West Indies’ Jason Holder (AP Photo/Bikas Das) Jason Holder etched his name in cricket history as West Indies opened their T20 World Cup 2026 campaign with a memorable win over Scotland. The former captain became the first West Indies bowler to claim 100 T20I wickets, reaching the milestone on 13.2 when he dismissed Scotland skipper Richie Berrington.Holder now joins the elite list of players with 100 wickets in every format of men’s internationals, alongside Lasith Malinga, Tim Southee, Shakib Al Hasan, Shaheen Afridi and Jasprit Bumrah.
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The historic moment came in a match that had plenty to celebrate for West Indies, who were playing their first match at the FIFA T20 World Cup 2026. Scotland won the toss and elected to field first. West Indies started slowly but recovered strongly to add 182 for 5 in 20 overs.Shimron Hetmyer, batting at number three, played the decisive innings. The left-hander smashed 64 off 36 balls and also scored the fastest fifty by a West Indies batsman in a T20 World Cup, reaching the milestone in just 22 balls.The Scotch Chase never really got off the ground. They were eventually bowled out for 147 in 18.5 overs, with the decisive moment coming in the 17th over. Romario Shepherd produced a stunning spell, scoring four goals in the power play, including a hat-trick. Shepherd finished with excellent figures of 3-0-20-5.Jason Holder fittingly sealed the match by taking the last wicket of the match to end Scotland’s innings and complete a landmark for himself and West Indies cricket.
