Fifth World cup hat-trick

8226; The first bowler to take three wickets on three consecutive deliveries in a World Cup match was Chetan Sharma. In the 1987 World Cup, the Indian medium pacer achieved the same by bowling out Ken Rutherford, Ian Smith and Even Chatfield at Vidarbha Cricket Association ground, Nagpur on October 31, 1987.

8226; In the seventh World Cup in 1999, Saqlain Mushtaq joined Indian speedster Chetan Sharma to become the second to claim a hat-trick in a World Cup match. The off-spinner achieved this feat during Pakistan8217;s last match in Super Six against Zimbabwe at The Oval on June 11, 1999.

8226; Sri Lankan Chaminda Vaas recorded the third hat trick in the World Cup by dismissing Hanan Sarkar, Mohammed Ashraful and Ehasan ul Haq off the first second and third of the very first over against Bangladesh at Pietermaritzburg on February 14, 2002.

8226; Australian fast bowler Brett Lee was the last bowler to take a hat-trick in World Cup. Lee achieved the same by dismissing Kenyan Kennedy Otieno, Brijal Patel and David Obuya off the fourth, fifth and sixth ball of his second over at Durban on March 15,2003.