Keshav Maharaj's hat-trick against the West Indies in the first session of play on day four makes him only the second South African to achieve the feat after Geoff Griffin against England in 1960.
All the action happened in the left-arm spinner's ninth over where he removed Kieran Powell, Jason Holder and Joshua de Silva to end with figures of 3/15 in nine overs at lunch.
Naturally, Maharaj was the toast of social media with Twitter going into overdrive.
Here's some of the best tweets celebrating his amazing feat:
Ngidi and Rabada were probably the only two people in the world more excited than Keshav Maharaj at that moment ??
— YouTube: HattrickHeroes_ (@sivbreak) June 21, 2021
He woke up with a song in his heart this morning. ?? ?? ?? ??
— Sipokazi Sokanyile (@sipokazis86) June 21, 2021
Way to go Kesh!??????????????????????????@keshavmaharaj16#hattrick#WIvSApic.twitter.com/K1socYnqGR
Rabada dragging Maharaj to the ground by his shirt after the spinner gets his hat-trick ???? so good.
— Sibongile Mafu (@sboshmafu) June 21, 2021
Let’s put Keshav Maharaj’s hat-trick into perspective. He is the first South African cricketer in the modern era to achieve this feat. What an achievement!!
— Kass Naidoo (@KassNaidoo) June 21, 2021
WHAT A MOMENT FOR KESHAV MAHARAJ ??
— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) June 21, 2021
He becomes only the second South Africa player to take a hat-trick in men's Tests ??https://t.co/ggMbkFuqpf | #WIvSA pic.twitter.com/K6yjbq36qd
History created in St Lucia - Test hat-trick for Keshav Maharaj against West Indies. #WIvSApic.twitter.com/LctFgfIzzi
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) June 21, 2021
It was stunner from Mulder to get hat-trick for Maharaj, what a catch, one of the best in a hat-trick ball. #WIvSApic.twitter.com/BXqhNnsGAv
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) June 21, 2021
This is the Hat-trick ball which Keshav Maharaj has bowled, 6 fielders around the Batsman. Brilliant Captaincy as well by Dean Elger. #WIvSApic.twitter.com/wAqNLEhGVD
— CricketMAN2 (@man4_cricket) June 21, 2021
Keshav Maharaj's celebration after taking that hat-trick! There's some good energy in this side. A lot of progress made on this tour. #WIvSA
— Jon Cardinelli (@jon_cardinelli) June 21, 2021
That Keshav Maharaj test hat-trick, the first one since readmission and the first one since Geoff Griffin's against England at Lord's in 1960, was absolutely insane, but also well deserved...
— Khanyiso Tshwaku (@kaymorizm) June 21, 2021
Hat-trick vs WI in Test Cricket :
— ComeOn Sports ???? (@ComeOn_Sports) June 21, 2021
Peter Loader(Eng) in 1957
Merv Hughes(Aus) in 1988
Dom Cork(Eng) in 1995
Glenn McGrath(Aus) in 2000
Matthew Hoggard(Eng) in 2004
Jasprit Bumrah(Ind) in 2019
Keshav Maharaj(SA) in 2021*#WIvSA