Asia Cup, India vs Sri Lanka: Hardik Pandya takes three wickets off three balls...but it's not a hat-trick!

Mirpur: Rising Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya missed out on an T20I hat-trick despite taking three wickets off three balls. (Asia Cup 2016: FULL COVERAGE)

Pandya dismissed Mohammad Sami and Mohammad Amir off consecutive balls to bowl Pakistan out for 83 runs in Match 4 of the tournament.

When Pandya was introduced in the seventh over against Sri Lanka on Tuesday, he picked a wicket off his first ball, as Dilshan pulled it straight into the hands of R Ashwin at deep square leg.

The wicket meant Pandya had three wickets from three balls in the tournament.

But as per rules, to claim a hat-trick, a player needs to take a wicket off three consecutive balls in the same match.