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Kieron Pollard Creates History; Becomes First Player In The World To Achieve Huge Feat
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Kieron Pollard etched his name in the history books on Saturday (August 23) during the 2025 Caribbean Premier League (CPL) match between Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) and Saint Lucia Kings (SLK) at the Daren Sammy National Stadium in Gros Islet, St. Lucia. The 38-year-old continued to show his prowess with a knock of 65 in 29 balls, which included four boundaries and six maximums. The Knight Riders posted a huge total of 183 on the board. Pollard's innings proved to be a match-winning effort as the four-time champions sealed an 18-run victory to climb up to third spot on the table. Kieron Pollard Creates History Through the course of his knock, Pollard completed 200 sixes in the CPL's history. The West Indies cricket legend is only the second player in the league's history to achieve the feat and the first non-opener after Evin Lewis, who reached the milestone on Friday (August 22) during St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots' 12-run victort against Barbados Royals on Friday (August 22) at Werner Park. This is the second instance of Pollard completing 200 sixes in a T20 franchise league, having also achieved the feat in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Infact, Pollard is the first player in history to have 200 or more maximums in two major franchise-based T20 leagues. Apart from the IPL, CPL, and Australia's Big Bash League (BBL), no league has seen a player cross the mark of 200 sixes. 11 players have achieved the milestone in the IPL, two in the CPL, and one in the BBL. 200 or More Sixes In Franchise-Based T20 Leagues PlayerLeagueSixesChris GayleIPL357Rohit SharmaIPL302Virat KohliIPL291MS DhoniIPL264Ab de VilliersIPL251David WarnerIPL236Andre RussellIPL223Kieron PollardIPL223Chris LynnBBL220Sanju SamsonIPL219KL RahulIPL209Suresh RainaIPL203Kieron PollardCPL203Evin LewisCPL220*Major T20 Franchise Leagues - Indian Premier League, Big Bash League, Caribbean Premier League, SA20, Bangladesh Premier League, International T20 League, Major League Cricket, The Hundred Meanwhile, Indian cricket legend Rohit Sharma is the only player with over 200 sixes in a franchise T20 league (IPL) as well as international cricket. Infact, Rohit is the only player to achieve the feat in T20Is with 205 maximums for India. Also Read: Rohit's Fanbase Did Not Like: BCCI Breaks Silence, Reveals Reaching Out To Hardik Pandya Over MI Controversy Pollard is the second-highest run-getter (13181) and six-hitter (941) in T20 cricket history and is only behind Chris Gayle (14562 runs, 1056 sixes) in both lists. He retired from international cricket and the IPL in 2022 but continues to play leagues around the world and is the joint-most decorated T20 player (17) alongside Dwanye Bravo in the world.
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