Brett Lee became the first bowler to claim a hat-trick in T20 International cricket when he dismissed three Bangladesh batsmen in Cape Town during the 2007/08 season. Since then, the feat has been achieved 76 times across men’s T20I cricket, with Sri Lanka’s Lasith Malinga holding the unique distinction of being the only bowler to achieve this milestone twice in T20Is.
Sri Lanka leads all nations with seven hat-tricks, followed closely by Pakistan and Australia with six each. A hat-trick in cricket, taking three wickets with consecutive deliveries, represents one of the sport’s most prestigious individual achievements, requiring exceptional skill, accuracy, and mental strength. Let’s see who all are the hat-trick takers in T20I cricket.
Hat-trick Takers in T20I Cricket (2007-2026)
The table below chronicles every hat-trick taken in T20 International cricket, from Brett Lee’s historic first in 2007 to the most recent achievements in 2026.
| Player | Match | Venue | Season | Victims |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Lee | Australia v Bangladesh | Cape Town | 2007/08 | Shakib Al Hasan, Mashrafe Mortaza, Alok Kapali |
| JDP Oram | New Zealand v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 2009 | AD Mathews, CM Bandara, KMDN Kulasekara |
| TG Southee | New Zealand v Pakistan | Auckland | 2010/11 | Younis Khan, Mohammad Hafeez, Umar Akmal |
| NLTC Perera | Sri Lanka v India | Ranchi | 2015/16 | HH Pandya, SK Raina, Yuvraj Singh |
| SL Malinga | Sri Lanka v Bangladesh | Colombo | 2016/17 | Mushfiqur Rahim, Mashrafe Mortaza, Mehedi Hasan Miraz |
| Faheem Ashraf | Pakistan v Sri Lanka | Abu Dhabi | 2017/18 | I Udana, ML Udawatte, MD Shanaka |
| Rashid Khan* | Afghanistan v Ireland | Dehradun | 2018/19 | KJ O’Brien, GH Dockrell, SC Getkate, Simi Singh |
| SL Malinga* | Sri Lanka v New Zealand | Pallekele | 2019 | C Munro, HD Rutherford, C de Grandhomme, LRPL Taylor |
| Mohammad Hasnain | Pakistan v Sri Lanka | Lahore | 2019/20 | PBB Rajapaksa, MD Shanaka, GSNFG Jayasuriya |
| Khawar Ali | Oman v Netherlands | Al Amerat | 2019/20 | AJ Staal, CN Ackermann, RE van der Merwe |
| N Vanua | Papua New Guinea v Bermuda | ICCA Dubai | 2019/20 | DC Stovell, KS Leverock, DAP Darrell |
| DL Chahar | India v Bangladesh | Nagpur | 2019/20 | Shafiul Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Aminul Islam |
| AC Agar | Australia v South Africa | Johannesburg | 2019/20 | F du Plessis, AL Phehlukwayo, DW Steyn |
| A Dananjaya | Sri Lanka v West Indies | Antigua | 2020/21 | E Lewis, CH Gayle, N Pooran |
| Waseem Abbas | Malta v Belgium | Marsa | 2021 | Ashiqullah Said, Khalid Ahmadi, NSK Mehta |
| Sheraz Sheikh | Belgium v Malta | Marsa | 2021 | Amar Sharma, N Khanna, VP Thamotharam |
| NT Ellis | Australia v Bangladesh | Dhaka | 2021 | Mahmudullah, Mustafizur Rahman, Mahedi Hasan |
| E Otieno | Kenya v Uganda | Entebbe | 2021 | D Muhumuza, K Waiswa, Bilal Hassan |
| KS Bagabena | Ghana v Seychelles | Rwanda | 2021/22 | SKDT Madusanka, Mazharul Islam, S Udhayan |
| C Campher* | Ireland v Netherlands | Abu Dhabi | 2021/22 | CN Ackermann, RN ten Doeschate, SA Edwards, RE van der Merwe |
| DA Blignaut | Germany v Italy | Almeria | 2021/22 | Jaspreet Singh, BBJL Perera, Baljit Singh |
| DM Nakrani | Uganda v Seychelles | Kigali | 2021/22 | P Byron, VL Mukesh, SR Rocket |
| P Aho | Nigeria v Sierra Leone | Lagos | 2021/22 | AB Kamara, M Kpaka, E Ernest |
| PWH de Silva | Sri Lanka v South Africa | Sharjah | 2021/22 | AK Markram, T Bavuma, D Pretorius |
| K Rabada | South Africa v England | Sharjah | 2021/22 | CR Woakes, EJG Morgan, CJ Jordan |
| H Fennell | Argentina v Panama | North Sound | 2021/22 | Mahmud Jasat, A Natubhai Ahir, D Ahir |
| JO Holder* | West Indies v England | Bridgetown | 2021/22 | CJ Jordan, SW Billings, AU Rashid, S Mahmood |
| Karan KC | Nepal v Papua New Guinea | Kirtipur | 2021/22 | CA Soper, SK Atai, N Pokana |
| JJ Smit | Namibia v Uganda | Windhoek | 2022 | S Ssesazi, F Nsubuga, J Miyagi |
| Khalid Ahmadi | Belgium v Malta | Waterloo | 2022 | Imran Ameer, Aaftab Alam Khan, VP Thamotharam |
| Syazrul Idrus | Malaysia v Thailand | Bangi | 2022 | S Desungnoen, J Pakhiaokajee, C Chatphaisan |
| K Senamontree | Thailand v Malaysia | Bangi | 2022 | Ibrahim Hassan, Ibrahim Rizan, L Shafeeg |
| LV Van Beek | Netherlands v Hong Kong | Bulawayo | 2022 | Nizakat Khan, SS McKechnie, Ehsan Khan |
| CPPM Sadun | Cyprus v Turkey | Vantaa | 2022 | Alta, Turkmen, Ulutuna |
| MG Bracewell | New Zealand v Ireland | Belfast | 2022 | MR Adair, BJ McCarthy, CA Young |
| S Wickramasekara | Czech Republic v Estonia | Vantaa | 2022 | Habib Khan, Maidul Islam, MMR Obili |
| Habib Khan | Estonia v France | Kerava | 2022 | S Santhirakumaran, Zain Ahmad, Jubaid Ahamed |
| Shahrukh Quddus | Kuwait v Bahrain | Al Amerat | 2022 | Umer Toor, Shahbaz Badar, Haider Butt |
| KP Meiyappan | UAE v Sri Lanka | Geelong | 2022/23 | PBB Rajapaksa, KIC Asalanka, MD Shanaka |
| Josh Little | Ireland v New Zealand | Adelaide | 2022/23 | Kane Williamson, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner |
| Tim Southee | India v New Zealand | Mount Maunganui | 2022/23 | Hardik Pandya, Deepak Hooda, Washington Sundar |
| Harsheed Chohan | Tanzania v Sierra Leone | Rwanda | 2022/23 | Abass Gbla, Miniru Kpaka, and Lansana Lamin |
| Rizwan Butt | Bahrain v Singapore | Bangi | 2022/23 | Avi Dixit, Abdul Rahman, Vinoth Baskaran |
| Mohammad Kamran | Spain v Isle of Man | Cartagena | 2022/23 | Luke Ward, Edward Beard, Christian Webster |
| Matt Henry | New Zealand v Pakistan | Lahore | 2023 | Shadab Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shaheen Shah Afridi |
| Saud Munir | Denmark v Norway | Brondby | 2023 | Qamar Mushtaque, Junaid Mehmood, M Shahbaz Butt |
| Mark Pavlovic | Serbia v Turkey | Sofia | 2023 | Mecit Ozturk, Muhammed Turkmen, Muhammet Kursat |
| Mark Pavlovic | Serbia v Croatia | Sofia | 2023 | L Stubbs, H Hajnic, A Faletar |
| Waseem Abbas | Malta v France | Marsa | 2023 | Zain Ahmad, Shayam Warnakulasuriya, Dawood Ahmadzai |
| Karim Janat | Afghanistan v Bangladesh | Sylhet | 2023 | Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taskin Ahmed, Nasum Ahmed |
| Kabua Morea | Papua New Guinea v Philippines | Port Moresby | 2023 | Jordan Alegra, Josef Doctora, Amanpreet Sirah |
| Nicolaj Laegsgaard | Denmark v Jersey | Edinburgh (Golden) | 2023 | Julius Sumerauer, Charles Perchard, Elliot Miles |
| Kenneth Waiswa | Uganda v Rwanda | Rwanda | 2023 | Orchide Tuyisenge, Clinton Rubagumya, Oscar Manishimwe |
| Mohameed Taiwo | Nigeria v Sierra Leone | Lagos | 2023/24 | Raymond Coker, Yegbeh Jalloh, Miniru Kpaka |
| Sikandar Raza | Rwanda v Zimbabwe | Windhoek | 2023/24 | Muhammad Nadir, Z Bimenyimana, E Rukiriza |
| George Sesay | Sierra Leone v Botswana | Benoni | 2023/24 | Reginald Nehonde, Reynier Swart, Dhruvkumar Maisuria |
| Nuwan Thushara | Sri Lanka v Bangladesh | Sylhet | 2023/24 | Najmul Hossain Shanto, Towhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah |
| Aqib Ilyas | Oman v Cambodia | Al Amerat | 2024 | Vimukthi Viraj, Etienne Beukes, Sharwan Godora |
| Pat Cummins | Australia v Bangladesh | North Sound | 2024 | Mahmudullah, Mahedi Hasan, Towhid Hridoy |
| Pat Cummins | Australia v Afghanistan | Kingstown | 2024 | Rashid Khan, Karim Janat, Gulbadin Naib |
| Chris Jordan | England v United States of America | Bridgetown | 2024 | Ali Khan, Nosthush Kenjige, Saurabh Netravalkar |
| Waseem Yaqoob* | Lesotho v Mali | Dar-es-Salaam | 2024 | Amara Nimaga, Dramane Berthe, Mahamadou Malle, Yacouba Konate |
| Obed Harvey | Ghana v Mali | Dar-es-Salaam | 2024 | Amadou Fofana, Lamissa Sanogo, Mahamadou Malle |
| Lockie Ferguson | New Zealand v Sri Lanka | Dambulla | 2024/25 | Kusal Perera, Kamindu Mendis, Charith Asalanka |
| Ridwan Abdulkareem | Nigeria v St Helena | Lagos | 2024/25 | Jamie Essex, Cliff Richards, Branden Leo |
| Hernan Fennell* | Argentina v Cayman Islands | Buenos Aires | 2024/25 | Troy Taylor, Alistair Ifill, Ronald Ebanks, Alessandro Morris |
| Khalid Ahmadi | Belgium v Portugal | Zemst | 2025 | Juan Henri, Siraj Ullah Khadem, Upen Shantu |
| Arun Yadav | Tanzania v Germany | Blantyre | 2025 | Hassan Khan, Fayaz Khan, V Jatinder Kumar |
| Aaftab Limdawala | Malawi v Germany | Blantyre | 2025 | Musaddiq Ahmed, Fayaz Khan, Muslim Yar |
| Waji Ul Hassan | Saudi Arabia v Qatar | Doha | 2025 | Mujeeb-ur-Rehman, Arif Nasir Uddin, Owais Ahmed |
| Waqar Zalmai | Austria v Belgium | Latschach | 2025 | Oliver Herrington, Rafiulah Alokozai, Shafiullah Zakhel |
| Mohammad Nawaz | Pakistan v Afghanistan | Sharjah | 2025 | Darwish Rasooli, Azmatullah Omarzai, Ibrahim Zadran |
| Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton* | Namibia v Malawi | Harare | 2025 | Moazzam Baig, Kazim Somani, Suhail Vayani, Mike Choamba |
| Owais Ahmed | Qatar v Malaysia | Al Amerat | 2025/26 | Sharvin Muniandy, Khizar Hayat, Ainool Hafizs |
| Romario Shepherd | West Indies v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 2025/26 | Nurul Hasan, Tanzid Hasan, Shoriful Islam |
| Owais Ahmed | Qatar v Afghanistan | Doha | 2025/26 | Mohammad Ishaq, Qais Ahmad, AM Ghazanfar |
| Usman Tariq | Pakistan v Zimbabwe | Rawalpindi | 2025/26 | Tony Munyonga, Tashinga Musekiwa, Wellington Masakadza |
| Emile Rukiriza | Rwanda v Sierra Leone | Abuja | 2025/26 | Raymond Coker, Lansana Lamin, John Lassayo |
| Gede Priandana | Indonesia v Cambodia | Bali | 2025/26 | Shah Abrar Hussain, Nirmaljit Singh, Chanthoeun Rathanak |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | Afghanistan v West Indies | Dubai | 2025/26 | Evin Lewis, Johnson Charles, Brandon King |
This comprehensive list showcases the evolution of T20I cricket’s most thrilling bowling achievement, spanning from established cricket nations to emerging Associate members worldwide.
Countries with the Most Hat-tricks in T20I
Sri Lanka leads all nations with seven hat-tricks in T20I cricket, including Lasith Malinga’s historic achievement of being the only bowler to claim two T20I hat-tricks. Pakistan and Australia follow closely with six hat-tricks each, while New Zealand has recorded five, showcasing the competitive depth of bowling talent across these cricketing powerhouses.
Sri Lanka – 7 Hat-tricks
Sri Lanka leads the hat-trick count in T20I cricket with seven achievements, highlighted by Lasith Malinga’s remarkable feat of being the only bowler to claim two T20I hat-tricks. Malinga’s first came against Bangladesh in Colombo (2016/17) and his second against New Zealand at Pallekele (2019), where he remarkably took four wickets in four balls. Other Sri Lankan bowlers to join this elite list include Thisara Perera against India at Ranchi, Akila Dananjaya versus West Indies, Wanindu de Silva against South Africa, and Nuwan Thushara against Bangladesh.
Pakistan & Australia – 6 Hat-tricks Each
Pakistan and Australia share second place with six hat-tricks apiece. Pakistan’s achievements include memorable performances from Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz, and Usman Tariq. Australia’s hat-trick heroes feature Brett Lee (the first-ever T20I hat-trick taker), Ashton Agar, Nathan Ellis, and Pat Cummins, who remarkably achieved the feat twice in the 2024 T20 World Cup, first against Bangladesh and then against Afghanistan.
New Zealand – 5 Hat-tricks
New Zealand has produced five hat-tricks through quality pace bowlers, including Jacob Oram, Tim Southee, who achieved it twice, Michael Bracewell, Matt Henry, and Lockie Ferguson, demonstrating their consistent bowling depth across formats.
Facts, Stats, and Records About Hat-tricks in T20I
First Hat-trick: Brett Lee holds the distinction of taking the first-ever T20I hat-trick against Bangladesh in Cape Town during the 2007/08 season, dismissing Shakib Al Hasan, Mashrafe Mortaza, and Alok Kapali.
Most Hat-tricks by a Bowler: Lasith Malinga remains the only bowler in T20I history to claim two hat-tricks, achieving this milestone in 2016/17 and 2019.
Four in Four: Seven bowlers have taken the extraordinary feat of four wickets in four consecutive balls: Rashid Khan (Afghanistan), Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka), Curtis Campher (Ireland), Jason Holder (West Indies), Waseem Yaqoob (Lesotho), Hernan Fennell (Argentina), and Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton (Namibia).
Multiple Hat-tricks by Same Bowler: Apart from Malinga’s two hat-tricks, Pat Cummins achieved the feat twice during the 2024 T20 World Cup, Mark Pavlovic took two hat-tricks in 2023 for Serbia, Waseem Abbas claimed two for Malta, Owais Ahmed recorded two for Qatar, and Hernan Fennell took two for Argentina.
Bangladesh – Most Frequent Victims: Bangladesh has been on the receiving end of hat-tricks more than any other nation, falling victim seven times to bowlers from Australia (three times), Sri Lanka (twice), India, and the West Indies.
Associate Nations’ Contribution: The growth of T20I cricket among Associate nations is evident with numerous hat-tricks from countries like Malta, Belgium, Uganda, Nigeria, Tanzania, and others, showcasing the sport’s global expansion.
World Cup Hat-tricks: Several hat-tricks have been achieved in ICC T20 World Cup tournaments, with Pat Cummins’ double in 2024 being the most recent and remarkable achievement.
