2026 seems to be the year of bowlers too. This is because not even a month has passed since the new year started and 8 players have taken hat-tricks. T20 cricket is a game of batsmen, here the fans also come just to see the pomp, but when a player takes a hat-trick, it is also a big moment of the match and in some matches it also proves to be the turning point of the match. Let us take a look at the list of 8 players who have taken a hat-trick so far in 2026. Let us tell you that the name of an Indian is also included in this list. Yes.
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Who hit the first six of the year, who scored the first century…everyone talks about it. But very few people remember who took the first hat-trick of the year. So let us tell you, the first hat-trick of 2026 was taken by Lungi Ngidi of South Africa. Ngidi took this hat-trick during the SA20 League. Lungi Ngidi helped his team to a close win by dismissing three Durban Super Giants batsmen in three balls. Ngidi opened his wicket account by dismissing David Weese on the second ball of the 18th over of DSG’s innings and dismissed Sunil Narine and Gerald Coetzee on the next two balls. Both Narine and Coetzee were out for golden ducks. This was also the first hat-trick of the SA20 tournament.
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After this, Otniel Bartman took 5 wickets including a hat-trick in the same tournament. Let us tell you, Otniel Bartman is not a part of the South Africa T20 World Cup squad. If we talk about the only Indian included in the list, then the only bowler to take a hat-trick from India in the year 2026 is Nandani Sharma of Delhi Capitals. Nandani took this hat-trick against Gujarat Giants. She became the first bowler to take a hat-trick and 5 wicket haul in a WPL match. Recently, two hat-tricks came during the West Indies vs Afghanistan T20 series. One hat-trick was taken by Mujeeb Ur Rahman of Afghanistan and one by Shamar Springer.
hat trick of 2026
Lungi Ngidi (SA20)
Otniel Bartman (SA20)
Nandani Sharma (WPL)
Scott Kuggeleijn (Super Smash)
Mrityunjay Chaudhary (BPL)
Ripon Mondol (BPL)
Mujeeb Ur Rehman (AFG V WI)
Shamar Springer (AFGV WI)
