Joshua Little of Ireland took a hat-trick against New Zealand on Friday, making it only the second three-in-three of the tournament in Australia.
When he did so, Little scripted history by becoming just the sixth player to claim a hat-trick overall and the second from Ireland to complete the feat.
New Zealand were cruising at 174-3 in the 19th over when the left-arm quick struck, removing skipper Kane Williamson, James Neesham and Mitchell Santner in successive balls.
Little's heroics overshadowed a return to form by Williamson as the New Zealand captain hit 61 from just 35 deliveries to help his side put on 185/6 after being sent into bat by Ireland captain Andy Balbirnie.
The Kiwi captain showed glimpses of his best during his innings, finding the middle of the bat on numerous occasions until he was undone by Little.
Campher's hat-trick at last year's event came against the Netherlands as he picked up the wickets of Colin Ackermann, Ryan ten Doeschate, Scott Edwards and Roelof van der Merwe to complete an even rarer double hat-trick.
UAE spinner Karthik Meiyappan picked up the first hat-trick in Australia during his side's loss to Sri Lanka in Geelong in the First Round.
Tamar Amitai, a 25-year-old Israeli tourist who went missing in Uppuveli, Trincomalee, was found safe after a three-day joint search operation today.
The Colombo High Court today (28) sentenced former parliamentarian Hirunika Premachandra to three years of Rigorous Imprisonment over charges of the involvement of an abduction.
In his special statement, President Ranil Wickremesinghe announced that debt restructuring agreements will postpone all bilateral loan payments to foreign countries until 2028. Additionally, Sri Lanka will have until 2043 to repay these loans on concessional terms.
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