Sri Lanka pacer Chaminda Vaas wreaked havoc on Bangladesh on this day in 2003, scripting a hat-trick history. Vaas became the first bowler to take a hat-trick in the first three deliveries of the game. A legend in his own right, the pacer is indeed one of the best produced by the island nation.
When Vaas destroyed Bangladesh in 6 deliveries
The historic moment took place in Sri Lanka’s game against Bangladesh. Vaas got Hannan Sarkar, Mohammad Ashraful and Ehsanul Haque in the first three deliveries of the game. He added a cherry on the top with yet another wicket in the same over.
Vaas finished his spell with impressive figures of 6-25 from nine overs. A hapless Bangladesh were bowled out for just 124 runs. Sri Lanka chased down the target within 22 overs, without losing a single wicket.
In 322 ODDIs, Vaas has amassed 400 wickets to his name. He has four five-wicket hauls in his remarkable white-ball career. His figures of 8/19 against Zimbabwe is still the best by a Sri Lankan and the second best in ODIs so far.
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