List of Twenty20 International cricket hat-tricks
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A hat-trick in cricket is when a bowler takes three wickets from consecutive deliveries. It is a relatively rare event in men's Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket with only 68 occurrences as of June 2025.{{Cite news|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283738.html|title=Records {{!}} Twenty20 Internationals {{!}} Bowling records {{!}} Hat-tricks |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=14 April 2024}}
The first Twenty20 hat-trick was taken by Brett Lee of Australia, playing against Bangladesh in Cape Town in September 2007.
Rashid Khan, Lasith Malinga, Curtis Campher, Jason Holder, Waseem Yaqoob and Hernán Fennell are the only bowlers to take four wickets in four balls in T20Is, Khan achieving this feat against Ireland in February 2019, and Malinga repeating the achievement against New Zealand in September 2019. On 18 October 2021 at 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, Campher achieved the feat against the Netherlands{{cite web|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/cricket/ireland-pacer-curtis-campher-becomes-third-bowler-to-take-four-wickets-in-four-balls-in-t20is20211018164521/ |title=Ireland pacer Curtis Campher becomes third bowler to take four wickets in four balls in T20Is |work=ANI News |access-date=18 October 2021}} On 30 January 2022, Holder achieved this feat against England.{{cite web| url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/england-tour-of-west-indies-2021-22-1256716/west-indies-vs-england-5th-t20i-1256724/full-scorecard| title=5th T20I (D/N), Bridgetown, Jan 30 2022, England tour of West Indies |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=30 January 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.windiescricket.com/news/holder-hero-west-indies-get-amazing-series-win/ |title=Holder the hero as West Indies get amazing series win |work=Cricket West Indies |access-date=31 January 2022}}
On 6 August 2021, Nathan Ellis picked up three wickets off the last three balls of Bangladesh innings to become the first male cricketer to take a hat-trick on his debut in a T20I match.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/58120763 |title=Nathan Ellis: Australia bowler takes hat-trick on debut against Bangladesh |work=BBC Sport |access-date=6 August 2021}}
Chronological list of hat-tricks
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|+Key | style="background:#cee0f2" | | Hat-trick taken in a World Cup match |
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| Hat-trick taken in debut match |
| (b)
| Bowled |
| (c)
| Caught |
| (c & b) |
| (lbw) |
| (st)
| Stumped |
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| scope=row | Result
| Result for the team for which the hat-trick was taken |
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|+List of Twenty20 International cricket hat-tricks ! No. ! Bowler ! For ! Against ! class="unsortable" | Wickets ! Venue ! Date ! Result ! Ref. |
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|1 ! scope="row" style="background:#cee0f2; text-align:center;" | Brett Lee | {{cr|AUS}} | {{cr|BAN}} |
| {{flagicon|SA}} Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town | 16 September 2007 | Won |
| 2
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Jacob Oram | {{cr|NZL}} | {{cr|SRI}} | | {{flagicon|SL}} R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | 2 September 2009 | Won |
| 3
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Tim Southee (1/2) | {{cr|NZL}} | {{cr|PAK}} |
| {{flagicon|NZ}} Eden Park, Auckland | 26 December 2010 | Won |
| 4
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Thisara Perera | {{cr|SL}} | {{cr|IND}} |
| {{flagicon|IND}} JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi | 12 February 2016 | Lost |
| 5
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Lasith Malinga (1/2) | {{cr|SL}} | {{cr|BAN}} | | {{flagicon|SL}} R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | 6 April 2017 | Lost |
| 6
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Faheem Ashraf | {{cr|PAK}} | {{cr|SRI}} | | {{flagicon|ARE}} Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi | 27 October 2017 | Won |
| 7
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Rashid Khan | {{cr|AFG|2013}} | {{cr|IRE}} |
| {{flagicon|IND}} Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun | 24 February 2019 | Won |
| 8
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Lasith Malinga (2/2) | {{cr|SL}} | {{cr|NZL}} | | {{flagicon|SL}} Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy | 6 September 2019 | Won |
| 9
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Mohammad Hasnain | {{cr|PAK}} | {{cr|SRI}} | | {{flagicon|PAK}} Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | 5 October 2019 | Lost |
| 10
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Khawar Ali | {{cr|OMA}} | {{cr|NED}} | | {{flagicon|OMA}} Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Muscat | 9 October 2019 | Won |
| 11
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Norman Vanua | {{cr|PNG}} | {{cr|BER}} |
| {{flagicon|UAE}} ICC Academy Ground, Dubai | 19 October 2019 | Won |
| 12
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Deepak Chahar | {{cr|IND}} | {{cr|BAN}} | | {{flagicon|IND}} Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur | 10 November 2019 | Won |
| 13
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Ashton Agar | {{cr|AUS}} | {{cr|RSA}} | | {{flagicon|RSA}} Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | 21 February 2020 | Won |
| 14
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Akila Dananjaya | {{cr|SL}} | {{cr|WIN}} |
| {{flagicon|ATG}} Coolidge Cricket Ground, Antigua | 3 March 2021 | Lost |
| 15
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Waseem Abbas (1/2) | {{cr|MLT}} | {{cr|BEL}} | | {{flagicon|MLT}} Marsa Sports Club, Marsa | 8 July 2021 | Won |
| 16
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Sheraz Sheikh | {{cr|BEL}} | {{cr|MLT}} | | {{flagicon|MLT}} Marsa Sports Club, Marsa | 9 July 2021 | Won |
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| 17 ! scope="row" style="background:#ffc; text-align:center;" | Nathan Ellis | {{cr|AUS}} | {{cr|BAN}} | | {{flagicon|BAN}} Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur | 6 August 2021 | Lost |
| 18
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Elijah Otieno | {{cr|KEN}} | {{cr|UGA}} | | {{flagicon|UGA}} Entebbe Cricket Oval, Entebbe | 17 September 2021 | Lost |
| 19
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Kofi Bagabena |{{Cr|Ghana}} |{{Cr|Seychelles}} | |{{Flagicon|Rwanda}} Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali |17 October 2021 |Won |
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|20 ! scope="row" style="background:#cee0f2; text-align:center;" | Curtis Campher | {{cr|IRE}} | {{cr|NED}} |
| {{flagicon|UAE}} Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi | 18 October 2021 | Won |
| 21
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Dylan Blignaut | {{cr|GER}} | {{cr|ITA}} |
| {{flagicon|ESP}} Desert Springs Cricket Ground, Almería | 21 October 2021 | Lost |
| 22
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Dinesh Nakrani | {{cr|UGA}} | {{cr|SEY}} | | {{flagicon|RWA}} IPRC Cricket Ground, Kigali | 22 October 2021 | Won |
| 23
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Peter Aho | {{cr|Nigeria}} | {{cr|Sierra Leone}} | | {{flagicon|Nigeria}} University of Lagos Cricket Oval, Lagos | 24 October 2021 | Won |
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|24 ! scope="row" style="background:#cee0f2; text-align:center;" | Wanindu Hasaranga | {{cr|SL}} | {{cr|RSA}} | | {{flagicon|UAE}} Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | 30 October 2021 | Lost |
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|25 ! scope="row" style="background:#cee0f2; text-align:center;" | Kagiso Rabada | {{cr|RSA}} | {{cr|ENG}} | | {{flagicon|UAE}} Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | 6 November 2021 | Won |
| 26
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | Hernán Fennell (1/2) | {{cr|ARG}} | {{cr|PAN}} | | {{flagicon|ATG}} Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua | 10 November 2021 | Won |
| 27
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Jason Holder | {{cr|WIN}} | {{cr|ENG}} |
| {{flagicon|BAR}} Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | 30 January 2022 | Won |
| 28
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Karan KC | {{cr|NEP}} | {{cr|PNG}} | | {{flagicon|NEP}} TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur | 31 March 2022 | Won |
| 29
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | JJ Smit | {{cr|NAM}} | {{cr|UGA}} |
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|NAM}} United Ground}}, Windhoek | 10 April 2022 | Won |
| 30
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Khalid Ahmadi (1/2) | {{cr|BEL}} | {{cr|MLT}} | | {{flagicon|BEL}} Royal Brussels Cricket Club, Waterloo | 12 June 2022 | Won |
| 31
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Syazrul Idrus | {{cr|MAS}} | {{cr|THA}} | | {{flagicon|MAS}} UKM-YSD Cricket Oval, Bangi | 4 July 2022 | Won |
| 32
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Kamron Senamontree | {{cr|THA}} | {{cr|MDV}} |
| {{flagicon|MAS}} UKM-YSD Cricket Oval, Bangi | 8 July 2022 | Lost |
| 33
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Logan van Beek | {{cr|NED}} | {{cr|HKG}} | | {{flagicon|ZIM}} Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo | 12 July 2022 | Won |
| 34
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Chamal Sadun | {{cr|CYP}} | {{cr|TUR}} | | {{flagicon|FIN}} Tikkurila Cricket Ground, Vantaa | 16 July 2022 | Won |
| 35
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Michael Bracewell | {{cr|NZL}} | {{cr|IRE}} | | {{flagicon|NIR}} Stormont, Belfast | 20 July 2022 | Won |
| 36
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Sudesh Wickramasekara | {{cr|CZE}} | {{cr|EST}} | | {{flagicon|FIN}} Tikkurila Cricket Ground, Vantaa | 28 July 2022 | Won |
| 37
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Habib Khan | {{cr|EST}} | {{cr|FRA}} | | {{flagicon|FIN}} Kerava National Cricket Ground, Kerava | 30 July 2022 | Lost |
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| 38 ! scope="row" style="background:#ffc; text-align:center;" | Shahrukh Quddus | {{cr|KUW}} | {{cr|BHR}} |
| {{flagicon|OMA}} Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Muscat | 17 August 2022 | Won |
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|39 ! scope="row" style="background:#cee0f2; text-align:center;" | Karthik Meiyappan | {{cr|UAE}} | {{cr|SL}} |
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Kardinia Park, Geelong | 18 October 2022 | Lost |
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|40 ! scope="row" style="background:#cee0f2; text-align:center;" | Josh Little | {{cr|IRE}} | {{cr|NZL}} | | {{flagicon|AUS}} Adelaide Oval, Adelaide |4 November 2022 |Lost |
| 41
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Tim Southee (2/2) | {{cr|NZL}} | {{cr|IND}} |
| {{flagicon|NZL}} Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui |20 November 2022 |Lost |
| 42
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Harsheed Chohan | {{cr|TAN}} | {{cr|SLE}} | | {{flagicon|RWA}} Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali |1 December 2022 |Won |
| 43
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Rizwan Butt | {{cr|BHR}} | {{cr|SIN}} |
| {{flagicon|MAS}} UKM-YSD Cricket Oval, Bangi |21 December 2022 |Won |
| 44
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Mohammad Kamran | {{cr|ESP}} | {{cr|IOM}} | | {{flagicon|ESP}} La Manga Club Ground, Cartagena |26 February 2023 |Won |
| 45
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Matt Henry | {{cr|NZ}} | {{cr|PAK}} |
| {{flagicon|PAK}} Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |14 April 2023 |Lost |
| 46
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Saud Munir | {{cr|DEN}} | {{cr|NOR}} | | {{flagicon|DEN}} Svanholm Park, Brøndby |18 May 2023 |Won |
| 47
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Mark Pavlovic (1/2) | {{cr|SRB}} | {{cr|TUR}} | | {{flagicon|BUL}} National Sports Academy, Sofia |23 June 2023 |Won |
| 48
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Mark Pavlovic (2/2) | {{cr|SRB}} | {{cr|CRO}} | | {{flagicon|BUL}} National Sports Academy, Sofia |24 June 2023 |Won |
| 49
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Waseem Abbas (2/2) | {{cr|MLT}} | {{cr|FRA}} | | {{flagicon|MLT}} Marsa Sports Club, Marsa | 10 July 2023 | Won |
| 50
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Karim Janat | {{cr|AFG}} | {{cr|BAN}} |
| {{flagicon|BAN}} Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet | 14 July 2023 | Lost |
| 51
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Kabua Morea | {{cr|PNG}} | {{cr|PHI}} | | {{flagicon|PNG}} Amini Park, Port Moresby | 23 July 2023 | Won |
| 52
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Nicolaj Laegsgaard | {{cr|DEN}} | {{cr|JER}} |
| {{flagicon|SCO}} Goldenacre Sports Ground, Edinburgh | 28 July 2023 | Lost |
| 53
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Kenneth Waiswa | {{cr|UGA}} | {{cr|RWA}} |
| {{flagicon|RWA}} Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Rwanda | 20 August 2023 | Won |
| 54
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Mohameed Taiwo | {{cr|NGA}} | {{cr|SLE}} |
| {{flagicon|NGA}} Tafawa Balewa Square Cricket Oval, Lagos | 8 October 2023 | Won |
| 55
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Sikandar Raza | {{cr|ZIM}} | {{cr|RWA}} |
| {{flagicon|NAM}} Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek | 27 November 2023 | Won |
| 56
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | George Sesay | {{cr|SLE}} | {{cr|BOT}} |
| {{flagicon|RSA}} Willowmoore Park, Benoni | 15 December 2023 | Won |
| 57
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Nuwan Thushara | {{cr|SL}} | {{cr|BAN}} | | {{flagicon|BAN}} Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet | 9 March 2024 | Won |
| 58
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Aqib Ilyas | {{cr|OMA}} | {{cr|CAM}} |
| {{flagicon|OMA}} Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 2, Al Amarat | 14 April 2024 | Won |
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|59 ! scope="row" style="background:#cee0f2; text-align:center;" | Pat Cummins (1/2) | {{cr|AUS}} | {{cr|BAN}} | | {{flagicon|Antigua and Barbuda}} Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound | 20 June 2024 | Won |
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|60 ! scope="row" style="background:#cee0f2; text-align:center;" | Pat Cummins (2/2) | {{cr|AUS}} | {{cr|AFG}} | | {{flagicon|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}} Arnos Vale Stadium, Arnos Vale | 22 June 2024 | Lost |
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|61 ! scope="row" style="background:#cee0f2; text-align:center;" | Chris Jordan | {{cr|ENG}} | {{cr|USA}} | | {{flagicon|Barbados}} Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | 23 June 2024 | Won |
| 62
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Waseem Yaqoob | {{cr|LES}} | {{cr|MLI}} | | {{flagicon|TAN}} Gymkhana Club Ground, Dar es Salaam | 25 September 2024 | Won |
| 63
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Obed Harvey | {{cr|GHA}} | {{cr|MLI}} | | {{flagicon|TAN}} Gymkhana Club Ground, Dar es Salaam | 26 September 2024 | Won |
| 64
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Lockie Ferguson | {{cr|NZ}} | {{cr|SL}} | | {{flagicon|SL}} Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla | 10 November 2024 | Won |
| 65
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Ridwan Abdulkareem | {{cr|NGA}} | {{cr|Saint Helena}} |
| {{flagicon|NGA}} University of Lagos Cricket Oval, Lagos | 23 November 2024 | Won |
| 66
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Hernán Fennell (2/2) | {{cr|ARG}} | {{cr|CAY}} |
| {{flagicon|ARG}} Hurlingham Club Ground, Buenos Aires | 15 December 2024 | Lost |
| 67
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Sham Murari | {{cr|CRC}} | {{cr|FLK}} | | {{flagicon|CRC}} Los Reyes Polo Club, Guácima | 10 March 2025 | Won |
| 68
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Khalid Ahmad (2/2) | {{cr|BEL}} | {{cr|POR}} | | {{flagicon|BEL}} Stars Arena, Hofstade | 1 June 2025 | Won |
Hat-tricks by teams
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|+T20I hat-tricks by teams !scope="col" |Team !scope="col" |Hat-tricks |
| scope="row" |{{cr|NZ}}
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" | 6 |
|---|
| scope="row"|{{cr|SL}} |
| scope="row" |{{cr|AUS}}
| style="text-align:center" | 5 |
| scope="row" |{{cr|BEL}}
| style="text-align:center" rowspan="2" | 3 |
| scope="row" |{{cr|NGA}} |
| scope="row" |{{cr|AFG|2013}}
| style="text-align:center" rowspan="12" |2 |
| scope="row" |{{cr|ARG}} |
| scope="row" |{{cr|BEL}} |
| scope="row" |{{cr|DEN}} |
| scope="row" |{{cr|GHA}} |
| scope="row" |{{cr|IRE}} |
| scope="row" |{{cr|MLT}} |
| scope="row" |{{cr|OMA}} |
| scope="row" |{{cr|PAK}} |
| scope="row" |{{cr|PNG}} |
| scope="row" |{{cr|SRB}} |
| scope="row" |{{cr|UGA}} |
| scope="row" |{{cr|BHR}}
| rowspan="23" style="text-align:center" |1 |
| scope="row" |{{cr|CRC}} |
| scope="row" |{{cr|CZE}} |
| scope="row" |{{cr|CYP}} |
| scope="row" |{{cr|ENG}} |
| scope="row" |{{cr|EST}} |
| scope="row" |{{cr|GER}} |
| scope="row" |{{cr|IND}} |
| scope="row" |{{cr|KEN}} |
| scope="row" |{{cr|KUW}} |
| scope="row" |{{cr|LES}} |
| scope="row" |{{cr|MAS}} |
| scope="row" |{{cr|NAM}} |
| scope="row" |{{cr|NEP}} |
| scope="row"|{{cr|NED}} |
| scope="row" |{{cr|SLE}} |
| scope="row" |{{cr|RSA}} |
| scope="row" |{{cr|ESP}} |
| scope="row" |{{cr|TAN}} |
| scope="row" |{{cr|THA}} |
| scope="row" |{{cr|UAE}} |
| scope="row" |{{cr|WIN}} |
| scope="row" |{{cr|ZIM}} |
| Total
!68 |
Bowlers with multiple T20I hat-tricks
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|+Bowlers with multiple hat-tricks ! style="width:150px" |Bowler !! style="width:75px" |Hat-tricks |
| scope="row"|{{nobr|{{flagicon|MLT}} {{sortname|Waseem|Abbas|dab=cricketer|nolink=1}}}}
| rowspan="7" style="text-align:center" |2 |
|---|
| scope="row"|{{flagicon|BEL}} {{sortname|Khalid|Ahmadi|nolink=1}} |
| scope="row"|{{flagicon|AUS}} {{sortname|Pat|Cummins}} |
| scope="row"|{{flagicon|ARG}} {{sortname|Hernán|Fennell}} |
| scope="row"|{{flagicon|SRI}} {{sortname|Lasith|Malinga}} |
| scope="row"|{{flagicon|SRB}} {{sortname|Mark|Pavlovic|nolink=1}} |
| scope="row"|{{flagicon|NZ}} {{sortname|Tim|Southee}} |
See also
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