Shadley Claude van Schalkwyk Shadley Claude van Schalkwyk stunned India on Saturday with a three-wicket haul in their opening match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup T20 at the iconic Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. He got Ishan Kishan off a slower ball in the second ball of the sixth over of the Indian innings and then removed Tilak Varma with a short ball that came to his hands as he took the simplest of catches at mid-wicket for USA captain Monanko Patel. Schalkwyk then followed with a slower short ball to Shivam Dube, Saurabh Netravalkar took a good catch at short fine leg.The talk before the match was that India would score 300 against USA. As it turned out, India were 45 for 4 at the end of the over. At the time of writing this story, India were reeling at 86/6 in 14.1 overs.Earlier, US captain Monank Patel won the toss and opted to bowl. India did not field ace Jasprit Bumrah in the match as he is unwell and Mohammed Siraj comes into the playing eleven.
Who is Shadley Claude van Schalkwyk?
Shadley van Schalkwyk is a South African-born American cricketer known as an all-rounder. He was born on August 5, 1988 in Cape Town, South Africa. He bats left-handed and bowls right-arm medium fast for the USA National Team and the Los Angeles Knight Riders of Major League Cricket.Shadley van Schalkwyk made his first-class debut in 2008 for the Eagles against the Dolphins in the South African SuperSport series and made his T20 debut against the same opposition in 2009 in the Pro20 series. In the second half of 2020, Schalkwyk moved to the USA and played his first international T20 match for the USA on 7 April 2024 against Canada. He was part of the USA squad for the 2024 T20 World Cup and was also selected for the 2026 T20 World Cup.
