IPL 2021 / Kieron Pollard slams 105-metre maximum to record IPL 2021's biggest six so far

Cricket Desk: Mumbai Indians (MI) all-rounder Kieron Pollard was on fire on Saturday as he smoked the biggest six in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021, against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) on Saturday. Pollard looked in brilliant touch as he played a quickfire knock of 22-ball 35 to help MI post a fighting total of 150/5, batting first at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

Pollard slammed a total of three sixes in his knock including the biggest hit so far in the ongoing season. In the 17th over of MI's innings, Pollard smacked spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman for a huge six over the deep mid-wicket region. It was a 105 meters long monstrous hit that became the biggest six in this edition.

Pollard overtook RCB star Glenn Maxwell, who had hit a 100m six earlier this season. Pollard (105m), Maxwell (100m), Surya Kumar Yadav (99m), Manish Pandey (96m), Abdul Samad (93m) have hit the biggest sixes in IPL 2021 so far.

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With the help of three sixes in his useful cameo, Pollard achieved an elusive record as he became only the third overseas batsman in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL) to hit 200 sixes in the competition. He joined Chris Gayle (351) and AB de Villiers (237) on the list of most sixes by overseas players in IPL history. Gayle continues to hold the record for hitting the most number of sixes by any batsmen in the history of the competition. 

Pollard's cameo along with crucial knocks from Quinton de Kock (40) and Rohit Sharma (32) helped Mumbai Indians post 150/5 on the board in 20 overs. Sunrisers Hyderabad, in reply, got off to a strong start with a 67-run stand between openers David Warner (36) and Jonny Bairstow (43). However, the middle-order failed to deliver once again as the Orange Army lost the plot after the departure of the opening duo to get bundled out for 137.

Mumbai Indians won the game convincingly by 13 runs after an impressive bowling show from Rahul Chahar (3/19) and Trent Boult (3/28) as the duo picked up six wickets between them. Mumbai Indians have now recorded two wins in their last two games.