Malinga takes double hat-trick

Sri Lankan fast bowler Lasith Malinga on Friday hasbecome the first bowler to take four wickets in four successive deliveries twicein international cricket.

Malinga took his second double hat-trick by dismissingNew Zealand's Colin Munro, Hamish Rutherford, Colin de Grandhomme and RossTaylor in the third T20I today.

HAT TRICK FOR LASITH MALINGA!

INCREDIBLE!#SLvNZ pic.twitter.com/SIdk07l3SI

— ICC (@ICC) September 6, 2019

It may be mentioned here that he also became the firstbowler to take five international hat-tricks.

Meanwhile, Sri Lanka defeated New Zealand by 37 runs.Malinga took five wickets for 6 runs.