It was 16 September 2007 and the T20 World Cup was underway. In that match, Brett Lee's hat-trick played a key role in Australia's defeat of Bangladesh. It was then played as World T20 and this first global event of T20 International was special in many ways. One of these is Brett Lee's hat-trick against Bangladesh and he created history in Cape Town. He became the first player to take a hat-trick in T20 International and this record will always remain in his name.

Brett Lee's hat-trick was the biggest talking point of Australia's 9-wicket win over Bangladesh in the Super 8 round. Bangladesh batted first and made a modest 123-8. In reply, Adam Gilchrist and Matthew Hayden put on a quick opening partnership and Australia won with 6.1 overs to spare.

When Lee came for his second spell, Bangladesh was struggling at 103-3 in 16 overs. Aftab Ahmed hit a boundary and then took a single and after that- Shakib Al Hasan caught at 16 and new batsman Mashrafe Mortaza tried to slog on the next ball but was deceived by a slow yorker and was bowled. Now Brett Lee was on a hat-trick. The fielders came into the circle and under this pressure, new batsman Alok Kapali tried to push the ball on the leg side and was LBW. Lee took three wickets for 27 runs. Lee became the first bowler to take a T20 International hat-trick and Bangladesh could not recover from Lee's hat-trick in the innings. Even, in the same match, Nathan Bracken also had a chance to take a hat-trick in the last over but he missed it. After Lee's hat-trick, a series of hat-tricks started in T20 International and records kept on being made.

Brett Lee's entry into international cricket as a fast bowler was nothing short of a sensation and he was a key player in Australia's success in the early years of the 21st century – he was part of the 2003 and 2007 ODI World Cup-winning teams and also played in the first T20 World Cup in 2007. In fact, this was Brett Lee's second hat-trick – the previous hat-trick was against Kenya in Durban during the 2003 ODI World Cup.

For most of his career, he was a great support for Glenn McGrath and Jason Gillespie despite constant fitness questions. Another special quality – a gentleman off the ground but in attacking mood on the ground but rarely on top compared to some of the other fast bowlers of Australia. He retired from Tests in early 2010 and from all international cricket in July 2012 to prolong his limited overs cricket career. He has a special connection with India and interestingly, he was more in the discussion of the entertainment world than cricket.