Pollard leads by example in MI Emirates win
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (CMC) — Kieron Pollard played a captain’s knock to lead MI Emirates to a convincing eight-wicket victory over the Dubai Capitals in the International League T20 here on Saturday.
Chasing the Capitals’ paltry total of 122 for eight at the Zayed Cricket Stadium, Pollard stroked an unbeaten 44 off 31 balls as the Emirates cruised to 126 for two in 16.4 overs.
Pollard struck five massive sixes and a four, and shared an unbroken partnership of 67 with Tom Banton, who scored an unbeaten 28 off 20 balls, to carry their side to a seventh win in 10 matches.
Andre Fletcher scored a pedestrian 21 off 30 balls at the top of the order and shared an opening stand of 47 in just over six overs with Muhammad Waseem, who made 27 off 19 balls.
Earlier, Player-of-the-Match AM Ghazanfar captured 3-28 to restrict the Capitals to a below par score.
Only Captain Mohammad Nabi, who scored an unbeaten 22 off 30 balls and James Neesham, who made 21, scored more than 20, as the Capitals never recovered from being 52 for five in the 10th over.
