West Indies all-rounder Romario Shepherd took a sensational hat-trick against Scotland in the second match of the ongoing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 on Saturday (February 7).
Chasing 183 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, Scotland were in a very strong position in the match when Romario Shepherd was brought back into the attack to bowl the 17th over. Scotland were 132/5 and needed 51 runs from the last four overs to seal a famous win.
However, Romario Shepherd ended Scotland’s hopes by taking a hat-trick in the 17th over. He finished the over with four wickets for one run, reducing Scotland to 133/9.
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Romario Shepherd takes a hat-trick against Scotland:
The over started with Mark Watt taking a single and giving strike to Matthew Cross. After this, Romario Shepherd put his team on the front foot by taking three wickets in the next three balls. He was first to dismiss the cross when the Scotland batsman hit the ball straight to the fielder at backward point.
Romario Shepherd dismissed Michael Leask for a duck on the third ball of the over when Michael Leask hit the ball towards long on, where Rovman Powell took a brilliant catch.
The West Indies star achieved a surprising feat by clean bowling Oliver Davidson on a hat-trick ball. It was a seam up delivery and shaped outside off and Davidson was thoroughly impressed by it. Shepherd’s work was not done yet and he took a wicket on the last ball of the over. Thanks to the fourth wicket, Shepherd also completed his feat of five wickets in the match.
West Indies start campaign with win:
West Indies made a strong start to their World Cup campaign by winning this match by 35 runs. Scotland threatened to pull off a famous victory but their challenge ultimately failed, especially after Shepherd’s hat-trick. Scotland team was all out for 147 runs. Earlier in the match, West Indies scored 182/5 with the help of a brilliant half-century by Shimron Hetmyer (64).
