In 2017, Moeen Ali established himself as one of those few leg-spinners in the history of cricket by becoming the few English spinner to pick up a hat-trick in Test cricket. He accomplished this eye-catching achievement in the third Test between England and South Africa at The Oval’s Stadium.
On the last day of the match, England required a turn to break South Africa’s stern batting. Moeen Ali was the man who was brought into the setup for a particular impact. He got them early by removing Dean Elgar, South Africa’s highest run-getter in the series, who batted with a lot of purpose to make 136 off 228 balls. Elgar got a turning delivery at slip in Ben Stokes, which prepared for Him a historical over.
Moeen Ali Hat-Trick Unfolds
Moeen Ali’s next scalp was Kagiso Rabada who was clean bowled by a beautiful gentle delivery which took the outside edge and was taken by Jonny Bairstow behind the wickets. This dismissal was similar to Dean Elgar’s wicket and one could see the delight on his face because his plans were worked to perfection.
When Ben Stokes bowled one over, Moeen resumed his delivery and he was almost getting a hat-trick in the 78th over. The match entered an exciting moment when Moeen Ali gave a pounding, sharp off-break which hit Morne Morkel, the last of the South African batsmen, in front of the stumps.
The Moment of Triumph
The umpire went in for Morne Morkel not out at first but the decision was referred. This replay showed that the ball had hit the leg stump and the on-field umpire’s decision was changed. Moeen’s teammates came running onto the wickets and the crowd at The Oval went berserk.
It was only the second time before Moeen’s Claiming historical achievement Goddard in 1938 that an English spinner had secured a hat trick and was done brilliantly by Moeen Ali. His hat-trick gave victory to England by 239 runs not only that it also put England an edge of 2-1 in the series. A performance of such caliber highlighted Moeen Ali’s indispensability to the England side and underscored the vital role of spin bowlers in Test cricket.
Final Perspective
Moeen Ali made it to cricket history in 2017 when he posted the first hat-trick for England’s spinner in Test cricket for the past seventy-nine years. This irresistible victory was achieved in the fifth and the last test between England and South Africa at the Oval. Moeen Ali took the new ball on the last day of the match and not only took a historic hat-trick but also contributed towards the England’s big victory by 239 runs and level the series 2-1.
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