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Former West Indies international, Kieron Pollard, who is currently featuring in The Hundred men’s competition, hogged the limelight for his power-packed hitting. The former West Indies captain, who is plying his trade for the Southern Brave, took Afghan international, Rashid Khan to the cleaners in match number 24 at The Rose Bowl in Southampton on Saturday, August 10.
The 37-year-old hard-hitter of the ball delivered a match-winning knock to help the Southern Brave register a two-wicket win after he smashed Rashid Khan for five consecutive sixes. Although Pollard finds himself in the list of players to smash six consecutive sixes in an over, he once again proved himself on the world stage as he took down the Afghan all-rounder for five sixes in a row.
The incident took place from the 81st delivery of the Southern Brave inning. While he smashed the first two deliveries over the cow corner and the long-off region, he followed it with a straight hit over Rashid Khan’s head to complete hat-trick of sixes. He then smashed the fourth delivery with a powerful shot over deep mid-wicket and followed it with the final six over the long-off region.
Watch Kieron Pollard hit five consecutive sixes off Rashid Khan in The Hundred:
It is to be noted after the brilliant hitting from Pollard, the Southern Brave needed only 19 off 15 balls to seal a win.
Kieron Pollard highlights his performance; speaks of shared history with Rashid Khan
The 37-year-old on Saturday, after his match-winning knock opened up on the shared history and the familiarity with each other’s play over the years. Speaking at the post-match presentation, Pollard added that he has played a lot against Rashid and hailed him as a world class bowler.
“I’ve played a lot against him, and he’s gotten me out many times. But I knew the lines and lengths he was likely to bowl,” Pollard said after the match. “I just backed myself - if he bowled short, I was going across; if he went full, I was going to hit straight. He bowled three fuller balls, and they were right in my arc. At that point, I could not hold back, I had to go for maximums. But Rashid is a world-class bowler; we’ve played a lot against each other,” he further added.
After the win, the Southern Brave are placed at the second spot in the points table with five wins from seven matches so far in the tournament. The James Vince-led side will next take on the Welsh Fire on Wednesday, August 14 at The Rose Bowl in Southampton.
