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.
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
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