In ODI cricket, fifty hat-tricks have been taken by bowlers to date. In men’s ICC Cricket World Cup history, there have been just 11 instances of a bowler achieving this feat.
Former India pacer Chetan Sharma was the first to take a World Cup hat-trick. He did this against New Zealand in the 1987 edition.
Sri Lanka's Chaminda Vaas took a hat-trick with the first three balls of an ODI in the World Cup. He did this against Bangladesh in the 2003 edition.
Sri Lankan pacer Lasith Malinga is the only man who has taken two hat-tricks in World Cup history.
Pakistan's Saqlain Mushtaq and South Africa's JP Duminy are the only spinners who have taken hat-tricks in World Cup history.
Let's take a look at the hat-tricks made in the ODI World Cups so far and the bowlers whose names have been etched in history as a result of this remarkable feat.
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Chetan Sharma (1987 vs New Zealand, Nagpur)
Saqlain Mushtaq (1999 vs Zimbabwe, The Oval)
Chaminda Vaas (2003 vs Bangladesh, Pietermaritzburg)
Brett Lee (2003 vs Kenya, Durban)
Lasith Malinga (2007 vs South Africa, Guyana)
Kemar Roach (2011 vs Netherlands, Delhi)
Lasith Malinga (2011 vs Kenya, Colombo)
Steven Finn (2015 vs Australia, Melbourne)
J P Duminy (2015 vs Sri Lanka, Sydney)
Mohammed Shami (2019 vs Afghanistan, Southampton)
Trent Boult (2019 vs Australia, Lord’s)