Maheesh Theekshana is showing how good he is with the white ball. Recently, against New Zealand, he took a splendid hat-trick and showcased his class.
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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