Bowlers with hat-tricks in T20Is

Taking a hat-trick in any form of the game is considered to be one of the toughest feats to achieve for any bowler. When it comes to the shortest format of the game, the T20s, which is reputed to be a death race for the bowlers, the task of taking three in three balls becomes all the more tough. The emergence of different T20 leagues across the globe has seen a lot of bowlers take hat-tricks; India’s opener Rohit Sharma also has an IPL hat-trick to his name. The extent of leagues has become so vast that such rare feats in International games often go unnoticed. Since the inception of international T20s, there have only been four bowlers who have taken a hat-trick. Here are the bowlers with hat-tricks in T20Is. 1. Brett Lee v Bangladesh in 2007: Australian speedster Brett Lee entered the record books as he became the first bowler to take a hat-trick in T20Is in 2007. During the group stage match against Bangladesh in the inaugural edition of the World T20, Brett Lee ripped apart the Bangladesh lower order to complete his hat-trick. In the 17th over of the match, Lee first got the edge of the bat of Shakib Al Hasan and Adam Gilchrist completed an easy catch. On the next delivery, Lee castled Mashrafe Mortaza and rattled his stumps. Alok Kapali took the strike as Lee ran in to bowl his hat-trick ball. Lee trapped Kapali right in front of the stumps and thereby completed his hat-trick. This was the second hat-trick for the speedster in international cricket after his first in the ICC World Cup 2003 match against Kenya. Lee’s spell: 4-0-27-3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaNsloxKSR0 2. Jacob Oram v Sri Lanka in 2009: During the New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka 2009, all-rounder Jacob Oram became the second player to take a hat-trick in T20 internationals. Unlike Lee’s hat-trick, Oram got his across two overs. On the last ball of the 17th over, Oram got rid of Angelo Mathews as he caught and bowled. On the first ball of his next over, the 19th over of the match, he got the wicket of Malinga Bandara. He then dismissed Nuwan Kulasekara as McCullum completed the catch to earn his maiden international hat-trick. The irony was neither did Oram realize that he had taken a hat-trick nor his teammates. Oram realized about his achievement after he read a congratulatory mail from his parents that came after the match. Oram’s spell: 4-0-33-3 3. Tim Southee v Pakistan in 2010: Tim Southee became the second player from New Zealand to scalp a hat-trick in T20Is. Playing against Pakistan at Auckland, Southee tormented the Pakistan top order to complete this achievement. In the 8th over of the match, Southee got the priced wicket of Younis Khan. The batsmen had crossed over and a settled Mohammad Hafeez took strike. Southee got the better of him to get past his outside edge as keeper McGlashan completed the catch. Umar Akmal was the new man in, and Southee trapped him right in front of the stumps to complete his lucky trio. Overall he had an exceptional outing in the game as he picked up a five-wicket haul. Southee’s spell: 4-1-18-5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51IEsvY1Pfo 4. Thisara Perera v India in 2016: Thisara Perera’s hat-trick was the lone bright spot for the visiting Sri Lankans in the second T20 match of the series played at Ranchi. Indian batsmen were on a rampage when Perera halted the Indian attack by dismissing the danger man Hardik Pandya in the penultimate over. On the next ball, he got the prized scalp of yet another set batsman, Suresh Raina. A cheeky sweep from Raina landed in the hands of Dushmantha Chameera. Yuvraj Singh was the new man in and he hammered the delivery straight into the hands of long on to get out for a duck as Perera became the fourth bowler in the history of T20Is to take a hat-trick. Perera’s spell: 3-0-33-3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90yOCzQmnao

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