Kieron Pollard Destroys Rashid Khan with Five Consecutive Sixes: Renowned former West Indies cricketer Kieron Pollard made history by hitting Afghanistan’s spin maestro Rashid Khan for five sixes in The Hundred tournament.
Representing the Southern Brave, Pollard, the former West Indian captain, dominated Trent Rockets’ spinner Rashid by smashing five maximums in a single over, leading his team to a thrilling 2-wicket victory.
This remarkable feat has established Pollard as the first player to achieve such a milestone in both T20 and The Hundred formats.
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Pollard remained undefeated at six runs from fourteen balls despite having a rough start to his innings.
Rashid delivered his penultimate over, and Pollard took advantage of the situation as the hosts were losing the game and needed 49 runs from the final 20 balls.
Pollard, showing off his power hitting ability, scored 30 runs off the over, cutting the number of runs needed to 19 off the last 15 balls.
Pollard scored 45 runs off 23 balls before leaving, but Chris Jordan maintained his cool and hit a six on the last ball to lead the home team to victory.
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During a T20I contest in 2021 against Sri Lanka, Pollard made headlines by hitting Akila Dananjaya for six sixes in a single over.
“Hopefully some lessons learnt and we won’t put ourselves in such a situation next time around,” he said after the game.
Upon reflecting on his performance against Rashid Khan, Pollard acknowledged their shared history and familiarity with each other’s play.
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“I’ve played a lot against him, and he’s gotten me out many times. But I knew the lines and lengths he was likely to bowl,” Pollard said.
“I just backed myself – if he bowled short, I was going across; if he went full, I was going to hit straight. He bowled three fuller balls, and they were right in my arc. At that point, I couldn’t hold back, I had to go for maximums. But Rashid is a world-class bowler; we’ve played a lot against each other,” he added.
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