Lasith Malinga – the hat-trick wizard

#3 Sri Lanka v Kenya ODI, Colombo 2011

Kenya had no answer to Malinga’s yorkers

Kenya realised how hard dealing with Malinga could be in the 2011 ICC World Cup. They were already struggling at 137 for 6 when the 33-year-old picked up a wicket in his 7^th over. But it was in his next over that he unleashed his fury.

Malinga was unplayable as far as the Kenyan tailenders were concerned. In the first three balls of his 44^th over, he picked up the wickets of Ongondo, Ngoche and Otieno with all three losing their stumps.

Kenya capitulated from 128 for 5 to 142 all out. Sri Lanka chased the target down with 188 balls to spare, winning by nine wickets. The year 2011 was excellent for Malinga, given he picked up two hat-tricks that year. Once again, he was the Player of the Match.