Mahima scores SA’s first hat-trick in a T20 debut
Siyabonga Mahima (24), a former pupil of Nelspruit Primary School (NPS) and Lowveld High School, is continuing to make waves on the cricket field.
Mahima, who only recently made his List A debut for the Six Gun Grill Cape Cobras in the 2020/21 Momentum One Day Cup, became only the fourth player ever to score a hat-trick in South African T20 cricket, joining Charl Langeveld, Robbie Frylink and Ethy Mbalati.
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He made his T20 debut against the Hollywoodbets Dolphins in the Betway T20 Challenge on Friday. By scoring a hat-trick in this game, he became the first South African to ever do so on T20 debut. Despite his stellar performance, the Hollywoodbets Dolphins made a strong start to their Betway T20 Challenge campaign with a 14-run win over the Six Gun Grill Cape Cobras in Durban.
The Cobras claimed a comfortable 24-run win, their first in the Betway T20 Challenge, over the Dafabet Warriors in their match at Kingsmead in Durban on Tuesday. Mahima did not play in this match due to an injury.
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The team will be back in action against the Imperial Lions on Friday.
