The second ODI of the NZ vs SL series saw some exciting and memorable moments as Sri Lankan spinner Maheesh Theekshana struck against the hosts and took a hat-trick. The mystery spinner finished the game with career-best figures of 4-44 from eight overs and restricted the Kiwis to a total of 255-9. It all started with Mitchell Santner, who was caught at deep cover, followed by Nathan Smith, who was caught by Kamindu Mendis off a carrom ball. Finally, Menry became the victim of Theekshana on the 36.1 ball of Teekshana, completing his hat-trick.
Take a look at all the Sri Lankan players and international cricketers who have taken a hat-trick for their respective teams.
Sri Lankan bowlers to take a hat-trick in ODIs
Theekshana became Sri Lanka’s seventh bowler to take a men’s ODI hat-trick, following Chaminda Vaas (twice), Lasith Malinga (thrice), Farveez Maharoof, Thisara Perera, Wanindu Hasaranga, and Shehan Madushanka.
| Player | Number of Hat-tricks |
| Chaminda Vaas | 2 |
| Lasith Malinga | 3 |
| Farvez Maharoof | 1 |
| Thisara Perera | 1 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | 1 |
| Shehan Madushanka | 1 |
| Maheesh Theekshana | 1 |
List of bowlers with ODI hat-tricks
| Player | Match | Venue | Date |
| Jalal-ud-Din | Pakistan v Australia | Hyderabad (P) | 20/09/1982 |
| Bruce Reid | Australia v New Zealand | Sydney | 29/01/1986 |
| Chetan Sharma | India v New Zealand | Nagpur | 31/10/1987 |
| Wasim Akram | Pakistan v West Indies | Sharjah | 14/10/1989 |
| Wasim Akram | Pakistan v Australia | Sharjah | 04/05/1990 |
| Kapil Dev | India v Sri Lanka | Calcutta | 04/01/1991 |
| Aaqib Javed | Pakistan v India | Sharjah | 25/10/1991 |
| DK Morrison | New Zealand v India | Napier | 25/03/1994 |
| Waqar Younis | Pakistan v New Zealand | East London | 19/12/1994 |
| Saqlain Mushtaq | Pakistan v Zimbabwe | Peshawar | 03/11/1996 |
| Eddo Brandes | Zimbabwe v England | Harare | 03/01/1997 |
| Anthony Stuart | Australia v Pakistan | Melbourne | 16/01/1997 |
| Saqlain Mushtaq | Pakistan v Zimbabwe | The Oval | 11/06/1999 |
| Chaminda Vaas | Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe | Colombo (SSC) | 08/12/2001 |
| Mohammad Sami | Pakistan v West Indies | Sharjah | 15/02/2002 |
| Chaminda Vaas | Sri Lanka v Bangladesh | Pietermaritzburg | 14/02/2003 |
| Brett Lee | Australia v Kenya | Durban | 15/03/2003 |
| James Anderson | England v Pakistan | The Oval | 20/06/2003 |
| Steve Harmison | England v India | Nottingham | 01/09/2004 |
| Charl Langeveldt | South Africa v West Indies | Barbados | 11/05/2005 |
| Shahadat Hossain | Bangladesh v Zimbabwe | Harare | 02/08/2006 |
| Jerome Taylor | West Indies v Australia | Mumbai (BS) | 18/10/2006 |
| Shane Bond | New Zealand v Australia | Hobart | 14/01/2007 |
| Lasith Malinga | Sri Lanka v South Africa | Guyana | 28/03/2007 |
| Andrew Flintoff | England v West Indies | St Lucia | 03/04/2009 |
| Farveez Maharoof | Sri Lanka v India | Dambulla | 22/06/2010 |
| Abdur Razzak | Bangladesh v Zimbabwe | Dhaka | 03/12/2010 |
| Kemar Roach | West Indies v Netherlands | Delhi | 28/02/2011 |
| Lasith Malinga | Sri Lanka v Kenya | Colombo (RPS) | 01/03/2011 |
| Lasith Malinga | Sri Lanka v Australia | Colombo (RPS) | 22/08/2011 |
| Dan Christian | Australia v Sri Lanka | Melbourne | 02/03/2012 |
| Thisara Perera | Sri Lanka v Pakistan | Colombo (RPS) | 16/06/2012 |
| Clint McKay | Australia v England | Cardiff | 14/09/2013 |
| Rubel Hossain | Bangladesh v New Zealand | Dhaka | 29/10/2013 |
| Prosper Utseya | Zimbabwe v South Africa | Harare | 29/08/2014 |
| Taijul Islam | Bangladesh v Zimbabwe | Dhaka | 01/12/2014 |
| Steven Finn | England v Australia | Melbourne | 14/02/2015 |
| JP Duminy | South Africa v Sri Lanka | Sydney | 18/03/2015 |
| Kagiso Rabada | South Africa v Bangladesh | Mirpur | 10/07/2015 |
| James Faulkner | Australia v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 24/08/2016 |
| Taskin Ahmed | Bangladesh v Sri Lanka | Dambulla | 28/03/2017 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe | Galle | 02/07/2017 |
| Kuldeep Yadav | India v Australia | Kolkata | 21/09/2017 |
| Shehan Madushanka | Sri Lanka v Bangladesh | Dhaka | 27/01/2018 |
| Imran Tahir | South Africa v Zimbabwe | Bloemfontein | 03/10/2018 |
| Trent Boult | New Zealand v Pakistan | Abu Dhabi | 07/11/2018 |
| Mohammed Shami | India v Afghanistan | Southampton | 22/06/2019 |
| Trent Boult | New Zealand v Australia | Lord’s | 29/06/2019 |
| Kuldeep Yadav | India v West Indies | Visakhapatnam | 18/12/2019 |
| Wessly Madhevere | Zimbabwe v Netherlands | Harare | 23/03/2023 |
| Maheesh Theekshana | Sri Lanka v New Zealand | Hamilton | 08/01/2025 |
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