It was a proper Caribbean show at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup at the iconic Eden Gardens, Kolkata as two-time T20 World champions West Indies beat Scotland by 35 runs in their opening contest. The most enthralling moment of the match came in the 17th over of Scotland’s chase.
Romario Shepherd etched his name into the record books during the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, becoming the first West Indies player to claim a hat-trick in the history of the competition.
The West Indies defeated Scotland by 35 runs at Eden Gardens Stadium, with Romario Shepherd’s four wickets in five balls and Shimron Hetmyer’s blazing 64 runs innings helping them defend 182.
The West Indies achieved their first victory in the T20 World Cup 2026 through a 35-run triumph against Scotland, which featured Shimron Hetmyer and Romario Shepherd as the main players.
T20 World Cup: West Indies skipper Shai Hope hailed his side’s strong start to the 2026 Men’s T20 World Cup campaign with a 35-run win over Scotland at Eden Gardens and credited Shimron Hetmyer’s fluent 64, as well as Romario Shepherd’s match-turning spell of 5-20, including a hat-trick.
The two-time T20 World Cup champions, West Indies, will play their second Group C match against Scotland on February 7 at Eden Gardens in Kolkata for the T20 World Cup 2026 tournament.
Shai Hope-led West Indies will be aiming to show their potential at the ICC T20 World Cup 2026, set to start from February 7. The Windies were involved in a three-match T20I series away against South Africa and were convincingly beaten in the first two games.
The MI Emirates suffered a late scare but eventually pulled through courtesy an impressive final over from Romario Shepherd as they secured a four-run win over the Sharjah Warriorz at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Sunday.
An Instagram post by Dwayne Bravo featuring himself, Sunil Narine, Kieron Pollard, Romario Shepherd and Rovman Powell is doing the rounds on social media as the West Indies all-rounder suggested a potential comeback for West Indies.
New Zealand may have won the third T20I of the ongoing five-match series against West Indies, but not before Romario Shepherd and Shamar Springer put on a show with the bat.
The thrilling encounter between West Indies and New Zealand turned out to be a nail-biting affair, right into the last ball. What looked like a comfortable win for New Zealand almost slipped away at the end as the West Indies launched a fierce late charge led by Rovman Powell, Romario Shepherd, and Forde.
West Indies all-rounder Romario Shepherd scripted history with a brilliant spell in the 3rd T20I against Bangladesh at Chattogram. His effort led his side to a five-wicket win and a 3-0 whitewash in the series.