Indonesian bowler takes five wickets in an over in T20i

Indonesia had already used six bowlers and were well on the way to victory in the opening T20 international of their eight-match series with Cambodia when skipper Denilson Hawoe decided to toss the ball to Gede Priandana.

With Priandana having scored six opening the batting maybe Hawoe was being generous, or maybe he thought the part-time seamer could tighten the squeeze on the tourists.

At 5-106 they were well behind the clock in Bali, needing 62 off five overs, though opener Shah Abrar Hussain was still there on 37.

Whatever the reasoning Priandana, an opening bat who had bowled six wicketless overs in his previous 11 internationals, promptly delivered an over he'll never forget.

The 28-year-old had Hussain caught first ball, then dismissed debutants Nirmaljit Singh and Chanthoeun Rathanak for golden ducks to complete a hat-trick. Then there was a dot ball, followed by a fourth wicket, then a wide, and a fifth wicket as two more debutants, Mongdara Sok and Pel Vennak, made ducks.

Cambodia were all out for 107, Indonesia had won by 60 runs, and Priandana had made history by becoming the first player to take five wickets in an over in a T20 international.

Priandana took 4-8 in two overs v Myanmar in November, so is no stranger to quick wickets, but is hardly a regular member of the attack having bowled 58 overs in 64 internationals.

Yet Priandana did not even win the man of the match award on Tuesday, that went to his opening batting partner Dharma Kasuma, who had hit 110 off 68 balls.

And the cricket gods soon brought Priandana further down to earth as the two teams played another T20 the same day.

This time, having scored one with the bat opening, Priandana was brought on as second change. But his first over went for 14 and he wasn't given a second.

Cambodia put up a better fight in this match, losing by three runs in pursuit of Indonesia's 5-141.

Both teams are associate members of the International Cricket Council with Indonesia ranked 64th in T20 standings, Cambodia 46th. They each took part in qualifying for the 2026 T20 World Cup but failed to get past the first regional stage.