World Cup 2019, India vs Afghanistan: 5 Moments that decided the fate of the thriller

#2 Shami Special at Southampton- The First Hat-Trick of the 2019 World Cup

Mohammed Shami became the second Indian to take a World Cup hat-trick

Mohammed Shami, playing his first World Cup 2019 match, turned out to be the last over hero for India. Following a hair-raising penultimate over by Bumrah, the pacer was entrusted with the responsibility of defending 16 runs in the last over to maintain India's unbeaten streak in the World Cup.

Having given just 3 runs in his last over, Shami kicked off the over in a disastrous fashion, being hit for a boundary by Nabi. Just when it seemed that there might be a twist in the tale, the mastermind MSD went up to Shami and shared a nugget of his wisdom, and the very next ball saw the latter have Nabi caught by Hardik Pandya on the boundary line.

This was possibly the last nail in the coffin, with Afghanistan needing 12 off 3, being 8 down. The comeback hero then executed two accurate deliveries to clean up the tail, thereby becoming the first bowler to claim a hat-trick in the 2019 World Cup.