Royal Challengers Bengaluru all-rounder Romario Shepherd reflects on his journey from playing backyard cricket in Guyana to representing one of the IPL’s biggest franchises. He recalls childhood struggles, inspiration from Dwayne Bravo and the strong camaraderie inside the RCB dressing room.
West Indies defeated Scotland by 35 runs in their T20 World Cup opener at Kolkata. Shimron Hetmyer’s 64 lifted the Windies to 182/5, while Romario Shepherd’s 5/20, including a hat-trick, bowled out Scotland for 147 in 18.5 overs
Romario Shepherd, who was the 'player of the match', faced all but one of the last 12 legal balls and hammered six sixes and two fours off Khaleel Ahmed and Matheesha Pathirana, on his way to an unbeaten 14-ball 53 including four fours and six sixes
Notwithstanding the commendable batting performances of CSK's Ayush Mhatre (48-ball 94) and Ravindra Jadeja (77 not out), RCB beat Chennai by 2 runs in the last over
