The top five bowlers with the most hat-tricks in international cricket are Sri Lanka’s Lasith Malinga, India’s Kapil Dev, and others. Their remarkable skills and strategic prowess have made them legendary figures in the sport, achieving this rare feat multiple times.
1. Lasith Malinga (5 Hat-Tricks)
With 5 Hat-Tricks under his belt, Lasith Malinga has established his name as one of the most consistent and powerful pacers of all time. 3 of his Hat-Tricks have come in ODI cricket and 2 have come in T20I cricket, and he was one of the most feared cricketers of all time.
His first Hat-Trick came versus South Africa on 28th March 2007 and then his 2nd one came during the ICC ODI World Cup 2011 against Kenya. Later in that year, the Sri Lankan pacer took a Hat-Trick against Australia.
In T20I cricket, the unique sling-action bowler, took Hat-Tricks against Bangladesh and New Zealand. Notably, he had taken 4 wickets in 4 balls against New Zealand in 2019, when his 2nd Hat-Trick had come.
2. Wasim Akram (4 Hat-Tricks)
The “Sultan of Swing”, Wasim Akram has had 4 Hat-Tricks in his kitty. 2 of them came in ODIs and 2 came in Test matches, while playing for Pakistan. Way back in 1989 versus West Indies, Wasim Akram logged his 1st Hat-Trick, and he didn’t ever look back.
Then in 1990 versus Australia, Akram registered his 2nd Hat-Trick. A interesting thing about his Test Hat-Tricks is that he registered both of them in a single Test match (in 2 innings) against Sri Lanka in 1999.
3. Stuart Broad (2 Hat-Tricks)
English pacer Stuart Broad has taken 2 Hat-Tricks during his playing days and goes down in history as one of the best English pacers of all time. Way back in 2011 versus India in Nottinghamshire, Stuart Broad had taken his first Hat-Trick.
On 20th June 2014, Stuart Broad became the only English bowler to take 2 Test Hat-Tricks after he simply rattled the batting department of Sri Lanka. His scalps were Kumar Sangakkara, Dinesh Chandimal and Shaminda Eranga.
4. Kuldeep Yadav (2 Hat-Tricks)
Indian chinaman bowler Kuldeep Yadav has taken 2 Hat-Tricks and has simply bamboozled the opposition batters with his wily and skilful bowling. He took his first one in the 2nd ODI versus Australia in Eden Gardens, Kolkata in 2017.
Kuldeep Yadav’s 2nd Hat-Trick came against West Indies in 2019 and he dismissed Jason Holder, Alzarri Joseph and Shai Hope. India had registered a humongous victory of 107 runs in that game.
5. Thisara Perera (2 Hat-Tricks)
Sri Lankan all-rounder Thisara Perera is next on our list of most Hat-Tricks in international cricket. He has taken 2 Hat-Tricks and his first came against Pakistan in 2012 in Colombo. Perera had dismissed Younis Khan, Shahid Afridi and Sarfaraz Ahmed in that game.
His second Hat-Trick came against India in 2016 and his wickets included Hardik Pandya, Suresh Raina and Yuvraj Singh.
