Proteas spinner Simon Harmer took a hat-trick with his first three balls for Essex in their T20 Blast match against Sussex on Thursday.
Harmer finished with figures of 4-28 as Essex won by 25 runs.
“It was nice to get off to a great start. I’ve been in that situation a few times in my career and never believed it would happen,” said Harmer.
“Quite nice to have it happen. It was an important game for us.”
A hat-trick to start your spell! ?
Simon Harmer, you magnificent man ?#Blast23 https://t.co/zgpTXCDTjp pic.twitter.com/zBEQdlByYQ
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