Fast bowlers who took hat-tricks in WTC history

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Fast bowlers who took hat-tricks in WTC history: Australia took a big step for the third Test against West Indies and dropped their key spinner Nathan Lyon and included fast bowler Scott Boland. This decision of the Kangaroo team proved to be completely correct and Boland created history on the third day of the match. The 36-year-old bowler wreaked havoc in the second innings of West Indies and made a splash by taking a hat-trick by taking wickets in three consecutive balls.

In this way, Scott Boland has now joined the bowlers who took a hat-trick in Tests. At the same time, Boland has become the sixth bowler to take a hat-trick in the WTC. So far only 6 bowlers have done this in the World Test Championship, out of which two are spinners. In this article, we are going to mention all the four fast bowlers who have taken a hat-trick in the WTC.

List of fast bowlers who took a hat-trick in the history of WTC

1. Jasprit Bumrah

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India's Jasprit Bumrah was the first fast bowler to take a hat-trick in the World Test Championship. Bumrah did this in the match played in Kingston during the tour of West Indies in 2019. He dismissed Darren Bravo, Shamarh Brooks and Roston Chase on three consecutive balls in his same over during the first innings of West Indies.

2. Naseem Shah

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Pakistani fast bowler Naseem Shah has also achieved the feat of taking a hat-trick in WTC. Naseem achieved this feat in the first Test played during Bangladesh's tour of Pakistan in 2020. In the Test match held in Rawalpindi, Naseem took the wickets of Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Taijul Islam and Mahmudullah.

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3. Gus Atkinson

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English pacer Gus Atkinson took a hat-trick in the Test match held in Wellington against New Zealand in the end of 2024. Atkinson dismissed Nathan Smith, Matt Henry and Tim Southee during this period. In this way, Atkinson completed a hat-trick by taking the last three wickets on consecutive balls during New Zealand's first innings.

4. Scott Boland

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Mitchell Starc was wreaking havoc in his 100th Test but meanwhile Scott Boland took a hat-trick in his partner's milestone. Boland dismissed Justin Greaves, Shamar Joseph and Jomel Warrican during West Indies' second innings. In this way, Boland became the fourth bowler to take a hat-trick in WTC history and the first to take a hat-trick with the pink ball.

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