West Indies allrounder Romario Shepherd, on Saturday (February 7), took a sensational hat-trick against Scotland in the second match of the ongoing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026.
Chasing 183 runs at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, Scotland were very much in the match when Romario Shepherd was reintroduced into the attack to bowl the 17th over. Scotland were on 132/5 and needed 51 runs from the last four overs to pull off a famous win.
However, Romario Shepherd all but ended Scotland’s hopes by taking a hat-trick in the 17th over. He went to finish the over by taking as many as four wickets while conceding a solitary run to leave Scotland reeling at 133/9.
Romario Shepherd takes hat-trick against Scotland:
The over started with Mark Watt taking a single to give the strike to Matthew Cross. Romario Shepherd then went on to take three wickets on the next three balls to put his team on the front foot. He first dismissed Cross after the Scotland batter hit the ball straight to the fielder at backward point.
On the third ball of the over, Romario Shepherd dismissed Michael Leask for a duck after the latter hit the ball towards long on where Rovman Powell took a fine catch.
On the hat-trick ball, the West Indies star clean bowled Oliver Davidson to complete a stunning feat. It was a seam up delivery and shaped in from outside off and Davidson was completely undone by it. Shepherd was not done yet as he went on to take a wicket on the final ball of the over too. Thanks to the fourth wicket, Shepherd also completed his five-wicket haul in the match.
West Indies start campaign with a win:
West Indies went on to win the match by 35 runs to start their World Cup campaign in an emphatic fashion. Scotland did threaten to pull off a famous win but their challenge eventually fizzled out especially after Shepherd’s hat-trick. Scotland were all out for 147 runs. Earlier in the match, West Indies scored 182/5 with Shimron Hetmyer (64) scoring a fine fifty.
