Namibian pacer Ruben Trumpelmann has not only made history in T20I Cricket, but he has also set a record that has never been surpassed. Namibia began their campaign against Oman on June 3 (IST) in the opening Group B match at the Kensington Oval in Barbados. The team is participating in their third T20 World Cup in a row.
Ruben Trumpelmann achieves rare feat
Namibia won the toss and asked Oman to bat first in the third match of the ongoing competition. The innings was opened by left-arm pacer Ruben Trumpelmann, while Kashyap Prajapati and Naseem Khushi opened for Oman. The left-arm pacer set a record in his opening over that had never been broken in the 2633 Twenty20 Internationals that had preceded this match.
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In the history of T20I cricket, Trumplemann is the first player to ever take two wickets in the opening two balls of a match.
In the opening two balls of the game, he got rid of Prajapati and Oman captain Aqib Ilyas for golden ducks, accomplishing the feat. He was disciplined in his line and length and ended up with figures on 4/21 in 4 overs.
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