All-rounder Romario Shepherd became the first West Indies player to register a hat-trick in the T20 World Cup during the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Match No. 3 against Scotland at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens on Saturday.
Shepherd dismissed Matthew Cross, Michael Leask, and Oliver Davidson off three consecutive deliveries in the 17th over to complete his hat-trick. He picked up four wickets in that over, also removing Safyaan Sharif off the final delivery to complete a five-wicket haul. His figures of 5-for helped West Indies bundle out Scotland for 147, securing a 35-run win in the Group C game and starting their T20 World Cup 2026 campaign with a victory.
Shepherd is the 10th player to complete a hat-trick in T20 World Cups. Australian pace great Brett Lee was the first player to register a hat-trick in the multinational event. The last edition of the T20 World Cup in 2024 saw three hat-tricks being taken, two from Australian skipper Pat Cummins while one from England fast bowler Chris Jordan.
Earlier, after being asked to bat first, the West Indies managed to get to a competitive score of 182/5 in 20 overs. Shimron Hetmyer unleashed a brutal mid-innings assault with a 22-ball half-century as West Indies overcame a sedate start.
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Chasing 183, Scotland were in a fighting position at 114/3 by the 13th over before Shepherd’s burst triggered the collapse that saw them get all out for 147 in 18.5 overs
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West Indies' Romario Shepherd registered a hat-trick against Scotland during T20 World Cup 2026 match in Kolkata. (Express photo by Partha Paul) 
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