Top 5 hat-tricks from left-arm bowlers in Tests

#5 Rangana Herath

Herath has been Sri Lanka’s spin wizard for last few years

Veteran left-arm spinner Rangana Herath has for quite some time been Sri Lanka’s spin bowling spearhead in Test matches. Be it the turning tracks in the sub-continent or the grassy wickets in England and Australia, Herath has more often than not delivered for the Asian islanders.

He sparkled on Friday too in the Test against Australia which is currently underway at Galle where he picked up his first ever hat-trick in Tests. Australia were struggling at 80/4 with Adam Voges and Mitchell Marsh trying to rebuild the innings but then Herath spoiled the party.He first picked up Voges who was brilliantly caught at cover by Dimuth Karuraratne and then trapped Peter Nevill with a slider.His last victim was Mitchell Starc, who too was adjudged leg-before-wicket.

He has taken 313 wickets already from just 71 Tests with best figures of 9/127 in an innings. However, he has failed to replicate the success in One-Day Internationals where he has bagged just 74 wickets from 71 outings.