Kieron Pollard Shines in Caribbean Premier League
Caribbean cricketer and Mumbai Indians superstar Kieron Pollard has retired from international cricket. But he is still active in professional cricket. Not only this, even at the age of 37, he seems to be showing the explosiveness of a batsman. His special glimpse was once again seen in the match in the Caribbean Premier League.
A few days ago, Kieron Pollard, who hit five sixes off Rashid Khan’s bowling in a row, scored a storming half-century in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL 2024) tournament to give his team an emphatic victory. Kieron Pollard showed his captaincy with a brilliant knock of 52 runs off 19 balls to give his team the victory.
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Pollard’s Match-Winning Fifty
Kieron Pollard did not hit a single boundary in his innings of 52 runs from 19 balls. But 7 towering sixes came from his contribution. This fortress has shown its dominance in T20 cricket even today. He has accumulated 13209 runs in this category. He has also taken 322 wickets in bowling. He is one of the best all-rounders in T20 cricket.
THE KIERON POLLARD MASTERCLASS.
– 52* (19) with ZERO fours and 7 sixes in the CPL. The GOAT finisher of T20 cricket did it once again. 🙇♂️pic.twitter.com/XKD8a0OYy1
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) September 11, 2024
Trinbago Knight Riders captain Pollard’s innings against St Lucia Kings seem to be getting a lot of buzz. There was a time when it seemed difficult for Trinbago to win this match. But Pollard showed ‘Mai hoon na show’ and won the team the seemingly impossible match. He turned the game around by hitting 4 sixes in the 19th over. In the last over, his team needed only 3 runs in an over. Aqeel Hussain finished the match by hitting a boundary.
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Handling Pressure with Style
The Trinbago team lost 6 wickets for 156 runs in the 17th over. Pollard’s team needed 32 runs to win from the last 3 overs. In the 18th over, Alzari Joseph increased the pressure on the Trinbago Knight Riders by conceding only 5 runs. Kieron Pollard once again showed how to play under this pressure. He targeted Matthew Ford in the 19th over. He turned the match around with 4 sixes in this over.
Pollard’s innings, consisting only of sixes, shows he remains a force in T20 cricket, with over 13,209 runs and 322 wickets in his T20 career.
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