New Delhi. Kieron Pollard has retired from international cricket. He is also associated with Mumbai Indians as a coach in IPL. That means they are not playing, but as for other leagues in the world, the 36-year-old Pollard is currently playing in the Caribbean Premier League. In one match, Pollard hit 4 sixes in an over and each time the ball went outside the stadium. Trinbago Knight Riders defeated St Kitts and Nevis Patriots by 6 wickets based on his fast batting. Pollard was unbeaten on 37 off 16 balls. The strike rate was 231 runs. During this he hit 5 sixes.
Kieron Pollard hit 4 sixes in the 15th over of the innings. The bowler was Isrul Haq Naveed, a 19-year-old young leg-spinner from Afghanistan. Pollard hit a 101 meter long six over deep midwicket off the first ball. On the fourth ball, Pollard again hits a six at the same spot. This six was 107 meters. On the 5th ball, the experienced batsman hit a 102 meter long six. On the last ball, Pollard hit a 95 meter six over long on. A total of 28 runs were scored in the over. Andre returned unbeaten with Russell Pollard scoring 23 runs off 8 balls. He hit 2 fours and 2 sixes.
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Shafran Rutherford scored a half century
Talking about the match, the team of St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots chose to play first after losing the toss. The team lost 4 wickets for 86 runs. After this, captain Shafran Rutherford scored an unbeaten half-century to bring the score close to 180 runs. Rutherford scored 62 runs off 38 balls at a strike rate of 163. Hit 4 fours and 5 sixes. Corbin Boch also scored 30 runs off 21 balls. Off-spinner Sunil Narine took 3 wickets for 43 runs in 4 overs. Dwayne Bravo also got 2 wickets. The team scored 178 runs for 5 wickets in the allotted 20 overs.
Knight Riders hit 12 sixes
However, Trinbago Knight Riders did not get off to a good start. Both the opening batsmen were dismissed for 32 runs. After this, Nicholas Pooran scored a quick half-century. He scored 61 runs off 32 balls at a strike rate of 191. Hit 5 fours and 4 sixes. Lorcan Tucker scored 36 runs off 31 balls. Hit 3 fours and a six. 4 wickets of the team fell for 148 runs. After this, Kieron Pollard and Andre Russell played a quick innings to give the Knight Riders the win. A total of 12 sixes were hit by the Knight Riders. The team achieved the target by 6 wickets in 17.1 overs. Pollard made the team win by hitting a six. Pollard has created a record of hitting 6 sixes in 6 balls in international cricket.
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Tags: Caribbean Premier League, Kieron Pollard, West Indies
First published: August 28, 2023, 11:30 IST