The Hundred
Pollard becomes the first cricketer to play 600 T20 matches
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Former West Indies captain Kieron Pollard became the first cricketer to play 600 matches in T20 format. The Trinidadian achieved the feat during the match of London Spirit and Manchester Originals in the Hundred.
Pollard smashed an unbeaten 34 runs off just 11 balls consisting of one four and four big sixes. His assault powered his team 160/6 in 100 balls.
Captain Eoin Morgan (37) and opener Zak Crawley (41) also made contributions for the team.
Manchester Originals could manage only 108 runs before they ran out of batters. Phil Salt was its top scorer with 36 runs while Jordan Thompson 4/21 was the leading bowler for the London Spirit team. London Spirit won the game by 52 runs.
Pollard has scored 11,723 runs across 600 games at an average of 31.34. He has the best individual performance of 104. Pollard has scored one century and 56 half-centuries in the format. He has also captured 309 wickets with best bowling figures of 4/15.
Pollard, who made his T20 debut in July 2006, has appeared in many domestic cricket leagues. He also captained his side in the T20 World Cup 2021 in Oman and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).