To get the hat-trick, Mahesh Theekshana got rid of Mitchell Santner, the captain of New Zealand, Matt Henry and Nathan Smith, and. After taking two wickets in the final two deliveries of the 35th over, he came back to complete his hat-trick by taking Matt Henry’s wicket off the first delivery of the 37th over.
The spinner finished with figures 4 for 44 in 8 overs as New Zealand scored 255 for 9 in a rain-affected match reduced to 37 overs at Seddon Park in Hamilton. The visitors; however lost the match by 113 runs as they were bowled out for 142 in 31st over.
Mahesh Teekshana also became the seventh Sri Lankan to take an ODI hat-trick and the first overall bowler to do so in 2025.
List of Sri Lankan bowlers with ODI hat-tricks
Chaminda Vaas against Zimbabwe in 2001
Chaminda Vaas against Bangladesh in 2003
Lasith Malinga against South Africa in 2007
Farveez Maharoof against India in 2010
Lasith Malinga against Kenya in 2011
Lasith Malinga against Australia in 2011
Thisara Perera against Pakistan in 2012
Wanindu Hasaranga against Zimbabwe in 2017, Galle
Dushmantha Madushanka against Bangladesh in 2018
Mahesh Theekshana against New Zealand in 2024
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