Kieron Pollard hits second fastest maiden ton in the history of CPL and breaks losing streak; see video
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.
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.
What a 100 for Pollard! This great moment makes the #Playoftheday for Match 10 #CPL18 #Biggestpartyinsport pic.twitter.com/UNJuTxWeUi
— CPL T20 (@CPL) August 18, 2018
POLLARD 100! His first in T20 cricket! Brings it up in style with another huge six down the ground! #SLSvBT #CPL18 pic.twitter.com/KEHZjrZ7TN
— CPL T20 (@CPL) August 18, 2018
And it’s all over the St Lucia Stars have won by 38 runs!!! #SLSvBT #CricketPlayedLouder #CPL18 pic.twitter.com/15z9MBOa9c
— 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
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First published: 18 August 2018, 16:17 IST