Kamal Ghorui
Shadley Claude van Schalkwyk stunned India on Saturday as he took three wickets in an over in their opening match of the T20 World Cup 2026 at Mumbai’s iconic Wankhede Stadium. He got Ishan Kishan with 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 got big on him as he handed the easiest of catches for the USA skipper Monank Patel at mid wicket. Schalkwyk then followed it with a slower short ball to Shivam Dube, Saurabh Netravalkar took a good catch at short fine leg.Before the match, there were talks of India scoring 300 against the USA. As it turned out, India were 45 for 4 at the end of the powerplay. At the time of writing this story, India were reeling at 86/6 in 14.1 overs.Earlier, USA skipper Monank Patel won the toss and opted to bowl. India did not field pace ace Jasprit Bumrah in the match as he is unwell, with Mohammed Siraj coming into the playing XI.
Who is Shadley Claude van Schalkwyk?
Shadley van Schalkwyk is a South African-born American cricketer, known as a versatile all-rounder. Born on August 5, 1988, in South Africa’s Cape Town, he bats left-handed and does right-arm medium-fast bowling for the USA national team and Major League Cricket’s Los Angeles Knight Riders.Shadley van Schalkwyk made his first-class debut in 2008 for the Eagles against the Dolphins in South Africa’s SuperSport Series, and his T20 debut against the same opposition in 2009 in Pro20 Series. In the latter half of the 2020s, Schalkwyk moved to the USA and played his first T20 international for USA on April 7, 2024, against Canada. He was part of USA squad in the 2024 T20 World Cup and has also been selected for the 2026 T20 World Cup.
