▁bow l ▁South ▁Africa ▁out ▁and ▁end ▁the ▁match ; ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁hat - tr ick ▁for ▁an ▁England ▁sp inner ▁since ▁ 1 9 3 8 – 3 9 ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁ever ▁in ▁a ▁Test ▁match ▁at ▁The ▁O val . ▁It ▁was ▁only ▁the ▁third ▁time ▁in ▁Test ▁history ▁that ▁victory ▁has ▁been ▁se aled ▁by ▁a ▁hat - tr ick ▁( the ▁first ▁time ▁for ▁ 1 1 5 ▁years ), ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁hat - tr ick ▁where ▁three ▁left - hand ed ▁b ats men ▁were ▁dismiss ed . ▁He ▁made ▁ 7 5 ▁not ▁out ▁in ▁second ▁inn ings ▁of ▁ 4 th ▁Test ▁to ▁help ▁England ▁to ▁a ▁strong ▁position ▁and ▁finished ▁the ▁game ▁with ▁a ▁ 5 - wick et ▁ha ul ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁consecutive ▁match . ▁Ali ▁reached ▁ 2 5 ▁w ick ets ▁and ▁ 2 5 0 ▁runs ▁in ▁the ▁series , ▁the ▁only ▁player ▁to ▁ever ▁achieve ▁the ▁fe at ▁in ▁a ▁ 4 ▁Test ▁series . ▁ ▁Ali ▁had ▁a ▁qui eter ▁Test ▁series ▁against ▁West ▁Ind ies , ▁scoring ▁ 1 0 9 ▁runs ▁and ▁taking ▁ 5 ▁w ick ets ▁in ▁the ▁three ▁match ▁series . ▁In ▁the ▁third ▁match ▁of ▁the ▁O DI ▁series ▁that ▁followed , ▁he ▁scored ▁the ▁second ▁fast est ▁century ▁for ▁England , ▁taking ▁just ▁ 5 3 ▁balls ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁mil estone . ▁In ▁the ▁fourth ▁O DI ▁he ▁scored ▁an ▁un be aten ▁ 4 8