List of Twenty20 International cricket hat-tricks

A hat-trick in cricket is when a bowler takes three wickets from consecutive deliveries. It is a relatively rare event in men's Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket with only 58 occurrences as of 14 April 2024.[1]

The first Twenty20 hat-trick was taken by Brett Lee of Australia, playing against Bangladesh in Cape Town in September 2007.[1][2]

Rashid Khan, Lasith Malinga, Curtis Campher and Jason Holder are the only bowlers to take four wickets in four balls in T20Is, Khan achieving this feat against Ireland in February 2019,[3] and Malinga repeating the achievement against New Zealand in September 2019.[4] On 18 October 2021 at 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, Campher achieved the feat against the Netherlands[5] On 30 January 2022, Holder achieved this feat against England.[6][7]

On 6 August 2021, Nathan Ellis picked up three wickets off the last three balls of Bangladesh innings to become the first male cricketer to take a hat-trick on his debut in a T20I match.[8]

Chronological list of hat-tricks edit

Key
Hat-trick taken in a World Cup match
Hat-trick taken in debut match
(b)Bowled
(c)Caught
(c & b)Caught and bowled
(lbw)Leg before wicket
(st)Stumped
Wicket-keeper
ResultResult for the team for which the hat-trick was taken
List of Twenty20 International cricket hat-tricks[1]
No.BowlerForAgainstWicketsVenueDateResultRef.
1Brett Lee  Australia  Bangladesh Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town16 September 2007Won[2]
2Jacob Oram  New Zealand  Sri Lanka R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo2 September 2009Won[9]
3Tim Southee (1/2)  New Zealand  Pakistan Eden Park, Auckland26 December 2010Won[10]
4Thisara Perera  Sri Lanka  India JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi12 February 2016Lost[11]
5Lasith Malinga (1/2)  Sri Lanka  Bangladesh R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo6 April 2017Lost[12]
6Faheem Ashraf  Pakistan  Sri Lanka Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi27 October 2017Won[13]
7Rashid Khan  Afghanistan  Ireland Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun24 February 2019Won[3]
8Lasith Malinga (2/2)  Sri Lanka  New Zealand Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy6 September 2019Won[4]
9Mohammad Hasnain  Pakistan  Sri Lanka Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore5 October 2019Lost[14]
10Khawar Ali  Oman  Netherlands Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Muscat9 October 2019Won[15]
11Norman Vanua  Papua New Guinea  Bermuda ICC Academy Ground, Dubai19 October 2019Won[16]
12Deepak Chahar  India  Bangladesh Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur10 November 2019Won[17]
13Ashton Agar  Australia  South Africa Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg21 February 2020Won[18]
14Akila Dananjaya  Sri Lanka  West Indies Coolidge Cricket Ground, Antigua3 March 2021Lost[19]
15Waseem Abbas (1/2)  Malta  Belgium
  • Ashiqullah Said (c [sub] Gopal Chaturvedi)
  • Khalid Ahmadi (b)
  • Nemish Mehta (b)
Marsa Sports Club, Marsa8 July 2021Won[20]
16Sheraz Sheikh  Belgium  Malta
  • Amar Sharma (c Saber Zakhil)
  • Niraj Khanna (c Nemish Mehta)
  • Varun Thamotharam (c Shaheryar Butt)
Marsa Sports Club, Marsa9 July 2021Won[21]
17Nathan Ellis  Australia  Bangladesh Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur6 August 2021Lost[22]
18Elijah Otieno  Kenya  Uganda Entebbe Cricket Oval, Entebbe17 September 2021Lost[23]
19Kofi Bagabena  Ghana  Seychelles
  • Stephen Madusanka (b)
  • Mazharul Islam (lbw)
  • Sivakumar Udhayan (lbw)
Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali17 October 2021Won[24]
20Curtis Campher  Ireland  Netherlands Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi18 October 2021Won[25]
21Dylan Blignaut  Germany  Italy Desert Springs Cricket Ground, Almería21 October 2021Lost[26]
22Dinesh Nakrani  Uganda  Seychelles
  • Paul Byron (b)
  • Vadodariya Mukesh (b)
  • Sohail Rocket (b)
IPRC Cricket Ground, Kigali22 October 2021Won[27]
23Peter Aho  Nigeria  Sierra Leone
  • Abu Kamara (lbw)
  • Miniru Kpaka (b)
  • Edmond Earnest (b)
University of Lagos Cricket Oval, Lagos24 October 2021Won[28]
24Wanindu Hasaranga  Sri Lanka  South Africa Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah30 October 2021Lost[29]
25Kagiso Rabada  South Africa  England Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah6 November 2021Won[30]
26Hernán Fennell  Argentina  Panama
  • Mahmud Jasat (c Tomas Rossi)
  • Anilkumar Natubhai Ahir (lbw)
  • Dineshbhai Ahir (b)
Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua10 November 2021Won[31]
27Jason Holder  West Indies  England Kensington Oval, Bridgetown30 January 2022Won[6]
28Karan KC    Nepal  Papua New Guinea Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur31 March 2022Won[32]
29JJ Smit  Namibia  Uganda United Ground, Windhoek10 April 2022Won[33]
30Khalid Ahmadi  Belgium  Malta
  • Imran Ameer (b)
  • Aaftab Alam Khan (b)
  • Varun Thamotharam (b)
Royal Brussels Cricket Club, Waterloo12 June 2022Won[34]
31Syazrul Idrus  Malaysia  Thailand
  • Sorawat Desungnoen (b)
  • Jeerasak Pakhiaokajee (lbw)
  • Chaloemwong Chatphaisan (lbw)
UKM-YSD Cricket Oval, Bangi4 July 2022Won[35]
32Kamron Senamontree  Thailand  Maldives UKM-YSD Cricket Oval, Bangi8 July 2022Lost[36]
33Logan van Beek  Netherlands  Hong Kong Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo12 July 2022Won[37]
34Chamal Sadun  Cyprus  Turkey
  • Gokhan Alta (lbw)
  • Ali Turkmen (b)
  • Tunahan Ulutuna (b)
Tikkurila Cricket Ground, Vantaa16 July 2022Won[38]
35Michael Bracewell  New Zealand  Ireland Stormont, Belfast20 July 2022Won[39]
36Sudesh Wickramasekara  Czech Republic  Estonia
  • Habib Khan (b)
  • Maidul Islam (b)
  • Murali Obili (b)
Tikkurila Cricket Ground, Vantaa28 July 2022Won[40]
37Habib Khan  Estonia  France
  • Suventhiran Santhirakumaran (b)
  • Zain Ahmad (c Stuart Hook)
  • Jubaid Ahamed (b)
Kerava National Cricket Ground, Kerava30 July 2022Lost[41]
38Shahrukh Quddus  Kuwait  Bahrain Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Muscat17 August 2022Won[42]
39Karthik Meiyappan  United Arab Emirates  Sri Lanka Kardinia Park, Geelong18 October 2022Lost[43]
40Joshua Little  Ireland  New Zealand Adelaide Oval, Adelaide4 November 2022Lost[44]
41Tim Southee (2/2)  New Zealand  India Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui20 November 2022Lost[45]
42Harsheed Chohan  Tanzania  Sierra Leone
  • Abass Gbla (lbw)
  • Miniru Kpaka (c SanjayKumar Thakor)
  • Lansana Lamin (lbw)
Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali1 December 2022Won[46]
43Rizwan Butt  Bahrain  Singapore UKM-YSD Cricket Oval, Bangi21 December 2022Won[47]
44Mohammad Kamran  Spain  Isle of Man
  • Luke Ward (b)
  • Edward Beard (lbw)
  • Christian Webster (b)
La Manga Club Ground, Cartagena26 February 2023Won[48]
45Matt Henry  New Zealand  Pakistan Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore14 April 2023Lost[49]
46Saud Munir  Denmark  Norway
  • Qamar Mushtaque (c †Abdul Hashmi)
  • Junaid Mehmood (lbw)
  • Muhammad Butt (lbw)
Svanholm Park, Brøndby18 May 2023Won[50]
47Mark Pavlovic (1/2)  Serbia  Turkey
  • Mecit Ozturk (c Alister Gajic)
  • Muhammed Turkmen (c Vukasin Zimonjic)
  • Muhammet Kursat (b)
National Sports Academy, Sofia23 June 2023Won[51]
48Mark Pavlovic (2/2)  Serbia  Croatia
  • Luka Stubbs (b)
  • Hrvoje Hajnic (b)
  • Antonio Faletar (lbw)
National Sports Academy, Sofia24 June 2023Won[52]
49Waseem Abbas (2/2)  Malta  France
  • Zain Ahmad (b)
  • Shayam Warnakulasuriya (b)
  • Dawood Ahmadzai (c †Chanjal Sudarsanan)
Marsa Sports Club, Marsa10 July 2023Won[53]
50Karim Janat  Afghanistan  Bangladesh Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet14 July 2023Lost[54]
51Kabua Morea  Papua New Guinea  Philippines
  • Jordan Alegre (lbw)
  • Josef Doctora (b)
  • Amanpreet Sirah (b)
Amini Park, Port Moresby23 July 2023Won[55]
52Nicolaj Laegsgaard  Denmark  Jersey Goldenacre Sports Ground, Edinburgh28 July 2023Lost[56]
53Kenneth Waiswa  Uganda  Rwanda Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Rwanda20 August 2023Won[57]
54Mohameed Taiwo  Nigeria  Sierra Leone
  • Raymond Coker (c Sylvester Okpe)
  • Yegbeh Jalloh (c Akhere Isesele)
  • Miniru Kpaka (c Chiemelie Udekwe)
Tafawa Balewa Square Cricket Oval, Lagos8 October 2023Won[58]
55Sikandar Raza  Zimbabwe  Rwanda Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek27 November 2023Won[59]
56George Sesay  Sierra Leone  Botswana Willowmoore Park, Benoni15 December 2023Won[60]
57Nuwan Thushara  Sri Lanka  Bangladesh Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet9 March 2024Won[61]
58Aqib Ilyas  Oman  Cambodia Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 2, Al Amarat14 April 2024Won[62]

Hat-tricks by teams edit

T20I hat-tricks by teams
TeamsHat-tricks
 Sri Lanka6
 New Zealand5
 Australia3
 Afghanistan2
 Belgium
 Denmark
 Ireland
 Malta
 Nigeria
 Oman
 Pakistan
 Papua New Guinea
 Serbia
 Uganda
 Argentina1
 Bahrain
 Cyprus
 Czech Republic
 Estonia
 Germany
 Ghana
 India
 Kenya
 Kuwait
 Malaysia
 Namibia
   Nepal
 Netherlands
 Sierra Leone
 South Africa
 Spain
 Tanzania
 Thailand
 United Arab Emirates
 West Indies
 Zimbabwe
Total58

Hat-tricks by full member teams edit

T20I hat-tricks by full member teams
TeamsHat-tricks
 Sri Lanka6
 New Zealand5
 Australia3
 Afghanistan2
 Ireland
 Pakistan
 India1
 South Africa
 West Indies
 Zimbabwe
Total17

Players with multiple T20I hat-tricks edit

Players with multiple hat-tricks
PlayersHat-tricks
Waseem Abbas2
Lasith Malinga
Tim Southee
Mark Pavlovic

See also edit

References edit

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