Romario Shepherd Bags Hat-Trick Against Scotland At T20 World Cup, Joins Elite List

Star West Indies allrounder Romario Shepherd on Saturday, February 7, became the first bowler from his country to pick a hat-trick at the T20 World Cup, when he dismissed Scotland wicketkeeper Matthew Cross, Michael Leask and Oliver Davidson on three consecutive deliveries.

Shepherd’s exploits continued till the final delivery of the over, when he dismissed Safyan Sharif for a two-ball duck to pick four wickets in the 17th over.

Shepherd thus joins an elite list comprising Brett Lee, Curtis Campher, Wanindu Hasaranga, Kagiso Rabada, Karthik Meiyappan, Josh Little, Pat Cummins and Chris Jordan. The latter was the last one to pick a hat-trick at a T20 World Cup, when he dismissed Ali Khan, Nosthush Kenjige and Saurabh Netravalkar in 2024.

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Campher picked four wickets in four deliveries, dismissing Colin Ackermann, Ryan ten Doeschate, Scott Edwards and Roelof van der Merwe in 2021.

Shepherd claimed a five-for after Shimron Hetmyer’s blazing fifty as two-time champions West Indies started their T20 World Cup campaign with a comfortable 35-run victory over late entrants Scotland in Kolkata on Saturday.

Sent in to bat, Hetmyer blazed his way to a 36-ball 64, registering the fastest fifty by a West Indies batter at the tournament. A late 13-ball 26 from Sherfane Rutherford powered West Indies to a formidable 182/5.

Shepherd (5/20) then starred with the ball, claiming four wickets, including a hat-trick, in the 17th over to help bowl out Scotland for a paltry 147.

For the West Indies, who endured a tough build-up that included a shock series loss to Nepal, it was redemption of sorts after their stunning defeat to Scotland in the 2022–23 edition.

Scotland, who only learned of their participation two weeks before the tournament after Bangladesh’s withdrawal, bowled with discipline, but their lack of preparation showed during the chase.

Having trained indoors through a winter marked by one-foot-deep snow back home, Scotland only got their first proper outdoor sessions during the warm-ups at the Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru.