The second ODI of the NZ vs SL series saw some exciting and memorable moments as Sri Lankan spinner Maheesh Theekshana struck against the hosts and took a hat-trick. The mystery spinner finished the game with career-best figures of 4-44 from eight overs and restricted the Kiwis to a total of 255-9. It all started with Mitchell Santner, who was caught at deep cover, followed by Nathan Smith, who was caught by Kamindu Mendis off a carrom ball. Finally, Menry became the victim of Theekshana on the 36.1 ball of Teekshana, completing his hat-trick.
Take a look at all the Sri Lankan players and international cricketers who have taken a hat-trick for their respective teams.
Sri Lankan bowlers to take a hat-trick in ODIs
Theekshana became Sri Lanka’s seventh bowler to take a men’s ODI hat-trick, following Chaminda Vaas (twice), Lasith Malinga (thrice), Farveez Maharoof, Thisara Perera, Wanindu Hasaranga, and Shehan Madushanka.
PlayerNumber of Hat-tricksChaminda Vaas2Lasith Malinga3Farvez Maharoof1Thisara Perera1Wanindu Hasaranga1Shehan Madushanka1Maheesh Theekshana1List of bowlers with ODI hat-tricks
PlayerMatchVenueDateJalal-ud-DinPakistan v AustraliaHyderabad (P)20/09/1982Bruce ReidAustralia v New ZealandSydney29/01/1986Chetan SharmaIndia v New ZealandNagpur31/10/1987Wasim AkramPakistan v West IndiesSharjah14/10/1989Wasim AkramPakistan v AustraliaSharjah04/05/1990Kapil DevIndia v Sri LankaCalcutta04/01/1991Aaqib JavedPakistan v IndiaSharjah25/10/1991DK MorrisonNew Zealand v IndiaNapier25/03/1994Waqar YounisPakistan v New ZealandEast London19/12/1994Saqlain MushtaqPakistan v ZimbabwePeshawar03/11/1996Eddo BrandesZimbabwe v EnglandHarare03/01/1997Anthony StuartAustralia v PakistanMelbourne16/01/1997Saqlain MushtaqPakistan v ZimbabweThe Oval11/06/1999Chaminda VaasSri Lanka v ZimbabweColombo (SSC)08/12/2001Mohammad SamiPakistan v West IndiesSharjah15/02/2002Chaminda VaasSri Lanka v BangladeshPietermaritzburg14/02/2003Brett LeeAustralia v KenyaDurban15/03/2003James AndersonEngland v PakistanThe Oval20/06/2003Steve HarmisonEngland v IndiaNottingham01/09/2004Charl LangeveldtSouth Africa v West IndiesBarbados11/05/2005Shahadat HossainBangladesh v ZimbabweHarare02/08/2006Jerome TaylorWest Indies v AustraliaMumbai (BS)18/10/2006Shane BondNew Zealand v AustraliaHobart14/01/2007Lasith MalingaSri Lanka v South AfricaGuyana28/03/2007Andrew FlintoffEngland v West IndiesSt Lucia03/04/2009Farveez MaharoofSri Lanka v IndiaDambulla22/06/2010Abdur RazzakBangladesh v ZimbabweDhaka03/12/2010Kemar RoachWest Indies v NetherlandsDelhi28/02/2011Lasith MalingaSri Lanka v KenyaColombo (RPS)01/03/2011Lasith MalingaSri Lanka v AustraliaColombo (RPS)22/08/2011Dan ChristianAustralia v Sri LankaMelbourne02/03/2012Thisara PereraSri Lanka v PakistanColombo (RPS)16/06/2012Clint McKayAustralia v EnglandCardiff14/09/2013Rubel HossainBangladesh v New ZealandDhaka29/10/2013Prosper UtseyaZimbabwe v South AfricaHarare29/08/2014Taijul IslamBangladesh v ZimbabweDhaka01/12/2014Steven FinnEngland v AustraliaMelbourne14/02/2015JP DuminySouth Africa v Sri LankaSydney18/03/2015Kagiso RabadaSouth Africa v BangladeshMirpur10/07/2015James FaulknerAustralia v Sri LankaColombo (RPS)24/08/2016Taskin AhmedBangladesh v Sri LankaDambulla28/03/2017Wanindu HasarangaSri Lanka v ZimbabweGalle02/07/2017Kuldeep YadavIndia v AustraliaKolkata21/09/2017Shehan MadushankaSri Lanka v BangladeshDhaka27/01/2018Imran TahirSouth Africa v ZimbabweBloemfontein03/10/2018Trent BoultNew Zealand v PakistanAbu Dhabi07/11/2018Mohammed ShamiIndia v AfghanistanSouthampton22/06/2019Trent BoultNew Zealand v AustraliaLord’s29/06/2019Kuldeep YadavIndia v West IndiesVisakhapatnam18/12/2019Wessly MadhevereZimbabwe v NetherlandsHarare23/03/2023Maheesh TheekshanaSri Lanka v New ZealandHamilton08/01/2025List of bowlers with ODI hat-tricks ft. Maheesh Theekshana Inside Sport India.
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