Cricket-History-maker Ellis enjoys "surreal moment" with debut hat-trick

Cricket - Third Twenty20 International - Bangladesh v Australia - Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh - August 6, 2021. Australia's Nathan Ellis celebrates with his teammates after taking the wicket of Bangladesh's Mahedi Hasan to complete his hat-trick. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain

(Reuters) - Nathan Ellis admitted he was fortunate to be a member of Australia's touring squad in Bangladesh after becoming the first male player to secure a Twenty20 hat-trick on his debut on Friday.

Ellis claimed three wickets with the final three balls of Bangladesh's innings in Dhaka to set the Australians a target of 128 runs to win the third match in the five-game series.