Pollard completed the feat playing for London Spirit against Manchester Originals in the Hundred.
Former West Indies all-rounder Kieron Pollard became the first cricketer to play 600 matches in T20 cricket on August 8, Monday. He achieved the feat playing for London Spirit against Manchester Originals in hundred at Lord’s in London. He made his T20 debut in July 2006 for Trinidad & Tobago.
Pollard made his T20I debut in June 2008 and went on to appear in 101 matches. The 2012 T20 World Cup winner captained West Indies in the 2021 T20 World Cup in Oman and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and hung up his boots from international cricket three months later.
Kieron Pollard scores his 600th match in trademark fashion
Pollard is generally a middle-order batter and a finisher who also bowls a few games as a sixth man. He scored 1,569 runs at a strike rate of 135.14 and an average of 25.30 with an unbeaten score of 75, which is the highest score by a West Indian at the number six position in T20Is.
Pollard also has 99 T20I sixes, which is the third most by a West Indies batsman, among many other records. He was also part of the winning West Indies team T20 World Cup in 2012 in Sri Lanka. In his 600 T20 matches, he has scored 11,723 runs at a strike rate of 151.22 with a top score of 104.
In his 600th match, the 35-year-old striker marked the occasion with an innings, scoring an unbeaten 34 runs, 11 fours and four sixes and taking his team to 160 runs till end of the year. queues. The foundation was first laid by opener Zak Crawley, who scored 41 runs off 34 balls, complemented by captain Eoin Morgan, who scored 37 runs off 26 balls.
For Manchester Originals, it was their top scorer, Philip Salt, who top scored with 36 off 34 balls. However, none of the other batters topped the 20-run mark, with eight batters not even reaching double figures. Consequently, they were bowled out for 108 in 98 balls. London Spirit fast bowler Jordan Thompson starred with the ball, taking four wickets for 21 runs in 20 balls.
