List of Indian bowlers who have taken a hat-trick in international cricket

#2. Kapil Dev vs Sri Lanka at the 1990-91 Asia Cup final

Kapil Dev's hat-trick helped India win the Asia Cup

India were up against Sri Lanka in the final of the 1990-91 Asia Cup at Eden Gardens. Sri Lanka batted first and Asanka Gurusinha, Aravinda de Silva, and Arjuna Ranatunga batted well to take Sri Lanka in a comfortable position at 175/4.

At this point, Kapil Dev came in and dismissed Roshan Mahanama on the final ball of his over. Then in his next over, he dismissed a young Sanath Jayasuriya thanks to a catch from Sanjay Manjrekar. The Haryana Hurricane then completed his hat-trick by trapping Champaka Ramanayake lbw and Sri Lanka quickly went down from 175/4 to 181/8.

They ended their innings at 204/9 from their 42 overs with Kapil Dev ending with figures of 4/31.

India comfortably chased down the total thanks to fifties from Sanjay Manjrekar, Sachin Tendulkar and Man of the Match Mohammad Azharuddin to win the Asia Cup.