Malinga becomes first to take three ODI hat-tricks

COLOMBO,  (Reuters) – Sri Lanka paceman  Lasith Malinga became the first bowler to chalk up three one-day  international hat-tricks today.
He dismissed Mitchell Johnson (bowled for one), John  Hastings (lbw) and Xavier Doherty (bowled) as Australia  collapsed from 210 for five to 211 all out in the fifth and  final match of the series.
Malinga performed his two previous hat-tricks in World Cups.
In 2007 he took four wickets in four balls against South  Africa in Guyana and in 2011 he grabbed three in three against  Kenya at the same R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.
Australia are 3-1 up in the series.