Mumbai Indians beat Chennai Super Kings by four wickets in their IPL match in New Delhi on Saturday.
Kieron Pollard blazed away to the fastest half-century of the ongoing league, reaching the landmark in 17 balls and remained unbeaten on 87 off 34 balls at the end of the match as he took his side to a remarkable win.
CSK scored 218 for four after being asked to bat and MI were in trouble at 81/3 after 10 overs but then Pollard took charge and almost single-handedly took his side to victory.
Here are some reactions to the epic innings:
#IPL2021 #MIvCSK
— The Field (@thefield_in) May 1, 2021
What a fabulous win for the Mumbai Indians!!! How good was Pollard...
🎥: IPLpic.twitter.com/jyStICRLre
Incredible effort by the team to pull that off. All hail the big man from Trini @mipaltan @KieronPollard55 🔥 pic.twitter.com/x30Cp53YAl
— Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45) May 1, 2021
Polly, you’re one of a kind 🐐 Inspirational, superstar, legend 🤩 Proud of you brother 🤗 😘 @KieronPollard55 pic.twitter.com/sfpJgbKgn6
— hardik pandya (@hardikpandya7) May 1, 2021
It was all about @KieronPollard55! Mega effort from the big man.
— Surya Kumar Yadav (@surya_14kumar) May 1, 2021
Great support from the entire team! 💙🧿 pic.twitter.com/FdFq7aZJIy
Hall of fame innings from Kieron Pollard.
— The CricViz Analyst (@cricvizanalyst) May 1, 2021
One of the greatest T20 batsmen the game has seen, masterminds the second highest ever chase in the IPL - in the blue of Mumbai Indians, against their greatest rivals. #IPL2021 #MIvCSK
Highest successful run chases in IPL:
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) May 1, 2021
224 - RR vs KXIP, Sharjah, 2020
219 - MI vs CSK, Delhi, 2021
215 - RR v DC, Hyderabad. 2008
209 - DD v GL, Delhi, 2017
Previous highest by #MI - 199 vs KXIP, 2017
Previous highest VA #CSK - 206 by KXIP, 2014#IPL2021
437 runs: Most in an IPL match between MI and CSK. (8th highest overall in tournament)
— Vinayakk (@vinayakkm) May 1, 2021
219/6: Second highest successful run-chase in IPL (highest successful run-chase by MI).#IPL2021
Mumbai Indians scored 100 runs in boundaries in the final 10 overs. #IPL2021
— Clive (@_vanillawallah) May 1, 2021
It's almost unfair that at the end of all this, the losing team gets zero points. But then, it also seems unfair that the winning team gets just two.
— Snehal Pradhan #MaskUp (@SnehalPradhan) May 1, 2021
Thank you #MIvCSK. An #IPL classic.
What a game !! My man!!! @KieronPollard55 🙌🏻 you beauty !!‘ great knock from @RayuduAmbati aswell !! #MIvCSK
— Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12) May 1, 2021
Jaddu was dropped he made it count ,pollard dropped by Faf today made all difference ,in sport it all equalises in the end #MIvsCSK #IPL2021
— S.Badrinath (@s_badrinath) May 1, 2021
Incredible. Will become part of @mipaltan folklore..@KieronPollard55
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) May 1, 2021
Superb game #VIVOIPL cricket. Kieron Pollard is a legend. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻💪💪💪
— Ian bishop (@irbishi) May 1, 2021
That’s a champion team. Wowza
— Dale Steyn (@DaleSteyn62) May 1, 2021
Wow! I thought I had seen it all,don't have words to express what just happened! What a knock @KieronPollard55 , it's the greatest hitting I have seen in the ipl, Kudos @mipaltan deserved it sheerly on your brilliance! @ChennaiIPL put up a fight but it was a great match #CSKvsMI
— Kris Srikkanth (@KrisSrikkanth) May 1, 2021
Has there been a cricketer who hurt CSK more than Kieron Pollard?
— Deepu Narayanan (@deeputalks) May 1, 2021
Runs
Wickets
Catches
And oh those knocks in finals.#MIvCSK
𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐩. 𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠. 𝐔𝐬. 𝐎𝐟𝐟. 🔥
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) May 2, 2021
The Big Man gave a roaring reaction on his return to the dressing room after his heroics on the field! 💪😎#OneFamily #MumbaiIndians #MI #IPL2021 #Pollard #MIvCSK @KieronPollard55 pic.twitter.com/FmdfsWDWnT
Mumbai Indians have now defeated Chennai Super Kings more than twice any other team could do it in IPL.
— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats) May 1, 2021
Teams to defeat CSK most often in IPL:-
19* - MI
9 - RR
9 - RCB
9 - DC
9 - PBKS#IPL2021 #MIvCSK