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West Indies Vs Bangladesh 3rd T20I Match: The year 2025 has been very special for West Indies all-rounder Romario Shepherd. After winning the IPL trophy with Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) earlier this year, he has now become the second bowler to take a hat-trick in T20 Internationals for West Indies.
The final match of the 3-match T20 series between West Indies and Bangladesh was played on 31 October 2025 in Chattogram. In the last overs of this match, Shepherd destroyed the lower order batsmen of Bangladesh with his excellent bowling. Shepherd’s hat-trick not only changed the course of the third T20 International, but also played an important role in giving West Indies a 3-0 clean sweep.
Shepherd took a hat-trick in T20 International
Romario Shepherd completed his hat-trick in the 17th and 20th overs of the innings. Shepherd dismissed Bangladesh’s wicketkeeper batsman Nurul Hasan on the last ball of the 17th over and then in the last over, Shepherd completed his hat-trick by dismissing Tanjid Hasan, who was batting at 89 runs, on the first ball and Shoriful Islam on the second ball. In this match, Romario took 3 wickets for 36 runs in 4 overs.
Became the second bowler to take a hat-trick for West Indies
Romario Shepherd has become the second bowler to take a hat-trick for West Indies in T20 International cricket. Before him, Jason Holder had taken a hat-trick against England in 2021. Holder took four wickets in four balls in that match. In this match, Holder took 5 wickets for 27 runs in 2.5 overs. This achievement of Shepherd has given him a special place in the history of West Indies cricket.
Will RCB retain Romario?
Royal Challengers Bangalore had bought Romario Shepherd for the base price of Rs 1.5 crore for the 2025 IPL season. Shepherd had made an important contribution in making RCB the champion in 2025 with his all-round performance. Now his excellent performance in international cricket has strengthened the claim to retain him before the next season’s auction.
Shepherd made his T20 International debut for West Indies in 2020. Romario has taken 71 wickets in 66 matches at an average of 27.71 and an economy rate of less than 10. Now he is getting closer to taking 200 wickets in T20 format.