When a bowler takes wickets on three consecutive legal deliveries, it is known as a hat-trick. It doesn’t need to be said that taking a hat-trick needs both skills and luck. Since 1973, only 11 hat-tricks have been recorded in Women’s ODI. Let us take a look at the Top 10 Latest Hat-Tricks in Women’s ODI-
1. Julie Harris (1993)
New Zealand’s Julie Elizabeth Harris took a hat-trick in the 1993 Women’s World Cup at Chiswick against West Indies. She dismissed Eugena Gregg, Cherry-Ann Singh, and Patricia Felician on successive deliveries. Her spell of 3/18 in 7.1 overs helped the White Ferns restrict West Indies to 96. New Zealand women won the match by 7 wickets.
2. Emily Drumm (1996)
New Zealand Women toured Australia in 1995-96. In the second ODI in Adelaide, Australia won the toss and chose to bat first. Australia was 135-3 when New Zealand captain Sarah Illingworth handed the ball to leg-spinner Emily Drumm. Drumm removed Zoe Goss, Jo Garey, and Joanne Broadbent off successive deliveries to record a hat-trick.
3. Clare Connor (1999)
England Women hosted India in the second ODI in 1999 at Northampton. Anjum Chopra’s century and Anju Jain’s half-century took India to 212-4 in 49.2 overs. In the last over, England’s Clare Connor cleaned up the lower-order off three successive deliveries to record the first-ever Women ODI hat-trick for England. However, India won the match by 86 runs.
4. Saibh Young (2001)
Ireland and England clashed in the 2001 Women’s European Championship at Bradfield College in Reading (England). England’s Sarah Clarke took 4 wickets to restrict Ireland to 116. In the second innings, Ireland’s Saibh Young took a hat-trick to end up with the figures of 3 for 5 in 4 overs. Ireland registered its only Women’s ODI win over England by 56 runs.
5. Lotte Egging (2008)
Pakistan and the Netherlands met in a Women’s World Cup Qualifying Series match in 2008 in Stellenbosch (South Africa). Dutch pacer Lotte Egging dismissed Asmavia Iqbal, Qanita Jalil, and Sadia Yousuf off successive deliveries to record a hat-trick. The Netherlands failed to overhaul the target of 163 and lost the match by 94 runs.
6. Dane Van Niekerk (2013)
South Africa Women toured West Indies in 2013. In the first ODI in Basseterre, captain Mignon du Preez’s 48 and Trisha Chetty’s 57 powered South Africa to 206/8. In the second innings, the South African women had reduced 102-5 when Dane van Niekerk’s carnage started. She removed Shaquana Quintyne, Anisa Mohammed, and Tremayne Swift off successive balls to record a hat-trick. South Africa won the game by 80 runs.
7. Inoka Ranaweera (2015)
New Zealand Women hosted Sri Lanka in a Women’s Championship match in Lincoln. Rachel Priest’s 108 and Amy Satterthwaite’s 69 took New Zealand to a strong score of 283-6 in 49.3 overs. But then Sri Lankan spinner Inoka Ranweera bagged a hat-trick to stop New Zealand on 283/9. She removed Anna Peterson, Erin Bermingham, and Lea Tahuhu to achieve the feat. New Zealand eventually won the match by 96 runs.
8. Rumana Ahmed (2016)
Bangladesh Women toured Ireland in 2016. In the third ODI in Belfast, Bangladesh batted first but was skittled out for 106. In the run-chase, Ireland was going strong at 84-4 before Bangladesh’s Rumana Ahmed turned the tables. She dismissed Kim Garth, Clare Shillington, and Mary Waldron off successive deliveries to complete a hat-trick. Bangladesh won the match by 10 runs.
9. Masabata Klaas (2019)
Pakistan Women were hosted by South Africa in 2019. In the second ODI at Potchefstroom, Pakistan was decently placed at 146-5 in 38.1 overs. In the next three deliveries, South Africa’s Masabata Klaas dismissed Alia Riaz, Omaima Sohail, and Sidra Nawaz to complete a hat-trick. Pakistan lost its last 5 wickets for just one run and was bowled out for 147. South Africa won the match by 8 wickets.
10. Megan Schutt (2019)
In the third ODI between Australia and West Indies in 2019 in North Sound (Antigua), the host team was on the receiving end of a brutal bowling spell from Australia’s Megan Schutt. Schutt got the wickets off three successive deliveries to skittle West Indies out for 180. Schutt ended up with the bowling figures of 3 for 24 in 10 overs. Australia chased the target with 8 wickets and 113 balls to spare.
