He has smashed 13,634 runs with an average of 31.34 runs as well. He has also scalped 326 wickets with an economy of 8.26.
The match 14 of the ongoing Major League Cricket (MLC) 2025 was played between San Francisco Unicorns and MI New York at the Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas, on Tuesday, June 24. Though it was an exhilarating clash between the two teams, it was veteran all-rounder Kieron Pollard who grabbed all the limelight.
The West Indies stalwart appeared in his 700th game and made history while playing for MI New York in the ongoing MLC. In his illustrious T20I career, Pollard has smashed 13,634 runs with an average of 31.34 runs as well. He has also scalped 326 wickets with an economy of 8.26.
Talking about the match between San Francisco Unicorns and MI New York, the high-octane clash kicked off with San Francisco coming in to bat first after losing the toss. They started off well with the likes of Matthew Short and Tim Seifert scoring 91 and 26 runs, respectively.
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Star batter Jake Fraser-McGurk also came in with a solid knock of 64 runs in 26 deliveries, while Sanjay Krishnamurthi was unbeaten on a score of 27 runs. Hassan Khan also chipped in with a useful 31* runs. On the back of a brilliant batting, San Francisco Unicorns ended up scoring a total of 246 runs in the first innings of the game, which is the second-highest total in the history of the MLC.
In reply, MI New York managed to score only 199 runs after 20 overs. The likes of Quinton de Kock and Monank Patel did try to sail their teams’ boat, but then they failed. All-rounder Kieron Pollard also played a cameo of 34 runs and also picked up two crucial wickets, but could not stop his team from losing the game. San Francisco outplayed MI New York by 47 runs, and Matt Short was named the player of the match for his outstanding batting.
“Always nice to get these awards but happier with the win. (On captaincy) It’s not too difficult, we have the staff doing the work behind the scenes. Big shoutout to Corey Anderson as well for all the support. (On the pitch) It was a bit of a strange one today, we wanted to bat second actually. The pitch looked a bit dry and sticky, but played a lot better than expected, credit to the ground staff”, Matt Short said.
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