CPL2018: Kieron Pollard hits first maiden ton and beats the world record of Virat Kohli and Shahid Afridi
WestIndies batsman Kieron Pollard hits his maiden Twenty20 century as St Lucia Stars register a 38-run victory over Barbados Tridents.It was his second-fastest ton in the history of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) behind Andre Russell's match-winning 121* last week in the same Tallawahs-Knight Riders clash.
As Pollard hit his maiden T20 ton and breaks the world record of Indian skipper Virat Kohli and Shahid Afridi in most number of innings played. Virat Kohli took 181 innings to his maiden ton in his T20 career while Pakistan former skipper Shahid Afridi took 222 innings. Kieron Pollard took 384 innings to hit his first maiden ton.
St. Lucia Stars managed to score 226-6 in the limited over format against the Barbados Tridents to record the highest total in CPL history. Pollard's stunning ton snap a 15-game losing streak and registered their first win in the Caribbean Premier League.
Kieron Pollard smashed 104 runs from 54 balls at the in St Lucia. In return, Tridents could only manage 188/6.
Most innings taken to score a century in T20s:
— Mazher Arshad (@MazherArshad) August 18, 2018
384 Kieron Pollard tonight
222 Shahid Afridi
187 Umar Akmal
181 Virat Kohli#CPL #Biggestpartyinsport
Oh what a night! What a performance by man of the match Kieron Pollard!!! #SLSvBT #CPL18 #CricketPlayedLouder pic.twitter.com/ZSvNJSvk4S
— CPL T20 (@CPL) August 18, 2018
St Lucia Stars Playing XI
Andre Fletcher (wk), David Warner, Lendl Simmons, Rahkeem Cornwall, Kieron Pollard (c), Darren Sammy, Odean Smith, Kavem Hodge, Mitchell McClenaghan, Qais Ahmad, Obed McCoy
Bench Players
Chandrapaul Hemraj, Kesrick Williams, Christopher Lamont, Jaskaran Malhotra, Mark Chapman, Mohammad Sami
Barbados Tridents Squad Playing XI
Dwayne Smith, Hashim Amla, Martin Guptill, Shai Hope, Steven Smith, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Jason Holder (c), Raymon Reifer, Wahab Riaz, Ashley Nurse, Mohammad Irfan
Bench Players:
Imran Khan, Roston Chase, Tion Webster, Shamar Springer, Sunny Sohal, Chemar Holder, Dominic Drakes
First published: 18 August 2018, 17:06 IST