West Indies skipper Kieron Pollard said they will resist the temptation of adding Sunil Narine to their T20 World Cup squad despite the spinner's sublime form in the ongoing IPL.
Ishan Kishan made a remarkable return to form, scoring an unbeaten 50 off just 25 deliveries to steer MI to an 8-wicket victory against Rajasthan Royals on Tuesday.
Pollard was named the man of the match for his all-round figures (2/8 and 15* off 7 deliveries) against PBKS.
Hardik smashed two fours and a six in the penultimate over bowled by Mohammed Shami as his 40 not out off 30 balls saw MI snap a three-match losing streak successfully chasing down a target of 136 in 19 overs.
The Mumbai Indians (MI) all-rounder plucked wickets of KL Rahul and Chris Gayle in the IPL 2021 encounter against Punjab Kings (PBKS) in Abu Dhabi.
Mumbai Indians' all-rounder Kieron Pollard landed in Abu Dhabi on Friday.
With just four days left before the resumption of the league which will see quite a few changes in personnel, we take a look at some of the top moments from the first half of the 14th season.
The Windies all-rounder, who also captains the national team in the limited-overs formats, has played 554 T20s so far.
In West Indies' recent 3-2 loss to South Africa, it was the batting order which failed to fire collectively.
Pollard said that Narine is yet to have a complete preparation and confidence in his bowling action.
West Indies registered a comprehensive victory over South Africa in the first T20I of the five-match series.
Pollard played a memorable innings, smashing eight sixes and six boundaries to guide the defending champions to a four-wicket win.
CSK put on a mammoth 218/4 on the board, but the side's coach Stephen Fleming insisted that the side was still 10 runs short.
The West Indian all-rounder scored an unbeaten 87 off just 34 deliveries as MI chased a mammoth 219-run target against CSK.
Pollard hammered Chennai Super Kings bowlers to score 87 not out off 34 balls, hitting eight sixes and six fours as his side MI won a last-ball thriller here on Saturday night.
In the last over bowled by Lungi Ngidi, Pollard-led MI hit 16 runs to clinch a last-ball thriller and record their highest run-chase.
Kieron Pollard's blistering 87 off 34 deliveries helped defending champions Mumbai Indians pull off their highest ever run-chase and register a four-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.
Pollard, who notched up his top IPL score, pulverized the opposition with 6 fours and 8 sixes as MI chased down a daunting 218-run total on the last delivery.
Pollard hit three maximums during his innings to become the third overseas player after Chris Gayle and AB de Villiers to hit 200 sixes in the IPL.
The 33-year-old West Indian, the most capped player for the five-time defending champions, completed his quarantine before starting training.
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