Dilshan Madushanka becomes 3rd SL bowler with this ODI record
What's the story
Sri Lankan pacer Dilshan Madushanka has etched his name in the record books by taking a hat-trick against Zimbabwe. The 24-year-old left-arm bowler achieved this feat in the last over of the first ODI between the two teams at Harare Sports Club on Friday. Madushanka is now only the third Sri Lankan bowler with an ODI hat-trick vs Zimbabwe. Here are further details.
Hat-trick breakdown
Madushanka's hat-trick in the final over
Madushanka's hat-trick started with the first ball of the last over when he bowled out Sikandar Raza, who had scored a resilient 92. The second wicket came on the very next ball as Brad Evans was caught by Asitha Fernando without scoring. The pacer completed his hat-trick by breaching Richard Ngarava's defense and shattering his stumps on the third ball. He defended 10 runs in the final over as SL, who posted 398/6 batting first, prevailed by seven wickets.
Notable performances
Hat-tricks by Sri Lankan bowlers against Zimbabwe in ODIs
The list of Sri Lankan bowlers who have taken hat-tricks in ODIs against Zimbabwe includes Chaminda Vaas (Colombo, December 8, 2001), Wanindu Hasaranga (Galle, July 2, 2017), and Dilshan Madushanka (Harare, August 29, 2025). Notably, legendary Pakistani spinner Saqlain Mushtaq was the first bowler in the world to dismiss three Zimbabwe batters in three balls of an ODI match.
Career
Other SL bowlers with hat-tricks
Other bowlers with a hat-trick for Sri Lanka in ODIs are Farveez Maharoof, Thisara Perera, Wanindu Hasaranga, Shehan Madushanka, Maheesh Theekshana, Lasith Malinga. Meanwhile, Madushanka finished with 4/62 from 10 overs in the series opener. In 27 ODIs, the pacer has raced to 49 wickets at 24.36. This was his 2nd four-fer in ODIs. He also owns a fifer.