Cricket World Cup: List of hat-tricks

#4 Brett Lee vs Kenya- Durban, 2003

After Kennedy Otieno's stumps were disturbed as the ball ricocheted off his elbow, Brijal Patel gave some catching practice to Ricky Ponting at second slip, followed by David Obuya who got bowled by a gem of a yorker by Brett Lee.

It was a Super Sixes game in which Australia won the toss and opted to field first. Brett Lee registered the second hat-trick of that edition of the World Cup. Kenya went on to score 174 runs which were chased down by Australia quite easily with 5 wickets in hand.

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#5 Lasith Malinga vs South Africa- Providence, 2007

Chasing 210, South Africa were 206 for 5 and looked well on course to reach the target comfortably. Out of nowhere, Lasith Malinga rose to the occasion by picking up 4 wickets in 4 balls using the art of reverse swing to good effect.

ICC Cricket World Cup Super Eights - South Africa v Sri Lanka

Shaun Pollock, Andrew Hall, Jacques Kallis, and Makhaya Ntini fell prey to Malinga's yorkers and slower balls. All of a sudden, South Africa were staring at another choking moment but Robin Peterson rescued them, thanks to an edge that went past the slip cordon to seal South Africa's victory. However, Malinga's fighting spell will go down as one of the greatest spells in World Cup history.

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#6 Kemar Roach vs Netherlands- Delhi, 2011

Netherland's decision to field first after winning the toss backfired badly when West Indies piled on 330 runs in first innings. Their chase was not any better. The Netherlands lost 7 wickets for 115 runs before Kemar Roach decided to inflict further damage.

Netherlands v West Indies: Group B - 2011 ICC World Cup

He removed Pieter Seelar, Bernard Loots and Berend Westdijk off successive deliveries to seal a memorable spell which read 8.3-0-27-6. While the first two dismissals were LBW, his final ball was a toe cracking yorker that disturbed the timber.