In Qualifier 1 of the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL) between Multan Sultans and Lahore Qalandars, Kieron Pollard rolled back the clock and delivered a vintage performance with the bat. The muscular right-handed batter exploded at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore and unleashed six sixes in his 34-ball 57-run knock that played a pivotal role behind Multan becoming the first team to qualify for the final. The highlight of Pollard's knock came in the 18th and the 19th over when he destroyed two of the best fast bowlers in the world -Shaheen Afridi and Haris Rauf.
In the 18th over, the lanky West Indian smashed a six and a four off Rauf's bowling while in the following over bowled by Shaheen, Pollard whacked three maximums to send the crown in a frenzy. The 35-year-old also smashed a six in the 17th over bowled by Shaheen.
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In total, Pollard whacked four sixes off Shaheen's bowling and one maximum of Rauf's bowling in the last four overs of Multan's innings. Courtesy of the right-handed batter's power-hitting, Multan posted a competitive total of 160/5 in 20 overs. Lahore suffered a major collapse with the bat as the team was bundled out for just 76 runs in 14.3 overs. It was mainly because of Pollard's entertaining knock that Multan registered a massive 84-run win in a crunch game.
For Multan, Sheldon Cottrell came up big as he delivered a fantastic spell. The left-arm seamer registered figures of 3/20 in three overs. Usama Mir bagged two wickets while Anwar Ali, Abbas Afridi, Ihsanullah and Pollard chipped in with a wicket each.
Multan will now have three days off before they step out on the ground for the crunch final on March 19 (Sunday).
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