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Rohit Sharma During his time with MI and Deccan Chargers - (Source: @Johns/X.com)
On Sunday, September 7, Australia's Marnus Labuschagne broke the internet after the star batter hogged the internet for his bowling. Notably, the 31-year-old took a hat-trick in the recently concluded KFC Max T20 league final.
Labuschagne, featuring for Redlands, took a hat-trick and bowled over the opponent with his name. The right-handed batter, who is known for his batting prowess, achieved a rare feat of taking a hat-trick after scoring a century. Meanwhile, this article will look at the list of cricketers who have scored a hundred and taken a hat-trick as well in T20 cricket.
1. Rohit Sharma
Rohit Sharma, who is known for his explosive batting at the top, has smashed eight T20 hundreds in his illustrious career. Further, the hitman hogged the headlines in IPL 2009, when he took a hat-trick for Deccan Chargers.
Interestingly, Rohit claimed a hat-trick against his current IPL team, the Mumbai Indians, where he dismissed the likes of JP Duminy, Abhishek Nayar, and also Harbhajan Singh.
2. Sunil Narine
Sunil Narine is another international star who has achieved the rare feat of a century and hat-trick in T20 cricket. Narine smashed a hundred against the Rajasthan Royals in April 2024 when he brought up his solitary ton in his T20 career.
Talking about his bowling, Narine took a hat-trick back in IPL 2013 when he rattled the Punjab Kings at their home with three wickets in three balls. His victims included David Hussey, Azhar Mahmood, and Gurkeerat Singh.
3. Shane Watson
Watson enjoys an illustrious T20 career as he has amassed 8821 runs, which includes six centuries. Further, Watson took a hat-trick in IPL 2014 when the Rajasthan Royals locked horns against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
It was a split hat-trick when he got rid of Shikhar Dhawan on the last ball of his over and Moises Henriques, Karn Sharma on the first two balls of his next over.
