The cricketer who scored a half-century and 3 wickets in the same T20I match 4 times

Australian all-rounder Cameron Green has achieved this feat in T20I against Scotland on Saturday. In the match, he took 3 wickets for 35 runs in 4 overs with his fast bowling and then became the 'Player of the Match' in the team's victory by scoring an unbeaten 62 runs with the help of 2 fours and 5 sixes in 39 balls. As far as scoring a half-century and taking 3 or more wickets in the same match in T20I is concerned, this record is in the name of Mohammad Hafeez of Pakistan (Pakistan Cricket Team). Hafeez, known as 'Professor' among fellow players, has done this feat 4 times.

The special thing is that all four times he batted first and then bowled. Not only this, he has done this thrice against the same team (Zimbabwe). He has done this twice against Zimbabwe in 2011 with a difference of one day. Australia's Shane Watson, Zimbabwe's Sikandar Raza, Malaysia's Virendradeep Singh and Mozambique's Jose Boole have joined this special club 3 times each. Let us tell you, Sikandar Raza was born in Sialkot, Pakistan.

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Scored 71 runs and took 4 wickets against Zimbabwe

Right-handed opening batsman and off-break bowler Hafeez did this feat for the first time in the year 2011. On 16 September 2011, in the match against Zimbabwe in Harare, he single-handedly forced Zimbabwe to suffer a crushing defeat of 85 runs. In the first match of the two-match T20 series, Pakistan batted first and scored 198 runs for 4 wickets in 20 overs, in which Hafeez scored 71 runs with the help of 6 fours and 3 sixes in 48 balls. After this, he destroyed Zimbabwe's batting by taking 4 wickets for just 10 runs in 2.2 overs. The host team was reduced to 113 runs in 15.2 overs and lost the match by 85 runs.

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Two days later, he hit a half-century and took 3 wickets

Just a day after this, on 18 September 2011, Hafeez once again single-handedly overpowered the Zimbabwean team. In the second match of the series, Pakistan again batted first and with the help of Hafeez's 51 runs (5 fours and a six) in 38 balls, Pakistan reached 141 runs for 7 wickets in 20 overs. The target of 142 runs was not very difficult but Hafeez also showed his skill in bowling and took 3 wickets for 11 runs in 3 overs and allowed the host Zimbabwe to score only 136 runs for 7 wickets in 20 overs. He was the best player in both these matches.

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Hafeez achieved the feat of scoring a half-century and taking 3 or more wickets in a match for the third time on 3 March 2013. In the Super Sports match against South Africa at Centurion, he scored 86 runs in 51 balls with the help of 9 fours and 4 sixes and was out hitwicket. He was out in the 17th over of the match, otherwise he had a chance to score a century. After batting, he also proved to be a big difference between the two teams in bowling and sent David Miller, Robin Peterson and Rory Kleinveldt back to the pavilion by giving 25 runs in 3 overs. His performance with bat and ball was the best in both teams and naturally he became the Player of the Match.

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In 2013, he again hit a half-century against Zimbabwe and took 3 wickets

Hafeez scored a half century and took 3 wickets for the fourth time in a T20 match against Zimbabwe on 24 August 2013. He performed this amazing performance against the same team all three times at Harare Sports Club Ground. Batting first in the match, Pakistan scored 179 runs for the loss of 1 wicket in 20 overs which included Hafeez's unbeaten 54 runs (3 fours and 2 sixes) in 40 balls and Ahmed Shehzad's unbeaten 98 runs (64 balls, 6 fours and 6 sixes). Performing brilliantly with the ball after the bat, Hafeez took 3 wickets for 30 runs in 4 overs and restricted the host team to 160 runs for 6 wickets in 20 overs.

In his international career from 2003 to 2021, Hafeez has performed brilliantly in all three formats of cricket. He has scored 3652 runs and 53 wickets with the help of 10 centuries in 55 Tests, 6614 runs and 139 wickets in 218 ODIs and 2514 runs and 61 wickets in 119 T20s. However, Hafeez has also been suspended from bowling on a few occasions due to suspicious bowling action.

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