India, Feb. 7 -- Romario Shepherd went on a carnage in the West Indies' T20 World Cup 2026 opener against Scotland, taking a hat-trick and then completing a four-wicket haul in the same over. The spell totally destroyed Scotland's tailenders. Chasing 183, Scotland were 132/5 after 16 overs, before Shepherd's arrival. Shepherd also joined Lasith Malinga, Tim Southee, Pat Cummins in the list of bowlers with two T20I hat-tricks. Meanwhile, he is also the first West Indies cricketer to get a T20 World Cup hat-trick.

After conceding a single on the first ball, Shepherd had Matthew Cross caught behind and Michael Leask caught near long-on. Then he removed Oliver Davidson to complete his hat-trick. New batter Safyaan Sharif managed to survive t...