T20 World Cup: Five hat-tricks at the marquee event

UAE spin right-arm spinner, Karthik Meiyappan recently rose to fame by recording the 5th hat rick ever in the ongoing T20 World Cup.

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By Omar | Oct 21, 2022 | 2 Min Read follow icon Follow Us

UAE spin right-arm spinner, Karthik Meiyappan recently rose to fame by recording the 5th hat rick ever in the ongoing T20 World Cup. Meiyappan removed Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Charith Asalanka and Dasun Shanaka.

Karthik Meiyappan is best known for his mystery spin in the gulf nation, he became an overnight sensation after delivering a dream spell in UAE’s second World Cup encounter against Sri Lanka. The Chennai-born dismantled the Lankan middle order and claimed a hat-trick in the fifteenth over.

Karthik Meiyappan’s hat trick against Sri Lanka

In the previous seven editions of the T20 World Cup, there were only four instances when a bowler had taken a hat trick in a match. Meiyappan becomes the 5th bowler to make it onto the list.

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List of hat-tricks in T20 World Cup History

  • Brett Lee

Brett was the first bowler to pick up a hat trick in a T20 World Cup. The hat trick came in the inaugural edition of the T20 World Cup (2007) in South Africa. The Australian speedster got to this feat against Bangladesh in Cape Town. Shakib Al Hasan, Mashrafe Mortaza and Alok Kapali were the 3 victims.

It took a long wait of 14 years for the fans to see the second hat trick, which came in the 2021 edition of the T20 World Cup. The fans were delighted to see not one but a total of three hat tricks taken in one single edition.

  • Curtis Campher

It was the third game of the 2021 T20 World between the Netherlands and Ireland in Abu Dhabi. Curtis Campher took 4/26, including a hat trick. This was only the second hat trick ever in T20 World Cup history. The Irish allrounder took four wickets off four consecutive balls and became the first player to do so. He dismissed Collin Ackermann, Ryan ten Doeschate, Scott Edwards, and RE van der Merwe, respectively.

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  • Wanindu Hasaranga

Wanindu Hasaranga registered the third World Cup hat trick and the second in the 2021 edition. It was the 25th match of the tournament between Sri Lanka and South Africa at Sharjah. Hasaranga dismissed Aiden Markram, Temba Bavuma, and Dwaine Pretorius on three consecutive balls.

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  • Kagiso Rabada

The fourth hat trick in the T20 World Cups was taken by Kagiso Rabada. This was the third hat trick in the 2021 edition of the T20 World Cup.

Kagiso Rabada came and took three wickets in the first three balls of the last over against England, he dismissed Chris Woakes, Eoin Morgan and Chris Jordan on consecutive balls.





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