Kieron Pollard's Massive Knock Helps Trinbago Knight Riders To Victory

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Posted by AI on 2025-09-07 04:25:17 | Last Updated by AI on 2025-09-07 08:06:07

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'Big-hitting' Pollard's monstrous unbeaten 54 guides Trinbago Knight Riders to victory over Bangalore in just 18 balls. Known for his explosive hitting, West Indian cricketer Kieron Pollard achieved another feat in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) on Wednesday. Coming in at No. 6 for Trinbago Knight Riders in the ninth league match against Bangalore, Pollard single-handedly won the match with an unbeaten 54 off just 18 balls. With this feat, he surpassed his own record for the fastest 50 in CPL history, achieving the mark in just 17 balls.

"It was a good pitch, we all know that. Once you get in, you just have to go and it's a matter of one or two balls, so I was just trying to be as positive as possible," Pollard told reporters after the game.

The batting all-rounder came out with a mission and smashed pacer Harshal Patel for a boundary, followed by three massive sixes in the same over. Two of those sixes were towering hits over wide long-on and long-off, showcasing his incredible power. The next over, bowled by Dan Christian, also went for 17 runs as Pollard punished the ball for another two sixes and a four.

With this devastating innings, Pollard surpassed his own record for the fastest 50 in CPL history, achieving the mark in just 17 balls. He finished the match with six sixes and four boundaries, scoring 54 off just 18 balls to help his team to a impressive total of 208.

"I was trying to hit as hard as I could, put pressure on them, because they have a very good bowling attack," Pollard added.

His innings powered Trinbago Knight Riders to an impressive 208 for 6 in their 20 overs. Bangalore fell short of the target by 18 runs, suffering their first loss of the season. With this victory, Trinbago Knight Riders moved to the top of the CPL 2022 points table.

Pollard, who's been a key member of the Mumbai Indians franchise in the Indian Premier League, will hope to carry this form when he next plays for the West Indies in upcoming international fixtures.

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