Kofi Bagabena (born 25 November 1988) is a Ghanaian

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er. He was named in Ghana's squad for the

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tournament in South Africa. He played in Ghana's second fixture, against

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, on 4 September 2017. In May 2019, he was named in Ghana's squad for the

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of the

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tournament in Uganda. He made his

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(T20I) debut for Ghana against

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on 20 May 2019. On 16 October 2021, Bagabena became the first Ghanaian cricketer to take a hat-trick in a T20I match, and the second to take a

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in T20I cricket, doing so in the match against the

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* 1988 births Living people Ghanaian cricketers Ghana Twenty20 International cricketers Place of birth missing (living people) Twenty20 International hat-trick takers {{Ghana-cricket-bio-stub