5 hat-tricks which did nothing to help the team’s cause

#4 Shane Bond versus Australia- 2007

Shane Bond's stupendous hat-trick went in vain

During the second One-Day International of New Zealand’s tour of Australia, Bond gave a glimpse of his masterful capability to pick up wickets. Albeit Australia won the game by a mammoth 105 runs, Bond’s contribution with the ball didn't deserve to be overlooked.

During the first innings, he picked up a hat-trick in the 50th over, which restricted the Kangaroos from breaching the 300-run mark. He got rid of Cameron White, Andrew Symonds and Nathan Bracken to accomplish the feat.

White tried to heave the ball over mid-wicket, only to find Craig McMillan in the deep. Symonds threw the kitchen sink at Bond’s next delivery, but edged it into the gloves of Brendon McCullum. Bond cleaned up Nathan Bracken with a slower delivery, which fetched him the hat-trick.

Australia posted 290 runs for the Kiwis to trace down. New Zealand looked comfortable till the 31st over with the score at 161/3. Ross Taylor played an impressive hand of 84 runs, but post his dismissal, the Kiwis slumped to 184 all out.