4 Pacer took hat-trick in WTC: Australia took a big step for the third Test against West Indies and dropped their key spinner Nathan Lyon and included fast bowler Scott Boland. This decision of the Kangaroo team proved to be completely correct and Boland created history on the third day of the match. The 36-year-old bowler wreaked havoc in the second innings of West Indies and made a splash by taking a hat-trick by taking wickets in three consecutive balls.
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WTC: In this way, Scott Boland has now joined the bowlers who took a hat-trick in Tests. At the same time, Boland has become the sixth bowler to take a hat-trick in WTC. So far only 6 bowlers have done this in the World Test Championship, out of which two are spinners. In this article, we are going to mention all the four fast bowlers who have taken a hat-trick in WTC.
4. Jasprit Bumrah
WTC: Jasprit Bumrah of India was the first fast bowler to take a hat-trick in the World Test Championship. Bumrah did this in the match played in Kingston during the tour of West Indies in the year 2019. He dismissed Darren Bravo, Shamrah Brooks and Roston Chase on three consecutive balls in his one over during the first innings of West Indies.
Did you know? Jasprit Bumrah has the record of taking a Test hat-trick in just his 12th match beating the odds as always pic.twitter.com/8OfmSWNHlS
— Abhinav Tyagi (@Abhinavtyagi92) July 14, 2025
3. Naseem Shah
Pakistani fast bowler Naseem Shah has also achieved the feat of taking a hat-trick in WTC. Naseem achieved this feat in the first Test played during Bangladesh’s tour of Pakistan in 2020. In the Test match held in Rawalpindi, Naseem took the wickets of Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Taijul Islam and Mahmudullah.
2. Gus Atkinson
English pacer Gus Atkinson took a hat-trick in the Test match held in Wellington against New Zealand in the end of 2024. Atkinson had dismissed Nathan Smith, Matt Henry and Tim Southee during this period. In this way, Atkinson completed a hat-trick by taking the last three wickets on consecutive balls during New Zealand’s first innings.
1. Scott Boland
Mitchell Starc was wreaking havoc in his 100th Test but in the meantime Scott Boland took a hat-trick in his partner’s milestone. Boland dismissed Justin Greaves, Shamar Joseph and Jomel Warrican during West Indies’ second innings. In this way, Boland became the first bowler to take a hat-trick with the pink ball.
