Watch: Injured Pollard smashes record breaking fifty

Kieron Pollard, who smashed an unbeaten 56 off 15 balls that included five sixes in an over, was named Player of the Match. His knock helped lift T&T’s total to an imposing 211 for 3, following which the spinners, Samuel Badree and Sunil Narine, polished off Leeward for 44 – the second-lowest team total in Twenty20s.

T&T’s new captain, Denesh Ramdin, chose to bat and the decision paid off as the top order clicked. Lendl Simmons and Adrian Barath, the openers, cemented the platform with a solid century stand before Darren Bravo and Pollard exploded. Leeward were behind from the outset of the chase when Badree had Austin Richards caught behind on the first ball. He also got the other opener, Kieran Powell, for a duck and that set the tone for the innings.

He also got the other opener, Kieran Powell, for a duck and that set the tone for the innings. Badree finished with three wickets while Narine ran through lower order with four scalps in one over. Ravi Rampaul and Bravo provided adequate support, claiming the remaining three wickets between them in very tight spells.

“There is more to come. 56 off 15 balls, not bad! The best is yet to come,” Pollard said about his knock. “Everyone is fully aware that I’m not at full fitness but I had a job to do for Trinidad and Tobago. I’m able to bat but I can’t run around in the field and dive around and obviously, I can’t bowl as yet either. I’m still working to try to get up to 75 percent (fitness level). When I do there will be more to come. The best is yet to come.”

That is how Kieron Pollard ended the night. A brutal performance when the team needed it the most. A win for the T&T gave them vital points and it turned out to be the second largest victory by runs (167 runs).

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