Malinga Becomes First to Take Three ODI Hat-tricks

Colombo: Sri Lanka paceman Lasith Malinga became the first bowler to chalk up three one-day international hat-tricks on Monday.

He dismissed Mitchell Johnson (bowled for one), John Hastings (lbw) and Xavier Doherty (bowled) as Australia collapsed from 210 for five to 211 all out in the fifth and final match of the series.

Malinga performed his two previous hat-tricks in World Cups. In 2007 he took four wickets in four balls against South Africa in Guyana and in 2011 he grabbed three in three against Kenya at the same R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.

Below is a list of the leading one-day international hat-trick bowlers.

3 Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka)

vs South Africa, Guyana, March, 2007*
vs Kenya, Colombo March, 2011
vs Australia, Colombo August, 2011

2 Wasim Akram (Pakistan)

vs West Indies, Sharjah, Oct. 1989
vs Australia, Sharjah, May 1990

2 Saqlain Mushtaq (Pakistan)

vs Zimbabwe, Peshawar, Nov 1996
vs Zimbabwe, The Oval, June, 1999

2 Chaminda Vaas (Sri Lanka)

vs Zimbabwe, Colombo, Dec, 2001
vs Bangladesh, Pietermaritzburg, Feb, 2003

* Malinga took four wickets in four balls

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Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan - 3rd ODI 3rd ODI - South Africa v Pakistan - December 22, 12:00 GMT 4th Test - Australia v India - December 26-30, 23:30 GMT 3rd T20I - West Indies v Bangladesh at St Vincent Bangladesh won by 80 runs 2nd ODI - South Africa v Pakistan at Cape Town Pakistan won by 81 runs

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