“Dream debut” is a term bandied around often in cricketing parlance, but Nathan Ellis indisputably cherished one as he became the only player to bag a hat-trick on his maiden T20I appearance.
The victims en route to his record-setting feat in the final three deliveries of the 20th over were Mahmudullah, Mustafizur Rahman and Mahedi Hasan. Ellis was added to Australia’s main squad for the third T20I after Riley Meredith sustained an injury. And boy, did he trumpet his arrival in style!
