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Madhushanka, on Friday, became the third Sri Lankan and overall eighth bowler in the world to take a hat-trick in ODIs against Zimbabwe.
Dilshan Madushanka becomes 3rd Sri Lankan to take a hat-trick in ODIs against Zimbabwe. (Picture Credit: AFP)
Fast bowler Dilshan Madushanka entered his name in the record books on Friday, August 29, by becoming the third Sri Lankan bowler to take a hat-trick in ODIs against Zimbabwe. The 24-year-old left-arm pacer from Hambantota dismissed three Zimbabwe batters in three balls on Friday. He picked up his maiden ODI hat-trick in the last over of the first ODI played between the two teams at Harare Sports Club.
On the first ball of the last over of the match, Madushanka, who finished as the highest wicket-taker for Sri Lanka in the 2023 ODI World Cup, bowled Sikandar Raza. The legendary all-rounder scored 92 runs from 87 balls. On the second ball, Madushanka removed Brad Evans for a golden duck. Evans was caught by Asitha Fernando. The 24-year-old fast bowler completed his hat-trick by breaching Richard Ngarava’s defence and shattering his stumps on the third ball.
Chaminda Vaas was the first Sri Lankan bowler to take hat-tricks in ODIs against Zimbabwe. He achieved the feat during the match played in Colombo (SSC) on December 8, 2001.
Wanindu Hasaranga also dismissed three Zimbabwe batters in three balls on July 2, 2017, in Galle.
Sri Lankan bowlers to take hat-trick in ODIs against Zimbabwe
Madushanka is overall the 8th Sri Lankan bowler to take a hat-trick in ODIs.
Apart from him, Vaas and Hasaranga, Lasith Malinga, Farveez Maharoof, Thisara Perera, Shehan Madushanka and Maheesh Theekshana have also dismissed three batters in three balls one time in ODIs.
Malinga, in fact, has three ODI hat-tricks to his name.
Sri Lanka bowlers to take hat-trick in ODIs
| BOWLER | OPPOSITION | VENUE | DATE |
| Chaminda Vaas | Zimbabwe | Colombo (SSC) | December 8, 2001 |
| Chaminda Vaas | Bangladesh | Pietermaritzburg | February 14, 2003 |
| Lasith Malinga | South Africa | Guyana | March 28, 2007 |
| Farveez Maharoof | India | Dambulla | June 22, 2010 |
| Lasith Malinga | Kenya | Colombo (RPS) | March 1, 2011 |
| Lasith Malinga | Australia | Colombo (RPS) | August 22, 2011 |
| Thisara Perera | Pakistan | Colombo (RPS) | June 16, 2012 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | Zimbabwe | Galle | July 2, 2017 |
| Shehan Madushanka | Bangladesh | Dhaka | January 27, 2018 |
| Maheesh Theekshana | New Zealand | Hamilton | January 8, 2025 |
| Dilshan Madushanka | Zimbabwe | Harare | August 29, 2025 |
A total of eight bowlers have taken hat-tricks in ODIs against Zimbabwe.
Legendary Pakistani spinner Saqlain Mushtaq was the first bowler in the world to dismiss three Zimbabwe batters in three balls of an ODI match. He finished his career with two ODI hat-tricks against the African side.
Bowlers to take hat-trick in ODIs against Zimbabwe
| BOWLER | TEAM | VENUE | DATE |
| Saqlain Mushtaq | Pakistan | Peshawar | November 3, 1996 |
| Saqlain Mushtaq | Pakistan | The Oval | June 11, 1999 |
| Chaminda Vaas | Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | December 8, 2001 |
| Shahadat Hossain | Bangladesh | Harare | August 2, 2006 |
| Abdur Razzak | Bangladesh | Dhaka | December 3, 2010 |
| Taijul Islam | Bangladesh | Dhanka | December 1, 2014 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | Sri Lanka | Galle | July 2, 2017 |
| Imran Tahir | South Africa | Bloemfontein | October 3, 2018 |
| Dilshan Madushanka | Sri Lanka | Harare | August 29, 2025 |
Apart from him, Vaas, Shahadat Hossain (Bangladesh), Abdur Razzak (Bangladesh), Taijul Islam (Bangladesh), Hasaranga, Imran Tahir (South Africa) and Madushanka also have an ODI hat-trick against Zimbabwe to their credit.
- Location :
Harare, Zimbabwe
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