New Delhi, Jan. 30 -- Shardul Thakur became the fifth Mumbai bowler to take a hat-trick in the Ranji Trophy on Thursday against Meghalaya at the BKC Ground. It was also the second hat-trick in the ongoing Ranji Trophy season after Himachal Pradesh's Rishi Dhawan achieved the feat against Pondicherry.

Shardul Thakur is currently not being considered for the India national team.

Shadul Thakur's hat-trick came in the third over of the match, as he removed Balchander Anirudh, Sumit Kumar and Jaskirat Singh.

In the next over, Mohit Avasthi dismissed Arpit Bhatewara, reducing Meghalaya to 2/6 - the lowest score after the fall of the sixth wicket in Ranji Trophy history.

Meghalaya's 2/6 is also the second-lowest in the history of first-class...