Romario Shepherd

Romario Shepherd

West Indies
2019 - 2026
  • Date of Birth 1994-11-26
  • Role bowling allrounder
  • Batting Style right-hand bat
  • Bowling Style right-arm fast-medium
Debut Matches
Format Match Date
ODI AFG vs WI 2019-11-06
T20 IRE vs WI 2020-01-18
TEST JAM vs GUY 2017-03-10

Recent Performances

West Indies vs India
2026-03-01
Batting: -
Bowling: 0/34
West Indies vs South Africa
2026-02-26
Batting: 52*
Bowling: 0/22
West Indies vs Zimbabwe
2026-02-23
Batting: 21
Bowling: -
West Indies vs England
2026-02-11
Batting: 1*
Bowling: 1/7
West Indies vs Scotland
2026-02-07
Batting: 6*
Bowling: 5/20
Afghanistan vs West Indies
2026-02-04
Batting: -
Bowling: -
West Indies vs South Africa
2026-01-31
Batting: 3*
Bowling: -
West Indies vs South Africa
2026-01-29
Batting: 17*
Bowling: 0/35
West Indies vs South Africa
2026-01-27
Batting: 1*
Bowling: 0/29
Vipers vs MI Emirates
2026-01-04
Batting: 1
Bowling: 0/35

Batting Statistics

Matches 42
Innings 30
Runs 455
Average 17.5
Strike Rate 104.35
Highest Score 50
100s 0
50s 1
Fours 40
Sixes 17
Catches 5

Bowling Statistics

Matches 42
Innings 40
Wickets 34
Average 42.05
Economy 5.48
Strike Rate 46
Best Figure 3/37
4 Wickets 0
5 Wickets 0
Balls Bowled 1564
Runs Conceded 1430

Batting Statistics

Matches 79
Innings 56
Runs 909
Average 28.4
Strike Rate 145.2
Highest Score 52*
100s 0
50s 1
Fours 51
Sixes 67
Catches 14

Bowling Statistics

Matches 79
Innings 72
Wickets 81
Average 27.44
Economy 10.01
Strike Rate 16.4
Best Figure 5/20
4 Wickets 1
5 Wickets 1
Balls Bowled 1332
Runs Conceded 2223

Batting Statistics

Matches 83
Innings 64
Runs 999
Average 20.81
Strike Rate 95.5
Highest Score 74*
100s 0
50s 4
Fours 86
Sixes 30
Catches 15

Bowling Statistics

Matches 83
Innings 80
Wickets 90
Average 33.67
Economy 5.51
Strike Rate 36.6
Best Figure 4/19
4 Wickets 2
5 Wickets 0
Balls Bowled 3299
Runs Conceded 3031

Batting Statistics

Matches 232
Innings 171
Runs 2545
Average 24.95
Strike Rate 156.61
Highest Score 73*
100s 0
50s 7
Fours 160
Sixes 190
Catches 50

Bowling Statistics

Matches 232
Innings 208
Wickets 212
Average 26.33
Economy 9.23
Strike Rate 17.1
Best Figure 5/20
4 Wickets 2
5 Wickets 1
Balls Bowled 3626
Runs Conceded 5583
A bowling allrounder, Romario Shepherd started for Guyana in domestic cricket with the List A format in 2016 and then first-class in 2017. But his hard-hitting batting as a finisher has instead helped him become a T20 specialist.
And like most modern West Indies players, Shepherd has played in multiple T20 leagues around the world - like the CPL, IPL, SA20, BPL and MLC. Most notably, playing for Mumbai Indians (MI) in IPL 2024, he bashed Anrich Nortje for 32 runs in a single over, including four sixes and two fours.
Shepherd, who made his T20 debut in CPL 2018 for Guyana Amazon Warriors, began with batting in the lower order, from where he plundered runs in a hurry. He bowled at a considerable pace too, and found success with the ball in the next CPL.
Shepherd's ODI debut followed in late 2019, and the T20I debut came in January 2020. But his breakthrough tournament was the CPL in 2021, where he bagged 18 wickets at an economy of 7.69, and smashed 109 runs at a strike rate of 165 as a finisher.
However, in international cricket, Shepherd showed the first glimpses of his powers with the bat in his 11th T20I, when he hit 44* off 28 balls against England in January 2022. The fact that the IPL mega auction was only the next month helped, as Shepherd was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) for the 2022 edition.
His attacking cameos continued in 2023, with back-to-back impactful innings against South Africa, and a strike rate of 235 while scoring 113 runs in the CPL. But in the IPL, Shepherd had moved from SRH to Lucknow Super Giants for the 2023 edition, and finally to MI ahead of 2024.