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cricket news, we'll examine the top five bowlers in
international cricket in terms of hat tricks. With five hat tricks,
Sri Lankan right-arm fast bowler Lasith Malinga is well in the lead, followed by
Pakistani left-arm fast bowler Wasim Akram in second position with four. Malinga is the only bowler to have twice taken four wickets in four balls.
Australian right-arm off-spin bowler Hugh Trumble, Sri Lankan right-arm medium-fast bowler Thisara Perera, Pakistani off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq, English right-arm medium pacer Broad, Australian leg-break bowler Jimmy Matthews, Sri Lankan left-arm fast bowler Chaminda Vaas,
Indian left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav,
New Zealand’s left-arm fast bowler Trent Boult and Australian fast bowler Brett Lee. However, Hugh Trumble, Jimmy Mathews and Stuart Broad have registered their respective hat tricks in the Test form of Cricket. Thisara Perera and Brett Lee have recorded ODI hats and T20I hat tricks. Saqlain Mushtaq, Chaminda Vaas and Kuldeep Yadav recorded two hat-tricks each in ODIs.
Jimmy Matthews achieved both hat tricks in May 1912, whereas Hugh Trumble did in 1902 and 1904. In July 2011 and June 2014, Stuart Broad scored hat tricks. Saqlain Mushtaq received his in June 1999 and November 1996. While Brett Lee's accomplishments were done in March 2003 and September 2007, Chaminda Vaas' two hat tricks were performed in December 2001 and February 2003, respectively.
However in this
sports news cricket we have added the name of the three youngest bowler i.e. Kuldeep Yadav, Trent Boult and Thisara Perera who are still playing for their teams
The five hat tricks of malinga consist of the three in ODIs and 2 in T20 form of cricket.
On March 28, 2007, in Providence, Rhode Island, during the ICC World Cup, Malinga took his first ODI hat trick against
South Africa, taking the wickets of Jacques Kallis, Shaun Pollock, Makhaya Ntini and Andrew Hall off successive deliveries. However, Malinga could not stop South Africa from completing the 210-run target with one wicket remaining. Tanmay Mishra, Peter Ongondo, and Shem Ngoche were the victims of his second one-day international hat trick against Kenya in Colombo on March 1, 2011, during the ICC World Cup. This victory allowed
Sri Lanka to chase a target of 143 with nine wickets. Sri Lanka defeated
Australia by six wickets with the wickets of Johnson, Hastings, and Doherty in his third one-day international hat trick victory over Australia on August 22, 2011.
On April 6, 2017, Malinga defeated
Bangladesh in Colombo with his first T20I hat trick, taking the wickets of Mushfiqur Rahim, Mashrafe Mortaza, and Mehdi Hasan. However, he could not stop Sri Lanka from losing by 45 runs after being bowled out for 131. His second T20I hat trick against
New Zealand in Pallekele on September 6, 2019, saw him dismiss Munro, Rutherford, Grandhomme, and Taylor to assist Sri Lanka in bowling out the Kiwis for 88 as a reaction to their 126.
According to the
world cricket news, Wasim Akram has bashed the two hat tricks in both ODI and Test Cricket.
On March 6, 1999, in a drawn match against Sri Lanka in Lahore as part of the
Asian Test Championship, Akram recorded his first Test hat trick by dismissing Wickramasinghe, Kaluwitharana, and Bandaratilleke in a row. Eight days later, in the exact match, against Sri Lanka in Dhaka, Akram's second Test hat trick—the dismissals of Gunawardene, Vaas, and Jayawardene—helped bowl them out for 188 and set up an innings victory for Pakistan.
On October 14, 1989, in a Champions Trophy group match in Sharjah, Akram took his maiden ODI hat trick, which included the dismissals of Dujon, Marshall, and Ambrose. This helped bowl out the
West Indies for 239 while attempting to reach a target of 251. On May 4, 1990, in the Austral-Asia Cup final in Sharjah, Akram bowled out Merv Hughes, Rackemann, and Alderman in his second one-day international hat trick. Australia had been chasing 267 runs when they were bowled out for 230.
On September 21, 2017, in Kolkata,
India, during Australia's tour of India, Kuldeep Yadav achieved his first hat trick. First-inning batter India scored 252 runs. When
Australia batted, Yadav bowled out the Australians for 202, giving India a 50-run victory by getting rid of Mathew Wade, Ashton Agar, and Pat Cummins quickly. On December 18, 2009, in Visakhapatnam, the second ODI in a series during the
West Indies tour of India, he recorded his second hat trick. India batted first in that match, scoring 387/5. When the West Indies were batting, Shai Hope, Jason Holder, and Alzarri Joseph were all struck out by Yadav's successive deliveries.
However, the list has yet to end. Thisara Perera and Trent Boult have grabbed two hat-tricks in different forms of cricket. As of the
cricket news, this list consists of the most hat tricks taken by cricket players. Moreover, there is a possibility that some more iconic hat tricks will come in future.
