‌ILT20 Twitter in splits after Akeal Hosein’s ecstasy for a hat trick gets dampened by DRS reality check

Unlike the first innings, the Sharjah Warriors got a horrendous start to the chase as Trent Boult and Akeal Hosein wreaked havoc in their batting order. The latter was so good with his execution that he was on the verge of bagging a hat trick before a DRS review from the batting side denied the hallmark.

After being reduced to 54/4 within the first seven overs, the chasing side failed to take the heat from Akeal’s brilliant spell and succumbed under pressure. The left-arm spinner got Joe Denly caught and bowled on the second delivery of the eighth over and following a dot ball, extracted back-to-back wickets on the fourth and fifth delivery to topple Basil Hameed and Daniel Sams. 

Akeal almost earned a hattrick when Chris Woakes was beaten on the front foot after a length delivery turned away to thud the back pad of the batter, resulting in the umpire gesturing as out. Eventually, the Caribbean spinner sprinted across the field in ecstasy and could not resist jubilating this amusing achievement. However, the Englishman opted for a review, and to everyone’s surprise the ball was pitching marginally outside the leg stump line and hence the on-field verdict had to be overturned, thereby silencing Akeal then and there. The whole incident caught the eyes of the Twitterverse and they could not resist from sharing their views on this hilarious moment. 

Hatrick or not

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— Glennmax (@maxglenn425) January 26, 2024

After the DRS

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— Glennmax (@maxglenn425) January 26, 2024

Thats the caption

Akeal Hosein - 🆆0🆆🆆



That's it. That's the caption ☝️#SWvMIE | #DPWorldILT20onZee | #KoiKasarNahiChhodenge pic.twitter.com/I2FAP89Zsk

— Zee Cricket (@ilt20onzee) January 26, 2024

Almost there

Akeal Hosein had almost taken a hat-trick here 😭



It was pitching outside.. 😪

— MI Emirates (@MIEmirates) January 26, 2024

Run havoc

Akeal Hosein has run havoc on Sharjah Warriors. #ILT20

— Zulqarnain Mushtaq (@zulqarnain531) January 26, 2024

With the new ball

Can’t keep Akeal Hosein away from the wickets column when he’s operating with the new ball 👊#DPWorldILT20 #AllInForCricket #ADKRvMIE pic.twitter.com/aP0Fl2WLjJ

— International League T20 (@ILT20Official) January 23, 2024

One of the best swing bowlers

Akeal Hosein must be one of the best swing bowlers right now.#ILT20

— Hemant Brar (@HemantBrar_) January 21, 2024

Unstoppable

UNSTOPPABLE MUMBAI INDIANS EMIRATES



Again packed opposition team and won by a huge margin on 104 runs. 3 Consecutive victory for the Men in Blue & Gold. @MIEmirates #ILT20 pic.twitter.com/ZuVWT6Njyc

— Mumbai Indians FC (@MIPaltanFamily) January 26, 2024

3rd consecutive win

𝗠𝗜 𝗘𝗺𝗶𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀



Registered 3rd Consecutive Win

Won by 106 runs & Tops the Points table!#MIEmirates #ILT20

— Ashish kumar (@ashuisbad) January 26, 2024

Victory for them

3rd consecutive victory for MI Emirates in ILT20. This is what we expect from the Mumbai Indians franchise. Ab toh sharam kar le MI Cape Town.

— R A T N I S H (@LoyalSachinFan) January 26, 2024