Kieron Pollard joins 10k runs club in his 500th T20 match

West Indies all-rounder Kieron Pollard set a new record of playing 500 T20 matches and became only the second batsmen to score 10,000 runs in the respective format during their 25-run win against Sri Lanka yesterday.

Kieron Pollard has joined compatriot Chris Gayle – who has scored 13,296 runs – in the 10,000 runs club across both international and franchise cricket prior to the format.

Since making his T20 debut in 2008, the all-rounder has played for franchises in Pakistan, India, West Indies, England, Australia, Bangladesh, and South Africa, apart from T20 International.

His fellow teammate Chris Gayle congratulated him over 500 matches and joining the 10,000 runs club.

Congrats on the 500 and welcome to the 10K Club, @KieronPollard55 💪🏿👍🏿🤫

— Chris Gayle (@henrygayle) March 4, 2020

Pollard was congratulated by his team-mates on his landmark day before the start of the T20I and was also presented with a special jersey to mark the occasion. The jersey had the all-rounder’s name at the back along with the number 500.

Dwayne Bravo is second in the list with 453 matches under his belt so far. Chris Gayle is at the third spot in the list as he has featured in 404 T20 matches.

Earlier, West Indies beat Sri Lanka in the first T20 international by 25 runs in which Kieron Pollard scored 34 runs of 15 balls.