24 June 2024 England's Chris Jordan became the eight bowler to take a hat-trick in T20 World Cup history. He dismissed Ali Khan, Nosthush Kenjige and Saurabh Netravalkar of Afghanistan to achieve the feat.
The T20 World Cup has seen many fine bowling spells across nine tournament editions that have taken place between 2007 and 2024. The 2024 edition as seen 3 hat-tricks so far.
Most Hat-tricks in T20 World Cup : Complete List
Australia's Brett Lee was the first bowler to record a T20 World Cup hat-trick in the very first edition in 2007. It was also the first hat trick in the T20I format. Ireland's Curtis Campher is the only bowler to take four wickets in four consecutive balls (in 2021) in T20 World Cup history.
Here is the complete list of bowlers who have taken hat-tricks in T20 World Cup history.
| Player | Team | Against | Venue | Year | Result |
| Brett Lee | Australia | Bangladesh | Cape Town | 2007 | Won |
| Curtis Campher | Ireland | Netherlands | Abu Dhabi | 2021 | Won |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | Sri Lanka | South Africa | Sharjah | 2021 | Lost |
| Kagiso Rabada | South Africa | England | Sharjah | 2021 | Won |
| Karthik Meiyappan | UAE | Sri Lanka | Geelong | 2022 | Lost |
| Josh Little | Ireland | New Zealand | Adelaide | 2022 | Lost |
| Pat Cummins | Australia | Bangladesh | North Sound | 2024 | Won |
| Pat Cummins | Australia | Afghanistan | Kingstown | 2024 | Lost |
| Chris Jordan | England | USA | Bridgetown | 2024 | Won |
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Double Hat-tricks in International Cricket
Picking up a hat-trick in cricket is quite a rare feat. But there have been a few instances where the bowlers have gone beyond and picked up 4 wickets in 4 balls. This rare feat has happened only 5 times in international cricket. Sri Lanka's Lasith Malinga is the only bowler to achieve this feat twice.
It is often referred to as a "double hat-trick" since it consists of two sets of overlapping pairs of hat-tricks. Balls 1, 2 and 3 are considered one set and balls 2, 3, and 4 are the second set.
Here is the full list of bowlers who have taken double hat-tricks in international cricket matches.
| Player | Format | Team | Against | Venue | Year | Result |
| Lasith Malinga | ODI | Sri Lanka | South Africa | Georgetown | 2007 | Lost |
| Rashid Khan | T20I | Afghanistan | Ireland | Dehradun | 2019 | Won |
| Lasith Malinga | T20I | Sri Lanka | New Zealand | Pallekele | 2019 | Won |
| Curtis Campher | T20I | Ireland | Netherlands | Abu Dhabi | 2021 | Won |
| Jason Holder | T20I | West Indies | England | Bridgetown | 2022 | Won |
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FAQs
Who took the first hat-trick in the T20 World Cup?
Australia's Brett Lee was the first bowler to record a hat-trick in the men's T20 World Cup in 2007. He achieved the feat against Bangladesh in Newlands, Capetown. It was also the first in the men's T20I format.
Who got hat-trick in the 2024 T20 World Cup?
Australia's Pat Cummins (2) and England's Chris Jordan have taken hat-tricks in the Men's T20 World Cup 2024.
Who has taken most hat-tricks in T20 internationals?
5 bowlers have recorded 2 hat-tricks in the men's T20I format. Australia's Pat Cummins, Sri Lanka's Lasith Malinga, New Zealand's Tim Southee, Serbia's Mark Pavlovic and Malta's Waseem Abbas.
Who has most hat-tricks in international cricket?
Sri Lanka's Lasith Malinga has the most hat-tricks (5) in men's international cricket. Malinga has taken 2 hat-tricks in T20I and 3 in ODI cricket.
How many hat-tricks are in T20 cricket?
Overall, there have been 46 hat-tricks in Test cricket, 50 in ODIs and 60 in T20I format.
Which country has the most hat-tricks in cricket?
Australia is the team with most combined hat-tricks in all three formats, i.e. 22. Sri Lanka are the second best with 17 hat-tricks.
