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Mumbai Indians (MI) batsman Kieron Pollard said that the unbeaten 87 he scored against arch-rivals Chennai Super Kings (CSK) "has to be somewhere near the top" among the scores of match-winning knocks he has played in his more than a decade-long stint in the Indian Premier League (IPL).<\/p>\r\n\r\n

But, despite the stroke-filled knock that included eight sixes and six boundaries, the West Indian was "more impressed with his bowling" which fetched him two wickets for 12 runs in two overs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The allrounder dismissed South African Faf du Plessis on 50 and then got rid of Suresh Raina for two, as CSK made 218 for 4 in the allotted 20 overs. But thanks to Pollard's pyrotechnics, MI reached the imposing target off the last ball of the innings. "All I want to do is make my father and my family proud,<\/strong>" said an emotional Pollard after the match on Saturday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"The last couple of months have been very difficult for me losing a close person, a dear person to my heart who introduced me to cricket. He was here a couple of years ago in the IPL as well.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n

He got the opportunity to see us win in 2019 and he passed away. All I want to do is to continue to make him proud. Make my family proud,<\/strong>" said Pollard.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Asked if he was counting the number of sixes he kept on scoring, the West Indian said, "No I didn't. Actually, I was just watching the scoreboard, knowing that I had to hit sixes in order to win the game.<\/strong>"<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Pollard, who struck the fastest fifty in this edition of the IPL, taking just 17 balls, said that as a cricketer, they are used to playing such knocks. "As a cricketer, you have to evolve and teams come up with different plans and you play around the world and you see different things they use. <\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n

Playing international cricket as well has helped in terms of a confidence perspective,<\/strong>" said the big hitter who had a strike rate of nearly 256 on Saturday.<\/p>\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2021\/05\/happier-with-my-two-wickets-than-the-87-run-knock-says-kieron-pollard.jpg", "alt_img": "Cricket Image for IPL 2021: Happier With My Two Wickets Than The 87-Run Knock Says Kieron Pollard", "alt_title": "IPL 2021: Happier With My Two Wickets Than The 87-Run Knock Says Kieron Pollard", "image1": "", "video": "", "seo_title": "IPL 2021: Happier With My Two Wickets Than The 87-Run Knock Says Kieron Pollard On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "Mumbai Indians (MI) batsman Kieron Pollard said that the unbeaten 87 he scored against arch-rivals Chennai Super Kings (CSK) \"has to be somewhere near the top\"", "seo_keywords": "Kieron Pollard, Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings, Indian Premier League 2021", "tag": "", "tagging": "Kieron Pollard,Mumbai Indians,Chennai Super Kings,Indian Premier League 2021,", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": "0", "slug": "happier-with-my-two-wickets-than-the-87-run-knock-says-kieron-pollard", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": "0000-00-00", "ians_time": "00:00:00", "server_time": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "trash": "0", "view_count": "2654", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "1", "created": "2021-05-02 20:50:53", "updated": "2021-05-02 20:51:23", "img_from": "Kieron Pollard (Image Source: Google)", "img_source": "", "schedule_publish": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "news_keywords": "Indian Premier League, Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians, CSK vs MI, Power Hitter Kieron Pollard, MI Win the Match, 4 Wicket Victory", "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "0", "google_feed": "0", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "27", "jio_date": "2021-05-02 20:50:53", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "0", "google_date": "2021-05-02 20:50:53", "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": null, "article_content_type": null, "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/happier-with-my-two-wickets-than-the-87-run-knock-says-kieron-pollard-75386" }