Malinga picks up second World Cup hat-trick

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s Lasith Malinga  became the first man to pick up two hat-tricks in World Cups  when he skittled out three Kenyan tail-enders in their Group A  match today.
Malinga, who missed his side’s opening two matches with a  sore back, fired back with the wickets of Tanmay Mishra (0),  Peter Ongondo (0) and Shem Ngoche (0) with successive, full  deliveries, the latter two clean bowled.
He finished with a career best six for 38 as the Africans  were dismissed for 142.
In 2007, Malinga grabbed four in a row against South Africa.
It is the second hat-trick of the 2011 World Cup after Kemar  Roach took the last three Canadian wickets in West Indies’  victory in Group B on Monday.
Kenya crumbled from a respectable 102-2 to 142 all out in  43.4 overs after choosing to bat first, with the Obuya brothers  the only batsmen to reach double figures.