Romario Shepherd took 5 wickets (Photo: Matt Roberts-ICC/ICC via Getty Images)
Romario Shepherd Hat-trick: Romario Shepherd has had a explosive debut in the T20 World Cup 2026. He not only took the first hat-trick of T20 World Cup 2026 but also became the first bowler to take 5 wickets. Romario Shepherd took 4 out of 5 wickets in a single over against Scotland, which also included a hat-trick. He achieved the feat of taking a hat-trick in the 17th over of Scotland’s innings. The result of his amazing performance with the ball was that West Indies won the match against Scotland by 35 runs.
Romario Shepherd’s hat-trick
Romario Shepherd took his first wicket while bowling in the powerplay itself. But the script of 4 wickets including a hat-trick was written in the death overs of Scotland’s innings. Romario Shepherd completed his hat-trick by dismissing Matthew Cross, Michael Leask and Oliver Davidson on the second, third and fourth balls of the 17th over. After this, he took another wicket of Sharif on the last ball of the 17th over.
Became the 9th cricketer in the world
So far in the history of T20 World Cup, there have been 10 hat-tricks, which have been taken by 9 bowlers together. Apart from being the first West Indies cricketer to take a hat-trick in the T20 World Cup, Romario Shepherd is also the 9th cricketer in the world. Talking about Romario Shepherd’s bowling, in his spell against Scotland he took 5 wickets for 20 runs in 3 overs.
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West Indies beat Scotland
As far as the match is concerned, West Indies, batting first, scored 182 runs for 5 wickets in 20 overs. For West Indies, Shimron Hetmyer had scored the highest score of 64 runs in 36 balls. Romario Shepherd remained unbeaten after scoring 6 runs in 3 balls. In reply, while chasing the target of 183 runs, Scotland team was all out for 147 runs. Romario Shepherd’s bowling played a big role in restricting them to 150 runs.