Veteran West Indies all-rounder Kieron Pollard achieved a rare milestone during the recent match between the Southern Brave and the Trent Rockets in the 2024 Men’s Hundred Competition. Kieron Pollard became the first cricketer to achieve this milestone in both the T20 and 100-ball formats of the game.
Kieron Pollard played a crucial role in helping the Southern Brave to victory in a closely contested encounter at the Rose Bowl in Southampton on Saturday, August 10. Pollard scored 45 runs off 23 balls, including two boundaries and five sixes. He was named ‘Hero of the Match’ for his heroics with the bat.
The Southern Brave were struggling at 78/6 off 76 deliveries in the 127-run chase against the Trent Rockets. They needed 49 runs off the last 20 deliveries to secure the win. Star bowler Rashid Khan conceded 10 runs and took one wicket off his first 15 deliveries. Pollard scored just six runs off his first 14 balls.
Kieron Pollard becomes the first player to achieve this rare record
Kieron Pollard turned the momentum in his team’s favour by hitting five consecutive sixes in Rashid Khan’s over. The former West Indies captain hit the 81st ball for a six over mid-wicket, followed by another six over long-on. He then hit three sixes to take the equation to the 19 runs needed in 15 balls.
The 37-year-old batsman created history by becoming the first batsman to hit six consecutive sixes in both T20 and Hundred formats. He hit six consecutive sixes in a T20I match against Sri Lankan pacer Akila Dananjaya in 2021.
Kieron Pollard becomes the first player to hit sixes off every ball of the same over TWICE in official formats.
2021 – He does it in a T20I against Sri Lanka. 6666662024 – He does it in The Hundred. 66666pic.twitter.com/dpI8mznB12
– Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats) August 10, 2024
Pollard was dismissed with the team needing 9 runs off 10 balls in the match. He was dismissed after attempting an unnecessary single. He defended a ball in front of cover and substitute fielder Calvin Harrison hit the stumps straight through. The team chased down the target with a ball to spare when Chris Jordan hit a four.
Chris Jordan takes three wickets with the ball
Earlier, Trent Rockets captain Lewis Gregory opted to bat first after winning the toss in the 24th match of The Hundred Men’s Competition 2024. Tom Banton (30 off 17) and Adam Lyth (16 off 14) added a 46-run stand for the first wicket. They lost the wicket of Joe Root, which left the team at 81/4 off 62 deliveries.
Trent Rockets lost wickets at regular intervals in the first innings of the match. Rovman Powell (16 off 14) and Gregory (19 off 17) failed to convert their stand into a big score. Rashid Khan (5 off 7) and Imad Wasim (2 off 3) failed to score quick runs to help the team reach a respectable total in the game.
Chris Jordan took three wickets for 22 runs off 20 deliveries. Danny Briggs and Jofra Archer secured two wickets each in the match. Akeal Hosein took one wicket but conceded 31 runs off his 20 deliveries.
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