Romario Shepherd

Romario Shepherd

West Indies AllRounder
t20 Int ALL TIME STATS
482 Runs
143.02 S/R
28.35 Avg
53 W
9.86 E/R

Personal Information

Full Name Romario Shepherd
Date of Birth November 26, 1994
Age 29
Nationality West Indies
Birth Place Guyana
Height 5ft 10inch
Current Team(s)
Role Bowling All-rounder
Batting Style Right-hand Bat
Bowling Style Right-arm Fast-medium
Debut September 5, 2018
Jersey No. 16
Family Tia Terencia Joseph (wife), Romauldo Shepherd and Romaire Shepherd (kids)

Most Recent Matches

Match R BF 4s 6s S/R O R W E/R
BAN vs WI 0 0 0 0 0 10 51 3 5.10
RR vs GAW 9 12 0 1 75.00 4 27 1 6.75
HAM vs GAW 11 5 1 1 220.00 3 14 1 4.67
GAW vs VCT 11 17 0 0 64.71 0 0 0 0
WI vs ENG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Batting Stats

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Game Type Mat Inn R BF NO Avg S/R 100s 50s H 4s 6s Ct St
ODIs 35 26 402 391 3 17.47 102.81 0 1 50 39 13 5 0
T20Is 50 31 482 337 14 28.35 143.02 0 0 44 22 35 8 0
T20s 151 106 1491 1002 41 22.93 148.80 0 3 72 89 108 34 0
LISTAs 76 60 946 1001 15 21.02 94.50 0 4 74 85 26 15 0
FIRSTCLASS 25 35 793 1357 5 26.43 58.43 1 4 133 81 22 13 0
T10s 15 12 166 83 6 27.67 200.00 0 0 39 16 11 3 0

Bowling Stats

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Game Type Mat Inn O R W Avg E/R Best 5w 10w
ODIs 35 32 208.1 1163 29 40.10 5.58 3/37 0 0
T20Is 50 46 147.2 1453 53 27.41 9.86 4/31 0 0
T20s 151 138 420.1 3804 152 25.02 9.05 4/13 0 0
LISTAs 76 72 497.2 2764 85 32.51 5.55 4/19 0 0
FIRSTCLASS 25 48 588.0 1822 74 24.62 3.09 8/76 2 0
T10s 15 12 21.4 239 8 29.88 11.03 1/13 0 0

Romario Shepherd News

Full list of Guyana Amazon Warriors players for CPL 2024 ft. Rahmanullah Gurbaz & Romario Shepherd Full list of Guyana Amazon Warriors players for CPL 2024 ft. Rahmanullah Gurbaz & Romario Shepherd
Full list of Guyana Amazon Warriors players for CPL 2024 ft. Rahmanullah Gurbaz & Romario Shepherd
[Watch] Absolute carnage as Phil Salt plunders Romario Shepherd for 30 runs during WI vs ENG T20 World Cup Super 8 match [Watch] Absolute carnage as Phil Salt plunders Romario Shepherd for 30 runs during WI vs ENG T20 World Cup Super 8 match
[Watch] Absolute carnage as Phil Salt plunders Romario Shepherd for 30 runs during WI vs ENG T20 World Cup Super 8 match
West Indian all-rounder Romario Shepherd misses Afghanistan clash to be present for birth of his second child West Indian all-rounder Romario Shepherd misses Afghanistan clash to be present for birth of his second child
West Indian all-rounder Romario Shepherd misses Afghanistan clash to be present for birth of his second child 
[Watch] Romario Shepherd takes Rohit Sharma's autograph ahead of MI-LSG IPL 2024 clash [Watch] Romario Shepherd takes Rohit Sharma's autograph ahead of MI-LSG IPL 2024 clash
[Watch] Romario Shepherd takes Rohit Sharma's autograph ahead of MI-LSG IPL 2024 clash
[Watch] Matheesha Pathirana knocks over Romario Shepherd cheaply in MI vs CSK IPL 2024 match [Watch] Matheesha Pathirana knocks over Romario Shepherd cheaply in MI vs CSK IPL 2024 match
[Watch] Matheesha Pathirana knocks over Romario Shepherd cheaply in MI vs CSK IPL 2024 match

Romario Shepherd: A Brief Biography

Image Credits: Romario Shepherd's Instagram
ICC T20 World Cup 2024 West Indies & USA Photoshoot(Image Credits: Romario Shepherd's Instagram)

Romario Shepherd is a Guyanese all-rounder representing the West Indies in international cricket and the Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League. Born on November 26, 1994, in Guyana, he has found his groove in the game's shortest version.

Shepherd is a dashing all-rounder who can bowl at a good pace and can clear the fence in a humongous fashion lower down the order. He can be brutal on his day and originates from the West Indian cricketing folklore that provides swashbuckling all-rounders time and again.

Romario Shepherd: Along the Years

YearAgeAchievement
201621Made List-A debut for Guyana
201722Made First-Class debut for Guyana
201823Made T20 debut for Guyana Amazon Warriors
201925Made ODI debut against Afghanistan
202025Made T20I debut against Ireland
202227Bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 7.75 crores
202227Made IPL debut against Rajasthan Royals
202228Bought by Lucknow Super Giants for INR 50 lakhs
202328Won CPL 2023 with Guyana Amazon Warriors
202329Traded to Mumbai Indians
202429Played in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024

Romario Shepherd Records

  • Involved in the highest ninth-wicket partnership among full-member nations in T20Is with Akeal Hosein (72*)

  • Sixth-most runs in an over in IPL (32) after Chris Gayle (RCB), Ravindra Jadeja (CSK), Pat Cummins (KKR), Suresh Raina (CSK) and Manoj Tiwary/Chris Gayle (KKR)

  • Highest strike rate in an innings (390) in IPL 2024 (min.10 balls)

Romario Shepherd Career

Romario Shepherd has found life in franchise cricket and has added valuable contributions with both the bat and ball.

Romario Shepherd Domestic Career

Romario Shepherd made his List-A debut for Guyana against Leeward Islands in the Nagico Super50 tournament. He had a memorable debut as he won the ‘Player of The Match’ award for his figures of 3/37.

He made his First-Class debut for Guyana against Jamaica in Kingston on March 10, 2017. The Guyanese all-rounder scored his first and only FC ton against New Zealand A in the West Indies’s tour of New Zealand in late 2020.

Shepherd made his T20 debut for the Guyana Amazon Warriors in the Caribbean Premier League 2018 against Trinbago Knight Riders. He picked up 3 prized wickets on his debut, including that of the eventual ‘Player of The Match’ Colin Munro, Brendon McCullum, and Darren Bravo, but it went in vain as the Knight Riders won comprehensively by 67 runs.

Trinbago Knight Riders v Guyana Amazon Warriors - 2019 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL)
Trinbago Knight Riders v Guyana Amazon Warriors - 2019 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) (Image Credits: Getty Images)

He won the title with the Guyana Amazon Warriors in CPL 2023. He contributed with the ball by picking up 12 wickets and struck a few runs lower down the order at a gigantic strike rate of 235.41 in 12 matches.

Image Credits: Romario Shepherd's Instagram
Romario Shepherd with the CPL 2023 trophy along with his Guyana Amazan Warriors teammates(Image Credits: Romario Shepherd's Instagram)

Romario Shepherd IPL Career

Romario Shepherd was bought by the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL 2022 mega auction for INR 7.75 crores which had raised quite a few eyebrows as he had not established himself largely in the international circuit. He played 3 games in that season and did not fire with both the bat and the ball. For the heavy paycheck he had received, Shepherd was not given a long run to prove himself.

Image Credits: Romario Shepherd's Instagram
Romario Shepherd in Sunrisers Hyderabad's photoshoot for IPL 2022 (Image Credits: Romario Shepherd's Instagram)

Shepherd was released and bought by the Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL 2023 auction for INR 50 lakhs. He played a solitary match for the Super Giants in that season and was traded to the Mumbai Indians ahead of IPL 2024.

Image Credits: Romario Shepherd's Instagram
Romario Shepherd in Lucknow Super Giant's photoshoot for IPL 2023(Image Credits: Romario Shepherd's Instagram)

The big West Indian took the IPL 2024 by storm when he smoked Anrich Nortje of Delhi Capitals for 33 runs in the last over of the first innings. Shepherd scored 39 runs off 10 balls at a staggering strike rate of 390, the highest strike rate in an innings in IPL 2024 (min. 10 balls). He powered MI to a score above 200 in the final over and added a valuable 30+ runs. He was eventually adjudged the ‘Player of the Match’ for being the point of difference as MI trounced the Capitals by a margin of 29 runs in a batting paradise at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai and won their first match of the season.

Image Credits: Romario Shepherd's Instagram
Romario Shepherd with post-match awards for blazing knock of 39* off 10 balls against the Delhi Capitals in IPL 2024 (Image Credits: Mumbai Indians's Instagram)

Romario Shepherd International Career

Romario Shepherd has not replicated his match-winning capabilities for the Men in Maroon and will be looking to make a name for himself in the coming years.

Romario Shepherd ODI Career

Romario Shepherd made his ODI debut against Afghanistan in Lucknow on November 06, 2019. He had a decent maiden outing with the ball, picking up 2 wickets for 32 runs. He played in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Qualifiers, but could not help his team get to the Cricket World Cup as the West Indies missed out on a CWC spot for the first time.

West Indies v England - 1st ODI
West Indies v England - 1st ODI (Image Credits: Getty Images)

Romario Shepherd T20I Career

Romario Shepherd made his T20I debut against Ireland at Basseterre on January 18, 2020. He took the solitary wicket of Kevin O’Brien but the match was abandoned due to rain.

Shepherd was involved in a record partnership with Akeal Hosein in England’s tour of the West Indies in January 2022. The lower-order pair put on 72 runs, the highest partnership for the ninth wicket in T20Is among full-member nations but it went in vain as the visitors won by a solitary run.

Shepherd was included in the West Indies’s squad for the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. He picked up just two wickets and was expensive with the ball, including a Phil Salt assault where he conceded 30 runs in a single over against the English opener. did not make an impact with the bat as well as hosts West Indies crashed out of the Super Eight of the T20 World Cup 2024.

England v West Indies: Super Eight - ICC Men's T20 Cricket World Cup West Indies & USA 2024
England v West Indies: Super Eight - ICC Men's T20 Cricket World Cup West Indies & USA 2024 (Image Credits: Getty Images)

Romario Shepherd’s Family

Romario Shepherd is married to Tia Terencia Joseph, a model and a TV anchor. He has two kids, an elder son named Romauldo Shepherd and a younger one named Romaire Shepherd, who was born recently. Shepherd left the West Indies squad and missed the clash against Afghanistan in their group-stage encounter of the T20 World Cup 2024 for the birth of his second child.

Image Credits: Romario Shepherd's Instagram
Romario Shepherd with his wife Tia Terencia Joseph and son Romauldo Shepherd after winning the Caribbean Premier League 2023(Image Credits: Romario Shepherd's Instagram)

FAQs on Romario Shepherd

A. Romario Shepherd made his international debut in an ODI against Afghanistan in Lucknow in 2019.

A. Romario Shepherd made his IPL debut for the Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2022.

A. Romario Shepherd’s best figures of 4/31 came against India in Florida in 2023.

A. Romario Shepherd played for the Mumbai Indians in IPL 2024.

A. Romario Shepherd played for the West Indies in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024.

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