Flashback: All T20 World Cup hat-tricks
United Arab Emirates’s spinner Karthik Meiyappan became the latest entrant to an elite list of bowlers picking up hat-tricks in T20 World Cup competitions. He spun his web against Asia Cup champions Sri Lanka in Match 6 of Group A of the ongoing tournament in Geelong. Karthik joined some quality names by achieving this special feat.
Let’s take a look at the 5 bowlers who have claimed hat-tricks in T20 World Cups:
- Brett Lee (2007)
Brett Lee created history when he became the first-ever bowler not only to pick a hat-trick in T20 World Cups but also in a T20 internationals. The right-arm quick achieved the milestone against Bangladesh in the inaugural season in 2007. The seamer dismissed Shakib Al Hasan, Mashrafe Mortaza, and Alok Kapali in the 17th over to enter the history books. Lee finished with figures of 3/27 with Australia winning the game by nine wickets.
2. Curtis Campher (2021)
Curtis Campher grabbed the feat against the Netherlands in 2021 as he got rid of Colin Ackermann, Ryan ten Doeschate, Scott Edwards, and Roelof van der Merwe in the tenth over. Amongst the five names in this chart, Campher is the only one to snare four scalps in four balls. He ended his spell with figures of 4/26 as Ireland won the game by seven wickets.
3. Wanindu Hasaranga (2021)
Wanindu Hasaranga is the third name on this list. He spun his web to pick a hat trick against South Africa in 2021. The spinner dismissed Aiden Markram on the final ball of the 15th over and then got rid of Temba Bavuma and Dwaine Pretorius off the first two balls of the 18th over. He ended his spell with figures of 3/20 with his side losing the clash. Having already picked a hat-trick on his ODI debut, Hasaranga achieved the landmark also in the T20Is.
4. Kagiso Rabada (2021)
Kagiso Rabada became the fourth bowler to grab this milestone in 2021. The 27-year-old took three wickets off as many deliveries against England as he dismissed Chris Woakes, Eoin Morgan, and Chris Jordan in the final over of the match. He also defended 14 runs in the over to win the match for the Proteas by ten runs. Notably, even Rabada has a hat trick to his name on his one-day international debut.
5. Karthik Meiyappan (2022)
UAE spinner Karthik Meiyappan became the fifth and the latest bowler to enter this special list. The young 22-year-old bowler grabbed the feat against Sri Lanka in the ongoing 2022 edition. He also became the first-ever bowler from an Associate nation to pick a hat trick against a full-member side. Karthik got rid of Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Charith Asalanka, and Dasun Shanaka in the 15th over. He ended his spell with figures of 3/19 with UAE losing the match by 79 runs.
