Kieron Pollard He is also known for his explosive batting skills and his bowling skills in white cricket. However, the cricketing world saw how good the Caribbean all-rounder is on the field as he displayed a unique ability for a white man to do his job on the boundary line. Pollard's flying fish have been deployed Abu Dhabi Knight Riders fire cross Andrew Russell the return to the pavilion thus provides an important opportunity MI Emirates.
Kieron Pollards exceptional skills keep MI Emirates hopeful
The incident happened in the 19th over of the match when the Knight Riders were going for a big blow against the Emirates. The ball is stopped slightly from Alzarri Joseph he was drawn by Russell with the intention of making a big hit. However, the ball was too close to the body of the Knight Riders' power hitter and did not get the power that Russell was hoping for.
The ball continued towards long-on where Pollard was placed. The 37-year-old dived forward to make a stunning save just as the ball was about to land a few meters in front of his own net. The Cubs sent Russell to the plate where he had a big hit in his first game and looked good. Russell scored 6 runs and bowled only 2 balls in his short innings.
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– International League T20 (@ILT20Official) January 24, 2025
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Emirates is failing to meet that target
Although Russell was not able to achieve great success because of his license International League T20 (ILT20)the Knight Riders managed to put together a total of 182/7 in their 20 overs. A convincing display of batting power from Jason Holder in which he scored 22 from 7 balls with a knock of 55 Alishan Sharafu helped the home side reach this figure.
In reply, the Emirates batsmen could not provide enough support to Pollard from the other side whose 69-run knock off 49 balls was the best for the visitors. Despite their on-field heroics and bravery against the Knight Riders' bowling unit, Emirates managed to score just 140/6 in their 20 overs and fell short of the target by 42 runs. With 3 wins in the tournament so far, both sides are now level on points though Emirates has a slight advantage over Knight Riders in terms of running costs.