LONDON: New Zealand’s Trent Boult took the 11th hat-trick in World Cup history when he achieved the feat against Australia at Lord’s on Saturday.
The left-arm quick joined an exclusive club that now consists of 10 bowlers, with Sri Lanka’s Lasith Malinga having taken two hat-tricks at the showpiece tournament.
World Cup hat-tricks
1987: Chetan Sharma (India) v New Zealand, Nagpur
1999: Saqlain Mushtaq (Pakistan) v Zimbabwe, The Oval
2003: Chaminda Vaas (Sri Lanka) v Bangaldesh, Pietermaritzburg
2003: Brett Lee (Australia) v Kenya, Kingsmead, Durban
2007: Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka) v South Africa, Providence, Georgetown
2011: Kemar Roach (West Indies) v Netherlands, Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
2011: Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka) v Kenya, RPS, Colombo
2015: Steven Finn (England) v Australia, Melbourne Cricket Ground
2015: JP Duminy (South Africa) v Sri Lanka, Sydney Cricket Ground
2019: Mohammed Shami (India) v Afghanistan, Rose Bowl, Southampton
2019: Trent Boult (New Zealand) v Australia, Lord’s