Megan Schutt Scripts History, Becomes First Female Australian Cricketer To Claim ODI Hat-Trick

It's the 11th hat-trick in women's ODIs, while Schutt is the seventh Australian, male or female, to achieve the feat in the 50-over format

Australia’s woman pacer Megan Schutt altered the record books on Wednesday during the 3^rd ODI of the 5-match series against West Indies in Antigua. The 26-year-old became the first female cricketer from Australia to claim a hat-trick in One Day Internationals.

In the initial stage of the match, Schutt did not pick any wicket till 9.3 overs of her spell. However, she scalped three wickets in the remaining three balls of her final over as she packed back Chinelle Henry, Karishma Ramharack and Afy Fletcher.

West Indies woman were eventually bundled out for mere 180 which the visitors chased down easily inside 32 overs with eight wickets in hand.

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Schutt has also become the first woman cricketer to take two hat-tricks in international cricket. Her first hat-trick came in a T20I against India in March last year when she had dismissed Smriti Mandhana, Mithali Raj and Deepti Sharma in consecutive deliveries.

It's the 11th hat-trick in women's ODIs, while Schutt is the seventh Australian, male or female, to achieve the feat in the 50-over format.