Dan Christian vs Sri Lanka on March 2, 2012 Christian became the fourth Australian bowler to take a hat-trick in ODIs when he struck in the 44th over of Sri Lanka's innings at the MCG in a Commonwealth Bank tri-series match.
Lasith Malinga vs South Africa on March 28, 2007; vs Kenya on March 1, 2011 and vs Australia on August 22, 2011 The Sri Lankan slinger is the only bowler to take a hat-trick thrice as well as taking four wickets in four balls.
Wasim Akram vs West Indies on October 14, 1989 and vs Australia on May 4, 1990 The legendary Pakistan fast bowler took his first hat-trick when he clean bowled Jeff Dujon, Malcolm Marshall and Curtly Ambrose as his team edged West Indies by 11 runs at Sharjah. Akram repeated the feat at the same venue less than seven months later as he again clean bowled Merv Hughes, Carl Rackemann and Terry Alderman in Pakistan's 36-run win over Australia.
Kapil Dev vs Sri Lanka on January 4, 1991 One of cricket's best all-rounders achieved the feat when he dismissed Roshan Mahanama, Rumesh Ratnayake and Sanath Jayasuriya in India's seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup final
Saqlain Mushtaq vs Zimbabwe on November 3, 1996 and vs Zimbabwe on June 11, 1999 Saqlain had Grant Flower and John Rennie caught behind by Moin Khan before he had Andy Whittall caught by Saleem Malik to complete his first hat-trick in ODIs
Danny Morrison vs India on March 25, 1994 The New Zealand fast-medium bowler clean bowled Kapil Dev, Salil Ankola and Nayan Mongia at McLean Park, Napier to become the first Kiwi to take a hat-trick in ODIs.
Chetan Sharma vs New Zealand on October 31, 1987 The fast-medium bowler took the first hat-trick in World Cup history when he clean bowled Ken Rutherford, Ian Smith and Ewen Chatfield as India bowled New Zealand out for 221 before Sunil Gavaskar's 103* led the hosts to a nine-wicket win.
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