Hat tricks in Ranji Trophy – Karnataka’s HS Sharath is a new entrant to the list
HS Sharath of Karnataka performed the Hat trick against Haryana at Mysore in the Ranji Trophy league of 2015-16 to provide the 70th occasion of a bowler performing the feat in the history of Ranji Trophy. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Bowler | Teams | Ground | Season |
| 1 | M Baqa Jilani | N India v S Punjab | Amritsar | 1934/35 |
| 2 | Mubarak Ali | Nawanagar v W India | Poona | 1936/37 |
| 3 | TC Longfield | Bengal v Bihar | Calcutta | 1937/38 |
| 4 | JB Khot | Bombay v Baroda | Bombay-BS | 1943/44 |
| 5 | D Narottam | Kathiawar v Baroda | Dhrol | 1947/48 |
| 6 | SN Banerjee | Bihar v Delhi | Jamshedpur | 1948/49 |
| 7 | CT Sarwate | Holkar v Bihar | Jamshedpur | 1948/49 |
| 8 | PK Sen | Bengal v Orissa | Cuttack | 1954/55 |
| 9 | VM Muddiah | Services v E Punjab | Roshanara- Delhi | 1955/56 |
| 10 | VB Ranjane | Maharashtra v Saurashtra | Khadakvasla | 1956/57 |
| 11 | N Khanna | S Punjab v J and K | Patiala | 1959/60 |
| 12 | S Nyalchand | Saurashtra v Baroda | Dharangadhra | 1961/62 |
| 13 | HG Gaekwad | M Pradesh v Rajasthan | Jabalpur | 1962/63 |
| 14 | UN Kulkarni | Bombay v Gujarat | Anand | 1963/64 |
| 15 | SS Jhanji | U Pradesh v Vidarbha | VCA- Nagpur | 1963/64 |
| 16 | JS Rao | Services v J & k | Army HQ-Delhi | 1963/64 |
| 17 | JS Rao | Services v N Punjab | Amritsar | 1963/64 |
| 18 | JS Rao | Services v N Punjab | Amritsar | 1963/64 |
| 19 | Ravinder Pal | Delhi v S Punjab | Sector 16-Chandigarh | 1965/66 |
| 20 | BS Bedi | Delhi v Punjab | Delhi-FSK | 1968/69 |
| 21 | KR Gattani | Rajasthan v U Pradesh | Varanasi | 1969/70 |
| 22 | Mehboodullah Khan | U Pradesh v M Pradesh | Lucknow | 1971/72 |
| 23 | B Kalyanasundaram | Tamil Nadu v Bombay | Chepauk, Madras | 1972/73 |
| 24 | AM Ismail | Bombay v Saurashtra | Bombay | 1973/74 |
| 25 | AR Bhat | Karnataka v Bombay | Bangalore | 1981/82 |
| 26 | B Arun | Tamil Nadu v Goa | Panaji | 1986/87 |
| 27 | B Burman | Bengal v Tripura | Eden-Calcutta | 1986/87 |
| 28 | S Mohapatra | Orissa v Tripura | Cuttack | 1987/88 |
| 29 | SS Saini | Delhi v Himachal Pradesh | Delhi-FSK | 1988/89 |
| 30 | SA Ankola | Maharashtra v Gujarat | Pune | 1988/89 |
| 31 | J Srinath | Karnataka v Hyderabad | Secunderabad | 1989/90 |
| 32 | AS Singla | Haryana v Services | Gurgaon | 1989/90 |
| 33 | SP Mukherjee | Bengal v Hyderabad | Secunderabad | 1989/90 |
| 34 | V Venkatram | Bihar v Tripura | Jamshedpur | 1990/91 |
| 35 | RP Singh | U Pradesh v Vidarbha | Kanpur | 1991/92 |
| 36 | A Kumble | Karnataka v Andhra | Ukku-Visakhapatnam | 1991/92 |
| 37 | S Subramaniam | Tamil Nadu v Kerala | Thiruvalla | 1992/93 |
| 38 | PV Gandhe | Vidarbha v Rajasthan | Alwar | 1993/94 |
| 39 | Arshad Ayub | Hyderabad v Kerala | Kottayam | 1993/94 |
| 40 | S Sensharma | Bengal v Delhi | Eden-Calcutta | 1993/94 |
| 41 | M Suresh Kumar | Railways v Rajasthan | Karnail Singh-Delhi | 1995/96 |
| 42 | M Kartik | Railways v Vidarbha | Karnail Singh-Delhi | 1996/97 |
| 43 | A Kumble | Karnataka v Orissa | Rourkela | 1997/98 |
| 44 | A Katti | Karnataka v Kerala | Thalassery | 1998/99 |
| 45 | DK Devanand | Tamil Nadu v Orissa | Chepauk, Chennai | 1998/99 |
| 46 | A Mishra | Haryana v H Pradesh | Rohtak | 2001/02 |
| 47 | A Barik | Orissa v Assam | Balasore | 2001/02 |
| 48 | Gagandeep Singh | Punjab v U Pradesh | Mohali | 2002/03 |
| 49 | R Ramkumar | Tamil Nadu v Karnataka | Bangalore-IAF | 2003/04 |
| 50 | S Sreesanth | Kerala v Himachal Pradesh | Palakkad | 2004/05 |
| 51 | RV Pawar | Baroda v Hyderabad | Secunderabad | 2004/05 |
| 52 | RB Patel | Baroda v Tamil Nadu | Vadodara | 2004/05 |
| 53 | J Sharma | Haryana v Andhra | Lahli, Rohtak | 2006/07 |
| 54 | SK Cheruvathur | Kerala v Gujarat | Surat | 2007/08 |
| 55 | P Awana | Delhi v Maharashtra | Nagothane | 2007/08 |
| 56 | VR Singh | Punjab v Orissa | Mohali | 2007/08 |
| 57 | R Vinay Kumar | Karnataka v Maharashtra | Ratnagiri | 2007/08 |
| 58 | PV Gandhe | Vidarbha v Services | Palam A- Delhi | 2008/09 |
| 59 | SY Veragi | Baroda v Tamil Nadu | Vadodara | 2008/09 |
| 60 | A Mithun | Karnataka v U Pradesh | Meerut | 2009/10 |
| 61 | SM Fallah | Maharashtra v Baroda | Pune Club Ground, Pune | 2009/10 |
| 62 | Dhruv Singh | Haryana v U Pradesh | Mohan Nagar | 2010/11 |
| 63 | P Suyal | Delhi v Assam | Roshanara-Delhi | 2010/11 |
| 64 | AN Ahmed | Assam v Goa | Guwahati | 2011/12 |
| 65 | SK Trivedi | Saurashtra v Punjab | Mohali | 2011/12 |
| 66 | KR Upadhyay | Railways v Punjab | Mohali | 2011/12 |
| 67 | Mohammed Shami | Bengal v M Pradesh | Indore | 2012/13 |
| 68 | RV Dhruve | Gujarat v Vidarbha | VCA- Nagpur | 2013/14 |
| 69 | S Aravind | Karnataka v Tamil Nadu | Bangalore | 2014/15 |
| 70 | HS Sharath | Karnataka v Haryana | Mysore | 2015/16 |
HS Sharath’s feat provides the ninth occasion of a Karnataka bowler performing the Hat trick in Ranji Trophy. With A Kumble performing the feat twice, HS Sharath became the eighth Karnataka bowler to perform the feat. All the nine occasions are listed below
| No | Bowler | Teams | Ground | Season |
| 1 | AR Bhat | Karnataka v Bombay | Bangalore | 1981/82 |
| 2 | J Srinath | Karnataka v Hyderabad | Secunderabad | 1989/90 |
| 3 | A Kumble | Karnataka v Andhra | Ukku-Visakhapatnam | 1991/92 |
| 4 | A Kumble | Karnataka v Orissa | Rourkela | 1997/98 |
| 5 | A Katti | Karnataka v Kerala | Thalassery | 1998/99 |
| 6 | R Vinay Kumar | Karnataka v Maharashtra | Ratnagiri | 2007/08 |
| 7 | A Mithun | Karnataka v U Pradesh | Meerut | 2009/10 |
| 8 | S Aravind | Karnataka v Tamil Nadu | Bangalore | 2014/15 |
| 9 | HS Sharath | Karnataka v Haryana | Mysore | 2015/16 |
A Kumble. JSS Rao and PV Gandhe are the three bowlers to get a Hat trick in Ranji Trophy. JSS Rao of Services is the only bowler to perform the feat in both innings of the match. He was representing Services and performed the rare feat against Northern Punjab at Amritsar in 963-64
| No | Bowler | Teams | Ground | Season |
| 1 | A Kumble | Karnataka v Andhra | Ukku-Visakhapatnam | 1991/92 |
| 2 | A Kumble | Karnataka v Orissa | Rourkela | 1997/98 |
| 1 | JS Rao | Services v J & k | Army HQ-Delhi | 1963/64 |
| 2 | JS Rao | Services v N Punjab | Amritsar | 1963/64 |
| 3 | JS Rao | Services v N Punjab | Amritsar | 1963/64 |
| 1 | PV Gandhe | Vidarbha v Rajasthan | Alwar | 1993/94 |
| 2 | PV Gandhe | Vidarbha v Services | Palam A- Delhi | 2008/09 |