KL Rahul’s unbeaten hundred, Chris Gayle’s 36-ball 63 and Mohammed Shami’s three-wicket haul went in vain as Kieron Pollard – leading from the front – pulled off a heist to power Mumbai Indians (MI) to a sensational three-wicket win over Kings XI Punjab at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Wednesday.
Pollard ran riot as his 30-ball 83 included 10 sixes and 3 fours. He was dismissed before Alzarri Joseph and Rahul Chahar could score the winning runs.
With this victory, MI has now climbed to third on the IPL 2019 points table, with 8 points from six matches. Kings XI Punjab, who remain on 8 points, have played one additional match and are currently fourth on the table.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
Alzarri Joseph – "I don't celebrate wickets, I celebrate wins"
1st IPL match – Took 6/12; the best IPL figures
2nd IPL match – Scored the winning runs#IPL2019 #MIvKXIP— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats) April 10, 2019
Kieron Pollard is back to his best🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥.
— Ian Raphael Bishop (@irbishi) April 10, 2019
3⃣1⃣ balls
3⃣ fours
🔟 sixes
8⃣3⃣ runs! 😲Polly power! 🔥🔥🔥
What a knock by @KieronPollard55 to give @mipaltan victory in a last-ball thriller against @lionsdenkxip! 💪#MIvKXIP #IPL2019 pic.twitter.com/8uu1bRT9Tl
— ICC (@ICC) April 10, 2019
Game changer 💪
83 (31) – Highest #VIVOIPL score 🔥@mipaltan legend 💙@KieronPollard55 rocking the Wankhede since 2010 🙌 #MIvKXIP pic.twitter.com/LNdsWvWEwi— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 10, 2019
A couple of poor overs towards the end ill-conceived field placing for last couple of deliveries cost Punjab dear. But great match!
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) April 10, 2019
Kieron Pollard is back. Back at his best. Sensational batting. Great finish….
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) April 10, 2019
Incredible last ball win for Mumbai. Sensational knock by Pollard, perhaps the best we’ve seen this IPL — for intensity, responsibility and power hitting
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) April 10, 2019
Surely not!!?!? Love the IPL!!! Unreal from Polly! 😮😮💪🏽💪🏽
— Danielle Wyatt (@Danni_Wyatt) April 10, 2019
Koi na, dil chota karne di koi lodh nai.
Appa ne ki fight kitti hain. 👏#SaddaPunjab #MIvKXIP #VIVOIPL #KXIP
— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL) April 10, 2019
Well played Kieron Pollard!#IPL2019 #MIvKXIP pic.twitter.com/uP2axs7Smc
— CricketTimes.com (@CricketTimesHQ) April 10, 2019
Hardik: Kieron Pollard is a legend. Only one man could've done this.#OneFamily #CricketMeriJaan #MumbaiIndians #MIvKXIP pic.twitter.com/YcUKauYTWv
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) April 10, 2019
POLLAAAAARRRRDDD welldone big fella.. That’s pollard special 💪🔥 @KieronPollard55 Enjoy your win brother.. congratulations @mipaltan vs @lionsdenkxip well done @klrahul11 brilliant 100 👏👏
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) April 10, 2019
Woah ! What a game. Pollard playing an innings to remember for a long long time on his captaincy debut #MIvKXIP
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) April 10, 2019
Kieron Pollard last 26 balls:
6 6 4 0 6 0 1 6 6 2 1 0 1 6 1 0 6 1 4 0 6 6 1 6 4 W
Brilliant innings under pressure!
— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) April 10, 2019
Cometh the hour, cometh the man. Keiron #Pollard with a match-winning innings of 83 off just 31 balls, including 🔟 sixes 🙇♂️#MIvKXIP #IPL2019 pic.twitter.com/feKj4OKyiq
— Sportswallah (@TheSportswallah) April 10, 2019
Stand-in-skipper. Forever finisher 💙💙💙💙#OneFamily #CricketMeriJaan #MumbaiIndians #MIvKXIP @KieronPollard55 pic.twitter.com/AOBMjaZvdw
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) April 10, 2019
Add Keiron Pollard on the points table separately – He’s played like a team all by himself. WHAT.A.KNOCK … One of the best in @IPL history!! 👏🏻👏🏻 #MIvKXIP #CricketLive
— Jatin Sapru (@jatinsapru) April 10, 2019
Kieron Pollard celebrated the victory in style!#MIvKXIP #IPL2019 pic.twitter.com/n7uhEe21mS
— CricketTimes.com (@CricketTimesHQ) April 10, 2019
