Amid the chaos, Michael Neser has mentioned he was unaware he’d taken the ninth hat-trick in BBL historical past.
It spanned two overs because the Brisbane Heat paceman destroyed the Melbourne Renegades’ prime order on Wednesday night time, lowering them to 4-9 of their run chase.
“S***, that’s funny,” Neser informed reporters post-match after they knowledgeable him of the uncommon feat.
“I didn’t realise I took a wicket on that final ball of that over before. It’s kind of cool – first hat-trick I’ve ever taken.
“To be trustworthy, rather a lot was occurring. The wicket was doing rather a lot, the ball was swinging, so I used to be actually simply centered on bowling a very good size.”
Squeezed out of Australia’s Test side, Neser responded in spectacular fashion with four wickets in his first eight deliveries on his return to BBL duty.
The Heat had posted a modest 8-137, batting first, before Neser gave them momentum with the ball.
The 32-year-old snared Sam Harper’s wicket with the first delivery of the Renegades’ innings and dismissed Jake Fraser-McGurk with the last ball of the same over.
Nic Maddinson was Neser’s next victim at the start of the third over and the hat-trick was complete when Jon Wells left one that cannoned into the stumps.
Neser was not far away from the BBL’s second double hat-trick when an inswinger went through Andre Russell’s gate, narrowly missing off-stump.
The close shave didn’t faze Russell, who soon smacked Neser onto the GMHBA Stadium roof.
It was one of three sixes the West Indies power hitter blasted off Neser, who still finished with career-best T20 figures of 4-32.
“He took me on when the ball was going and it labored in his favour,” Neser mentioned.
“I felt like every of these balls might’ve gone up.
“He hits the ball real hard and unfortunately for me they went the journey.”
Russell tallied half a dozen sixes in his match-winning knock of 57 off 42 balls, main the Renegades to a four-wicket win.
The outcome left the Heat in a 0-2 gap forward of a conflict with the unbeaten Adelaide Strikers (3-0) – Neser’s former staff – on the Gabba on Friday.
“It’s a long competition. There’s plenty of cricket left, so no need to panic,” Neser mentioned.
“We’re still playing good cricket and we’re contesting with ball and bat.
“I really feel like we will string a few good video games collectively, little question.”
