Kieron Pollard of Mumbai Indians hits a boundary during match 27 of the 2021 Indian Premier League against the Chennai Super Kings at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, India on May 1. (PHOTO:iplt20.com).
A thrilling onslaught by West Indies captain Kieron Pollard spearheaded Mumbai Indians chasing down 218 by Chennai Super Kings and winning their Indian Premier League (IPL) showdown by four wickets in Delhi on Saturday.
Pollard is one of the world’s best Twenty20 players but he had yet to fire in this IPL. He enhanced his reputation by smashing a 17-ball 50 and 87 not out from 34 balls, smoking eight sixes and six boundaries.
IPL 2021: Raina becomes fourth player to play 200 games
He achieved the feat in CSK s match against Mumbai Indians here at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. Raina has scored 5,489 runs in the 199 games
By ANI| Posted by Sakina Fatima | Published: 1st May 2021 8:13 pm IST CSK batsman Suresh Raina (Photo/ iplt20.com)
New Delhi: Chennai Super Kings (CSK) stalwart Suresh Raina on Saturday became the fourth player in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL) to play 200 games.
He achieved the feat in CSK’s match against Mumbai Indians here at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. Raina has scored 5,489 runs in the 199 games he has played before Saturday’s game and is the second-highest run-scorer in the history of the tournament.
Pollard s power-hitting upstages Rayudu s as MI clinch thriller
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Kieron Pollard of Mumbai Indians (Credit : bcci/ipl) (Not for sale). Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, May 1 : Kieron Pollard s power-packed 87 not out off 34 balls (6x4s, 8x6s) overshadowed Ambati Rayudu s 72 not out off 27 balls (4x4s, 7x6s) as Mumbai Indians (MI) defeated Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by four wickets in a last-ball thriller here at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Saturday night.
Both Pollard and Rayudu butchered the bowlers who struggled to get their lengths right on a batting surface.
Chasing 218, MI got off to a flying start with openers Rohit Sharma and Quinton de Kock adding 71 in 7.4 overs. But three quick wickets brought CSK back into the match.
MI vs CSK, IPL 2021 Match 27: Pollard 87 helps Mumbai gun down 219-run target vs Chennai
IPL 2021 live: Kieron Pollard 87 seals 4-wicket win for MI
Kieron Pollard has won it for Mumbai Indian! What a knock this has been from the Mumbai all-rounder. Pollard s unbeaten 87 helps Mumbai Indians gun down the 219-run target and take a 1-0 lead in IPL 2021 El Classico over Chennai Super Kings.
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MI vs CSK live: Curran removes Neesham for 0
Sam Curran to Neesham, OUT! Curran takes another wicket off his last delivery to restrict the equation to 16 in 6. Neesham holed out in a bid to hit a six. 15 runs and two wickets of the penultimate over. Neesham c Thakur b Sam Curran 0(1)
Ambati Rayudu (72 off 27 balls; 4x4s, 7x6s) butchered Mumbai Indians (MI) bowling into submission as he helped Chennai Super Kings (CSK) to a massive 218 for four wickets in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match here at the Arun Jaitley Stadium .