Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) captain Kieron Pollard performed an El Dorado celebration during the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2024 after taking four wickets against St Lucia Kings at Brian Lara Stadium in Trinidad on September 24.
The response came after Pollard claimed his fourth victim in the final over of St Lucia’s innings. The medium pacer got Faf du Plessis, David Weise, Roston Chase and Sedrack Descarte out in that match.
He returned the impressive figures of 4/38 in his four overs. For the uninitiated, El Dorado is a gunpoint gesture that has come back into vogue following Turkish Olympian shooter Yusuf Dikec won a silver medal in the 2024 Paris Games.
In a post on Instagram, CPL’s official account stated:
“Pollard, the sharp shooter.”
You can watch the video here:
Kieron Pollard’s four wickets go to waste as the Trinbago Knight Riders fall to the St Lucia Kings by 80 runs in a CPL 2024 match
Kieron Pollard’s heroics with the ball went in vain as the St Lucia Kings overtook Trinbago Knight Riders by 80 runs in the CPL fixture. Request to bat first, the Saint Lucia Kings scored 218/6 in their allotment of 20 overs.
Johnson Charles executed a stellar opening batting performance hitting 89 runs from 40 balls, highlighted with eight sixes and seven fours. Faf du Plessis scored a respectable 59 (43), and Tim Seifert added 30 (17) for a successful chase. Outside of Pollard, Jayden Seales and Chris Jordan had one wicket each.
In reply, the Tribago Knight Riders were bowled out for 138, when Dwayne Bravoe had to retire hurt after an injury suffered in the 18th over. Jason Roy was the highest scorer with 41 runs (29 balls, 2 sixes, 3 boundaries), and Chris Jordan also showed some fight with a score of 27 off 27 balls. The other batter refused to get off the plane.
The pick of the bowlers was Noor Ahmad, 3/39, while David Weise registered a double for himself. Khary Pierre, Alzarri Joseph, Roston Chase, and Sadrack Descarte pocketed a wicket each.
With the win, St Lucia Kings moved into a two-point lead at the top of the CPL 2024 points table, while the Knight Riders remained in fourth spot with five wins in eight matches.
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