Pathan does a Zoysa

KARACHI, Sunday (Reuters) - India left-arm seamer Irfan Pathan completed a sensational hat-trick in the first over of the third and final test against Pakistan on Sunday.

It was the 36th hat-trick in test history and the first time the feat has been achieved in the opening over of a match.

Pathan had Salman Butt caught at first slip by Rahul Dravid with his fourth delivery, trapped captain Younis Khan lbw with a sharp inswinger and bowled Mohammad Yousuf to leave Pakistan reeling on nought for three.

Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh is the only other Indian bowler to take a test hat-trick, against Australia at Kolkatta in March 2001

Pathan became the second bowler to achieve the feat in his first over after Sri Lanka left-arm seamer Nuwan Zoysa took three Zimbabwe wickets in the second over of their innings at Harare in November 1999.