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Kieron Pollard Blasts 7 Sixes in 8 Balls to Propel TKR Win and Reach 950 T20 Sixes

The veteran credited experience plus meticulous preparation for a late‑career surge that continues to deliver milestone performances.

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Kieron Pollard scored 65 runs off 29 balls as Trinbago Knight Riders won the clash by 12 run
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Overview

  • Pollard hammered 65 off 29 balls with eight sixes and two fours, including a burst of seven maximums in the space of eight deliveries.
  • The onslaught arrived in the 15th and 16th overs as he took three sixes off Navian Bidaisee and then four in a row off Waqar Salamkheil to raise a fifty in 21 balls.
  • He shared a 90-run fourth‑wicket stand with Nicholas Pooran to lift Trinbago Knight Riders to 179, and TKR beat St Kitts and Nevis Patriots by 12 runs in Tarouba.
  • The innings pushed Pollard to 950 sixes in T20 cricket, second only to Chris Gayle, and he also crossed 3,000 CPL runs after recently becoming the second batter to 14,000 T20 runs.
  • Named Player of the Match, Pollard emphasized mental preparation and experience in his post‑match remarks, while fan reaction online questioned Mumbai Indians over his earlier IPL retirement.