Pat Cummins has created history in the 44th match of T20 World Cup 2024. He took three wickets in three consecutive balls in Australia's match against Bangladesh. Cummins became the first bowler to take a hat-trick in T20 World Cup 2024. Not only this, he became the second Australian and seventh player overall to take a hat-trick wicket in the T20 World Cup tournament. Before Cummins, Brett Lee did this in 2007. Apart from this, Curtis Campher (Ireland), Wanindu Hasaranga (Sri Lanka), Kagiso Rabada (South Africa), Karthik Meiyappan (UAE) and Joshua Little (Ireland) have also achieved this feat. So let's know the list of bowlers who took hat-tricks in T20 World Cup history
| Year | Bowler | Team | Opposition | Batsmen Dismissed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Brett Lee | Australia | Bangladesh | Shakib Al Hasan, Mashrafe Mortaza, Alok Kapali |
| 2021 | Curtis Campher | Ireland | Netherlands | Colin Ackermann, Ryan ten Doeschate, Scott Edwards, Roelof van der Merwe |
| 2021 | Wanindu Hasaranga | Sri Lanka | South Africa | Aiden Markram, Temba Bavuma, Dwaine Pretorius |
| 2021 | Kagiso Rabada | South Africa | England | Chris Woakes, Eoin Morgan, Chris Jordan |
| 2022 | Karthik Meiyappan | UAE | Sri Lanka | Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Charith Asalanka, Dasun Shanaka |
| 2022 | Josh Little | Ireland | New Zealand | Kane Williamson, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner |
| 2024 | Pat Cummins | Australia | Bangladesh | Towhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah, Mahedi Hasan |
1 - Brett Lee: Former Australian great bowler Brett Lee took a hat-trick against Bangladesh in Cape Town in the 2007 T20 World Cup. He dismissed Shakib Al Hasan, Mashrafe Mortaza and Alok Kapali.
2 - Curtis Campher: Ireland's Curtis Campher took a hat-trick against the Netherlands in the T20 World Cup 2021. He dismissed Colin Ackermann, Ryan ten Doeschate, Scott Edwards and Roelof van der Merwe.
3 - Wanindu Hasaranga: Sri Lanka's Wanindu Hasaranga took a hat-trick against South Africa in the 2021 T20 World Cup. He dismissed Aiden Markram, Temba Bavuma and Dwaine Pretorius.
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4 - Kagiso Rabada: South Africa's Kagiso Rabada took a hat-trick against England in the 2021 T20 World Cup. He dismissed Chris Woakes, Eoin Morgan and Chris Jordan.
5 - Karthik Meiyappan: UAE's Karthik Meiyappan made a record of taking a hat-trick against Sri Lanka in the 2022 T20 World Cup. Karthik dismissed Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Charith Asalanka and Dasun Shanaka.
6 - Joshua Little: Ireland's Joshua Little took a hat-trick against New Zealand in the 2022 T20 World Cup. Little dismissed Kane Williamson, James Neesham and Mitchell Santner.
7 - Pat Cummins: Australia's Pat Cummins took a hat-trick against Bangladesh in the 2024 T20 World Cup. Cummins dismissed Towhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah and Mahedi Hasan.
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Pat Cummins became the fourth Australian player to take a hat-trick in T20 Internationals. Before him, Brett Lee (2007), Ashton Agar (2020) and Nathan Ellis (2021) have achieved this feat. So far 59 hat-tricks have been taken in T20 Internationals. These include players from associate countries and full member countries. At the same time, if we talk about hat-tricks in T20 Internationals by only full member countries, then this has happened 25 times. Sri Lanka holds the record for taking the most hat-tricks in this format. They have done so six times. At the same time, New Zealand is second with five times and Australia is third with four times. Afghanistan, Ireland and Pakistan have done this twice each. At the same time, India, South Africa, West Indies and Zimbabwe have the record of doing so once each.
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