3 min readMar 8, 2026 01:07 PM IST As the Black Caps prepare for a shot at history in the ICC T20 World Cup final against India in Ahmedabad, one of their compatriots hasalready made some. On the day Mitchell Santner’s men will attempt to become the latest team to become a white-ball world champion, Central Districts seamer Brett Randell became the first bowler in first-class cricket history to take five wickets in five balls. The feat was achieved on the second morning of a Plunket Shield game against Northern Districts in Napier on Sunday. Five wickets in five balls had only been taken in domestic T20 games – once at the senior and once in the U19 level – before. “I’m pretty blown away. The high was pretty crazy, it was like a pinch-me moment,” Randell was quoted as saying by stuff.co.nz. “I wastrying to stay level-headed and keep putting the ball in the same area and then after the actual hat-trick, just the same things — trying to put the ball in the …