Many bowlers have taken a five-wicket haul in the ODI World Cup, but a few have managed to take a hat-trick in this pinnacle event.
Dismissing batters on consecutive deliveries is not easy, let alone on 3 consecutive deliveries. However, some ace bowlers have achieved this feat in a tournament like the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup.
In this article, let’s take a look at the bowlers who have grabbed a hat-trick in ODI World Cup history.
Hat-Tricks in ODI World Cup
Key Stats
1: India’s Chetan Sharma became the first bowler to take a hat-trick in the ODI World Cup. He took 3 consecutive wickets against New Zealand in Nagpur in the 4th edition of the tournament.
2: Number of bowlers from India and Sri Lanka each who have picked up a hat-trick in the 50-over tournament. Apart from Sharma, Mohammed Shami picked up 3 consecutive wickets against Afghanistan in the 2019 edition. Talking about Sri Lanka, Chaminda Vaas and Lasith Malinga claimed hat-tricks in the tournament.
2: Yorker King Lasith Malinga is the only bowler who has picked up 2 hat-tricks in ODI World Cup history. His first came in the 2007 edition, while the second one came in the 2011 edition.
4: Malinga’s first hat-trick is even more special as he not only picked up 3 wickets, but he picked up 4 wickets in a row, making it a double hat-trick. And he is the only bowler to grab 4 wickets in 4 consecutive deliveries in the ODI format. Moreover, he has achieved this feat in the T20I format as well.
