There’re two numbers of hat-tricks that have been taken by Zimbabwean bowlers in ODI cricket. Before that Eddo Brandes have taken hat-trick against England in 1997. Moreover there’re now two hat-tricks that have been taken against South Africa in ODI cricket, the only previous one being Lasith Malinga's famous four-in-four-balls at Guyana during the 2007 World Cup. Prosper Utseya is the first Zimbabwean bowler who have taken five wickets against South Africa in ODI 29 Aug 2014. In all, Zimbabwean bowlers have taken 16 five-fors in ODI cricket, with Brian Vitori, Paul Strang, Henry Olonga and Eddo Brandes being the only bowlers to take more than one - they have taken two each.
| Player | Match | Venue | Date |
| Jalal-ud-Din | Pakistan v Australia | Hyderabad (P) | 20/09/1982 |
| BA Reid | Australia v New Zealand | Sydney | 29/01/1986 |
| C Sharma | India v New Zealand | Nagpur | 31/10/1987 |
| Wasim Akram | Pakistan v West Indies | Sharjah | 14/10/1989 |
| Wasim Akram | Pakistan v Australia | Sharjah | 4/5/1990 |
| Kapil Dev | India v Sri Lanka | Calcutta | 4/1/1991 |
| Aaqib Javed | Pakistan v India | Sharjah | 25/10/1991 |
| DK Morrison | New Zealand v India | Napier | 25/03/1994 |
| Waqar Younis | Pakistan v New Zealand | East London | 19/12/1994 |
| Saqlain Mushtaq | Pakistan v Zimbabwe | Peshawar | 3/11/1996 |
| EA Brandes | Zimbabwe v England | Harare | 3/1/1997 |
| AM Stuart | Australia v Pakistan | Melbourne | 16/01/1997 |
| Saqlain Mushtaq | Pakistan v Zimbabwe | The Oval | 11/6/1999 |
| WPUJC Vaas | Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe | Colombo (SSC) | 8/12/2001 |
| Mohammad Sami | Pakistan v West Indies | Sharjah | 15/02/2002 |
| WPUJC Vaas | Sri Lanka v Bangladesh | Pietermaritzburg | 14/02/2003 |
| B Lee | Australia v Kenya | Durban | 15/03/2003 |
| JM Anderson | England v Pakistan | The Oval | 20/06/2003 |
| SJ Harmison | England v India | Nottingham | 1/9/2004 |
| CK Langeveldt | South Africa v West Indies | Barbados | 11/5/2005 |
| Shahadat Hossain | Bangladesh v Zimbabwe | Harare | 2/8/2006 |
| JE Taylor | West Indies v Australia | Mumbai (BS) | 18/10/2006 |
| SE Bond | New Zealand v Australia | Hobart | 14/01/2007 |
| *SL Malinga | Sri Lanka v South Africa | Guyana | 28/03/2007 |
| A Flintoff | England v West Indies | St Lucia | 3/4/2009 |
| MF Maharoof | Sri Lanka v India | Dambulla | 22/06/2010 |
| Abdur Razzak | Bangladesh v Zimbabwe | Dhaka | 3/12/2010 |
| KAJ Roach | West Indies v Netherlands | Delhi | 28/02/2011 |
| SL Malinga | Sri Lanka v Kenya | Colombo (RPS) | 1/3/2011 |
| SL Malinga | Sri Lanka v Australia | Colombo (RPS) | 22/08/2011 |
| DT Christian | Australia v Sri Lanka | Melbourne | 2/3/2012 |
| NLTC Perera | Sri Lanka v Pakistan | Colombo (RPS) | 16/06/2012 |
| CJ McKay | Australia v England | Cardiff | 14/09/2013 |
| Rubel Hossain | Bangladesh v New Zealand | Dhaka | 29/10/2013 |
| Prosper Utseya | Zimbabwe v South Africa | Harare | 29/08/2014 |
