In a rain-soaked Caribbean Premier League 2026 match here on Tuesday, West Indies batsman Shimron Hetmyer reached 7,000 runs in Twenty20 cricket before hitting an undefeated 111 to lead Guyana Amazon Warriors to a nine-run victory over Trinbago Knight Riders. Hetmyer’s game-winning effort, which came off just 43 balls and featured eight fours and nine sixes, made him the most recent batsman to reach 7,000 runs in the shortest format.
With eight fours and nine sixes in just 43 balls, Hetmyer’s knock was the best individual score of his T20 career. He entered the game and attacked the opposition right away, with the Warriors down to 19 for two after rain restricted the match to 16 overs each side. He reached three figures in forty deliveries and reached his fifty from twenty-seven balls.
After that, Romario Shepherd increased the score even more by hitting 27 off seven balls, including three sixes and two fours. The Knight Riders were given a revised DLS target of 182 after their combined onslaught generated 94 runs in the innings’ last overs.
Hetmyer staged a brilliant counterattack when the contest was cut to 16 overs each side, and the Amazon Warriors were struggling at 19 for two. According to Cricinfo, he hit his century in 40 deliveries after reaching his fifty in just 27 balls. Romario Shepherd, who hit 27 off seven balls, including two fours and three sixes, was Hetmyer’s capable ally. The pair’s late attack enabled the Amazon Warriors to post 185 for five and score 94 runs in the last five overs.
Hetmyer, who is 29 years old, currently has 7,096 runs from 352 Twenty20 appearances, averaging 26.67 and scoring at a strike rate of 145.05. Across all T20 tournaments, he has amassed two hundreds and 35 half-centuries, supported by 485 fours and 413 sixes. His undefeated 111 against the Trinbago Knight Riders surpasses his previous high and solidifies his position as one of the most potent middle-order hitters in the world of Twenty20 cricket.
