Hat-tricks in one day internationals – Imran Tahir is the latest addition to the list
Imran Tahir of South Africa performed the “Hattrick” against Zimbabwe at Bloemfontein on 03.10.18 to provide the 45th occasion of a bowler performing the Hattrick in the history of one-day internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Player | Team | Opposition | Venue | Date |
| 1 | Jalal-ud-Din | Pakistan | Australia | Hyderabad (P) | 20.09.82 |
| 2 | BA Reid | Australia | New Zealand | Sydney | 29.01.86 |
| 3 | C Sharma | India | New Zealand | Nagpur | 31.10.87 |
| 4 | Wasim Akram | Pakistan | West Indies | Sharjah | 14.10.89 |
| 5 | Wasim Akram | Pakistan | Australia | Sharjah | 04.05.90 |
| 6 | Kapil Dev | India | Sri Lanka | Calcutta | 04.01.91 |
| 7 | Aaqib Javed | Pakistan | India | Sharjah | 25.10.91 |
| 8 | DK Morrison | New Zealand | India | Napier | 25.03.94 |
| 9 | Waqar Younis | Pakistan | New Zealand | East London | 19.12.94 |
| 10 | Saqlain Mushtaq | Pakistan | Zimbabwe | Peshawar | 03.11.96 |
| 11 | EA Brandes | Zimbabwe | England | Harare | 03.01.97 |
| 12 | AM Stuart | Australia | Pakistan | Melbourne | 16.01.97 |
| 13 | Saqlain Mushtaq | Pakistan | Zimbabwe | The Oval | 11.06.99 |
| 14 | WPUJC Vaas | Sri Lanka | Zimbabwe | Colombo (SSC) | 08.12.01 |
| 15 | Mohammad Sami | Pakistan | West Indies | Sharjah | 15.02.02 |
| 16 | WPUJC Vaas | Sri Lanka | Bangladesh | Pietermaritzburg | 14.02.03 |
| 17 | B Lee | Australia | Kenya | Durban | 15.03.03 |
| 18 | JM Anderson | England | Pakistan | The Oval | 20.06.03 |
| 19 | SJ Harmison | England | India | Nottingham | 01.09.04 |
| 20 | CK Langeveldt | South Africa | West Indies | Barbados | 11.05.05 |
| 21 | Shahadat Hossain | Bangladesh | Zimbabwe | Harare | 02.08.06 |
| 22 | JE Taylor | West Indies | Australia | Mumbai (BS) | 18.10.06 |
| 23 | SE Bond | New Zealand | Australia | Hobart | 14.01.07 |
| 24 | *SL Malinga | Sri Lanka | South Africa | Guyana | 28.03.07 |
| 25 | A Flintoff | England | West Indies | St Lucia | 03.04.09 |
| 26 | MF Maharoof | Sri Lanka | India | Dambulla | 22.06.10 |
| 27 | Abdur Razzak | Bangladesh | Zimbabwe | Dhaka | 03.12.10 |
| 28 | KAJ Roach | West Indies | Netherlands | Delhi | 28.02.11 |
| 29 | SL Malinga | Sri Lanka | Kenya | Colombo (RPS) | 01.03.11 |
| 30 | SL Malinga | Sri Lanka | Australia | Colombo (RPS) | 22.08.11 |
| 31 | DT Christian | Australia | Sri Lanka | Melbourne | 02.03.12 |
| 32 | NLTC Perera | Sri Lanka | Pakistan | Colombo (RPS) | 16.06.12 |
| 33 | CJ McKay | Australia | England | Cardiff | 14.09.13 |
| 34 | Rubel Hossain | Bangladesh | New Zealand | Dhaka | 29.10.13 |
| 35 | Prosper Utseya | Zimbabwe | South Africa | Harare | 29.08.14 |
| 36 | Taijul Islam | Bangladesh | Zimbabwe | Dhaka | 01.12.14 |
| 37 | ST Finn | England | Australia | Melbourne | 14.02.15 |
| 38 | JP Duminy | South Africa | Sri Lanka | Sydney | 18.03.15 |
| 39 | K Rabada | South Africa | Bangladesh | Mirpur | 10.07.15 |
| 40 | JP Faulkner | Australia | Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 24.08.16 |
| 41 | Taskin Ahmed | Bangladesh | Sri Lanka | Dambulla | 28.03.17 |
| 42 | PWH de Silva | Sri Lanka | Zimbabwe | Galle | 02.07.17 |
| 43 | Kuldeep Yadav | India | Australia | Kolkata | 21.09.17 |
| 44 | DSK Madushanka | Sri Lanka | Bangladesh | Dhaka | 27.01.18 |
| 45 | Imran Tahir | South Africa | Zimbabwe | Bloemfontein | 03.10.18 |
Notes: Aaqib Javed was the youngest at 19 years and 81 days when he achieved this feat. * SL Malinga took 4 wickets in 4 balls in Guyana. 2007
Imran Tahir became the fourth South African bowler to perform the hattrick in one day internationals. The feats of these four bowlers are tabulated below.
| No | Player | Team | Opposition | Venue | Date |
| 1 | CK Langeveldt | South Africa | West Indies | Barbados | 11.05.05 |
| 2 | JP Duminy | South Africa | Sri Lanka | Sydney | 18.03.15 |
| 3 | K Rabada | South Africa | Bangladesh | Mirpur | 10.07.15 |
| 4 | Imran Tahir | South Africa | Zimbabwe | Bloemfontein | 03.10.18 |
Imran Tahir’s Hattrick provides the eighth occasion of a bowler performing the feat against Zimbabwe in one-day internationals. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Team | Opposition | Venue | Date |
| 1 | Saqlain Mushtaq | Pakistan | Zimbabwe | Peshawar | 03.11.96 |
| 2 | Saqlain Mushtaq | Pakistan | Zimbabwe | The Oval | 11.06.99 |
| 3 | WPUJC Vaas | Sri Lanka | Zimbabwe | Colombo (SSC) | 08.12.01 |
| 4 | Shahadat Hossain | Bangladesh | Zimbabwe | Harare | 02.08.06 |
| 5 | Abdur Razzak | Bangladesh | Zimbabwe | Dhaka | 03.12.10 |
| 6 | Taijul Islam | Bangladesh | Zimbabwe | Dhaka | 01.12.14 |
| 7 | PWH de Silva | Sri Lanka | Zimbabwe | Galle | 02.07.17 |
| 8 | Imran Tahir | South Africa | Zimbabwe | Bloemfontein | 03.10.18 |
SL Malinga {03}, Saqlain Mushtaq {02}, Wasim Akram {02} and WPUJC Vaas {02} are the four bowlers who have performed the feat on two or more occasions. The feats of these four bowlers are tabulated below
| No | No | Player | Team | Opposition | Venue | Date |
| 1 | 1 | SL Malinga | Sri Lanka | South Africa | Guyana | 28.03.07 |
| 2 | SL Malinga | Sri Lanka | Kenya | Colombo (RPS) | 01.03.11 | |
| 3 | SL Malinga | Sri Lanka | Australia | Colombo (RPS) | 22.08.11 | |
| 2 | 1 | Saqlain Mushtaq | Pakistan | Zimbabwe | Peshawar | 03.11.96 |
| 2 | Saqlain Mushtaq | Pakistan | Zimbabwe | The Oval | 11.06.99 | |
| 3 | 1 | Wasim Akram | Pakistan | West Indies | Sharjah | 14.10.89 |
| 2 | Wasim Akram | Pakistan | Australia | Sharjah | 04.05.90 | |
| 4 | 1 | WPUJC Vaas | Sri Lanka | Zimbabwe | Colombo (SSC) | 08.12.01 |
| 2 | WPUJC Vaas | Sri Lanka | Bangladesh | Pietermaritzburg | 14.02.03 |