
Malinga became the first bowler to take wickets with four consecutive balls in an international match.Malinga removed Shaun Pollock and Andrew Hall on the last two balls of his eighth over(the 45th) and Jacques Kallis caught behind and Makhaya Ntini bowled on the first two balls of his ninth.
South Africa at that time needed three runs from 21 balls.Robin Peterson edged Malinga for four down to third man to take South Africa to victory with 10 balls to spare. Peterson jumped jubilantly as he ran down the pitch in celebration and then smashed the stumps at the non-striker's end with his bat.
"It was a good opportunity to win the game,we needed only one more wicket. I bowled the next ball to take a wicket,it missed," said Malinga. "I'm just happy to take my first international hat-trick."
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