Shepherd takes hat-trick as West Indies beat Scotland in T20 World Cup / Photo: Dibyangshu SARKAR - AFP
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Shepherd takes hat-trick as West Indies beat Scotland in T20 World Cup
Pace bowler Romario Shepherd took the first hat-trick of the 2026 T20 World Cup on Saturday to help the West Indies blow away Scotland's tail and win by 35 runs in their Group C opener in Kolkata.
Shepherd grabbed four wickets in five balls in the 17th over to put an end to Scotland's hopes of chasing their target of 183.
Shimron Hetmyer's 36-ball 64 at Eden Gardens earlier propelled the West Indies to 182-5 in their 20 overs.
The Scots, who only received a call-up two weeks ago to replace Bangladesh, were threatening a famous victory at 114-3 at the end of the 13th over, with big-hitting captain Richie Berrington and Tom Bruce at the crease.
A 78-run fourth-wicket partnership between Berrington, who made 42, and Tom Bruce (35) had put them back in the hunt.
But strikes by Jason Holder and then Shepherd's burst saw Scotland bowled out for 147.
Shepherd removed Matthew Cross, for 11, Michael Leask and Oliver Davidson and celebrated wildly before ending with an impressive 5-20 from his three overs.
Holder finished with figures of 3-30 in 3.5 overs as he wrapped up the Scotland innings in 18.5 overs.
The Scots won the toss and elected to field and initially had the West Indies on the back foot with some disciplined bowling.
Opener Brandon King made 35 as he cut loose in the seventh over to hit pace bowler Safyaan Sharif for a six and two fours off successive balls.
Scotland rotated their bowlers and Leask struck the first blow with his off-spin as he bowled skipper Shai Hope for 19.
King was out next, falling to debutant left-arm spinner Davidson caught at backward point for his maiden T20 wicket.
The left-handed Hetmyer took on the opposition attack, hitting six sixes in all, and put on a stand of 81 off 37 balls with Rovman Powell, who made 24.
Hetmyer reached his fifty off 22 balls with a six.
Powell was dismissed, but he kept up the attack with fellow left-hander Sherfane Rutherford, who scored a 13-ball 26.
Hetmyer fell to Sharif with Brandon McMullen taking a stunning catch at long-on and Rutherford followed him on the first ball of the next over.
Left-arm pace bowler Brad Currie returned figures of 2-23.
Y.Kobayashi--AMWN