IPL 2016: Kieron Pollard joins elite club of Suresh Raina, Yusuf Pathan in terms of fastest IPL innings
IPL 2016: Kieron Pollard joins elite club of Suresh Raina, Yusuf Pathan in terms of fastest IPL innings
Mumbai Indians (MI) pulled off much-anticipated win against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at Wankhede Stadium on Thursday. KKR had put up a competitive 174 for 5, thanks to a typically steady 45-ball 59 from KKR captain Gautam Gambhir. In return, MI lost few early wickets before Kieron Pollard joined MI captain Rohit Sharma. At that stage MI required 69 runs from 42 balls. However, as Rohit held one end up, Pollard went bonkers at the other end, slamming the joint third-fastest fifty in the history of Indian Premier League (IPL). As Rohit masterminded the chase with sedate 49-ball unbeaten 68, Pollard ensured that MI romped home with two overs to spare. FULL CRICKET SCORECARD: Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders, IPL 2016, Match 24 at Mumbai
Pollard’s brutal 17-ball unbeaten 51 consisted of 2 fours and 6 sixes. Interestingly, the other person to have scored a 17-ball fifty in IPL is Chris Morris, who did it yesterday. In the process Pollard also joined Suresh Raina and Yusuf Pathan in the league of batsmen to have scored fifty-plus IPL scores with a strike rate of over 300. FULL CRICKET UPDATES: Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders, IPL 2016, Match 24 at Mumbai
IPL fastest innings: 50 or more runs
| Player | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | Team | Against | Ground | Year |
| Suresh Raina | 87 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 348.0 | CSK | KXIP | Wankhede | 2014 |
| Yusuf Pathan | 72 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 327.3 | KKR | SRH | Eden Gardens | 2014 |
| Kieron Pollard | 51* | 17 | 2 | 6 | 300.0 | MI | KKR | Wankhede | 2016 |
| Yusuf Pathan | 100 | 37 | 9 | 8 | 270.3 | RR | MI | Brabourne | 2010 |
| David Miller | 51* | 19 | 0 | 6 | 268.4 | KXIP | RR | Sharjah | 2014 |
Note:
1. The fastest IPL score in excess of 25 was a 7-ball 28 (strike rate: 400) by Albie Morkel for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at Chepauk, 2012.
2. As is evident, Yusuf has played the fastest innings of 100 or more. Others with a 250-plus strike rate for an IPL century are
David Miller, 101* in 38 balls, strike rate 265.8, for Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) vs RCB at Mohali, 2013; and Chris Gayle, 175* in 66 balls, RCB vs Pune Warriors India (PWI) at Chinnaswamy, 2013.