Chahar wins '2019 ICC Best Men's T20I performance' award for his spell against Bangladesh

Chahar in the third and final T20I against Bangladesh last year created a record for the best bowling figures in a T20I match and he also became the first Indian to take a hat-trick in the shortest format of the game.

Dubai: Pacer Deepak Chahar's spell against Bangladesh on Wednesday was named as the ICC's Best Men's T20I performance in 2019.

"Deepak Chahar's 6/7 against Bangladesh in November are the best figures in the history of men's T20I cricket. That spell is the T20I Performance of the Year. #ICCAwards," ICC tweeted.

• Deepak Chahar's 6/7 against Bangladesh in November are the best figures in the history of men's T20I cricket.
  
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  Deepak Chahar's 6/7 against Bangladesh in November are the best figures in the history of men's T20I cricket.
  
  That spell is the T20I Performance of the Year.#ICCAwards pic.twitter.com/QJoXY3OuyQ

  — ICC (@ICC) January 15, 2020

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  Deepak Chahar's 6/7 against Bangladesh in November are the best figures in the history of men's T20I cricket.
  
  That spell is the T20I Performance of the Year.#ICCAwards pic.twitter.com/QJoXY3OuyQ

  — ICC (@ICC) January 15, 2020

Chahar in the third and final T20I against Bangladesh last year created a record for the best bowling figures in a T20I match and he also became the first Indian to take a hat-trick in the shortest format of the game.

He ended the match with the figures of 6-7 and he surpassed Sri Lanka's Ajantha Mendis to create the record.

Mendis had recorded figures of 6-8 against Zimbabwe in 2012.

In the match against Bangladesh, Chahar also took a hat-trick as he dismissed one batsman on the last ball of the 18th over and then he dismissed two batsmen in the opening two balls of the 20th over.

Chahar took the wickets of Liton Das, Soumya Sarkar, Mohammad Mithun, Aminul Islam, Shaiful Islam, and Mustafizur Rahman.

Here's the complete list of ICC Men's Cricket Awards:

• Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for Best Cricketer of the Year Ben Stokes (England)
• Test Cricketer of the Year Pat Cummins (Australia)
• ODI Cricketer of the Year Rohit Sharma (India)
• T20I Performance of the Year Deepak Chahar (India, 6-7 v Bangladesh)
• Emerging Cricketer of the Year Marnus Labuschagne (Australia)
• Associate Cricketer of the Year Kyle Coetzer (Scotland)
• Spirit of Cricket Award Virat Kohli stopping the fans booing Steve Smith at the Oval
• David Shepherd Trophy for Umpire of the Year Richard Illingworth.