T20 WC: Hat-trick man Romario Shepherd demolishes Scotland with fifer
What's the story
West Indies beat Scotland in Match 2 of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026. Chasing a target of 183, minnows Scotland perished for 147 to lose by 35 runs at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. Scotland were 132/5 after 16 overs before Romario Shepherd shone. The pace-bowling all-rounder picked up a hat-trick and took 4 wickets in the 17th over. He ended with a fifer.
Bowling
4 wickets in an over
Shepherd was introduced in the 5th over and he was rewarded off the 3rd ball by dismissing Brandon McMullen. He was brought back in the 12th over which proved to be expensive. In the 17th over, Shepherd did his magic. He got a hat-trick by dismissing Matthew Cross, Michael Leask and Oliver Davidson. Safyaan Sharif was his 4th victim in that over.
Wickets
Maiden five-wicket haul for Shepherd in T20s
Shepherd claimed 5/20 from three overs. Playing his 75th T20I (69 innings), Shepherd has raced to 80 scalps at 17. This was his maiden five-wicket haul in T20Is for West Indies (4w: 1). Overall in T20s, he has raced to 211 wickets at 26.16. This was his maiden five-wicket haul. He alsp owns two four-fers.
Records
Shepherd makes these records
As per Cricbuzz, Shepherd is now the 2nd bowler to take a five-wicket haul for WI in the T20 World Cup after Akeal Hosein claimed 5/11 vs Uganda, Providence 2024. Shepherd is now the first WI bowler to take two T20I hat-tricks. Overall, he has joined Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka), Tim Southee (New Zealand), and Pat Cummins (Australia) in terms of two T20I hat-tricks.
List
9th bowler with a T20 World Cup hat-trick
Brett Lee vs Bangladesh, Cape Town, 2007 Curtis Campher vs Netherlands, Abu Dhabi, 2021 Wanindu Hasaranga vs SA, Sharjah, 2021 Kagiso Rabada vs ENG, Sharjah, 2021 Karthik Meiyappan vs SL, Geelong, 2022 Josh Little vs NZ, Adelaide, 2022 Pat Cummins vs BAN, North Sound, 2024 Pat Cummins vs AFG, Arnos Vale, 2024 Chris Jordan vs USA, Bridgetown, 2024 Romario Shepherd vs Scotland, Kolkata, 2026*