring the innings with a superb 110 off 68 balls, which included eight fours and six sixes. His effort earned him the Player of the Match award.

Kesuma now has 1,079 runs in T20 Internationals, while Priandana has 1,040 runs in the format. Kesuma also surpassed Priandana’s record for the most sixes by an Indonesian player in T20Is, moving past Priandana’s tally of 36 sixes to 42.

While Priandana has seen a couple of his batting records overtaken, his historic bowling achievement will remain a landmark moment in international cricket.

Notably, the feat of taking five wickets in an over has occurred twice before in T20 cricket, though not at the international level. Al-Amin Hossain achieved it for UCB-BCB XI against Abahani Limited, while Abhimanyu Mithun did so for Karnataka against Haryana in the 2019–20 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.

This, however, marks the first instance in T20 Internationals of a bowler claiming five wickets in an over. Before this, the best in the format was four wickets in an over, a feat achieved 14 times – most famously by Lasith Malinga, who took four wickets in four balls against New Zealand in 2019.

Source: Cricketcountry

--Agencies