The Caribbean Premier League (CPL or CPLT20) is an annual Twenty20 cricket tournament held in the Caribbean islands. It is the successor to the Caribbean Twenty20 held in 2013 and has seen the participation of 6 teams. Fixtures of the league are well thought of and has thus significantly increased the interest level of cricket fans, with each match having its own importance. It is a month long tournament and semifinals and finals are still to follow. Barbados Tridents, Guyana Amazon Warriors, Trinidad & Tobago Red Steel and Jamaica Tallawahs are the teams that made it to the top 4, with Tridents topping the table, hence automatically securing a place in the final. The final will be played on August 16th at Basseterre. Kieron Pollard whacked 63 off just 36 balls in the Tridents’ final group game to beat the Jamaica Tallawahs by 88 runs, putting them in the final. Shoaib Malik and D.R. Smith were the stand out players for the Tridents in the group stage, scoring 351 and 294 runs respectively. The team will expect to carry on their phenomenal form in the all important final. The other teams that played well but were short of making a place in the top 4 were St Lucia Zouks and the Antigua Hawksbills, finishing fifth and sixth respectively. The league is by no means over. Two semifinals still to go scheduled respectively on 13th and 14th August. The first semifinal being played between Tallawahs and Red Steel promises to be a killer contest. The winner of the match will then compete with the Amazons for a place in the finals. All four teams being in spectacular form have a fair chance of winning the league and hence qualifying for the Champions League T20, Tridents and Amazons being the favorites. From green pitches and beautiful weather to some skilful cricket, everything has been going right for the league this year. Extra ordinary batting by the likes of Shoaib Malik, Chris Gayle, M.N. Samuels and impressive bowling performances by Ravi Rampal and K. Santokie contributed immensely to make this event a huge success. Centuries by Gayle, Smith and Samuels have been some of the major highlights of the league and have set the bar high . The league silently showing its magic amid the ongoing test matches. Hence, the upcoming matches promise to take this event to new heights of entertainment and class. 

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Kieron Pollard Biography

Kieron Pollard, the big man, he is a destructive batsman when he gets going. In addition to that he can bowl medium pace coupled with slight pace variation.

He burst onto the ODI scene in 2007 at the World Cup against South Africa. But two years later, Kieron Pollard showed what he was truly made of when he decimated New South Wales with a 18-ball 54.

Soon, South Australia cam knocking to rope him in for the Big Bash. The Mumbai Indians followed not long after for an undisclosed amount. Kieron Pollard was so good that the bidding process breached the highest limit of $750,000 and went higher.

The WICB offered him a central contract to play T20s all over the world as a freelancer, but he turned it down. He is an aggressive batsman and can clear the boundary without breaking a sweat. But, inspite of all his powerhouse hitting, Kieron Pollard has his kryptonite - spinners. He often falls prey to them while working out the ball's trajectory.

As a bowler, he tends to roll his fingers over the ball and bowl leg cutters consistently. As a fielder, Kieron Pollard snatches insane catches with ballerina-esque grace. His height and long reach is often exploited handsomely.

Internationally, he has occasional flashes of brilliance like his brutal second ODI ton against Australia, the first coming against India. However his second biggest nemesis was consistency. Kieron Pollard was earmarked for ODI cricket and has been passed over several times for Tests.

His third biggest enemy was injury and fitness. Both reduced his workload as a bowler and forced him to miss crucial games. Kieron Pollard failed to make the cut for the 2015 World Cup. Interestingly, Dwayne Bravo also joined him on the sidelines.

Naturally, the decision was widely panned by critics and experts.  Kieron Pollard is often shuttled  in and out of the national team but turns up in T20 league cricket.

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IPL Career

Pollard announced himself to the IPL masses in 2010 with a few strong knocks. The 2011 and 2012 editions of the IPL were fairly mediocre by his standards unfortunately. However, in 2013, a new Kieron Pollard emerged, smashing 420 runs and picking up 10 wickets from 18 matches. That year, the Mumbai Indians romped to the title and to make things sweeter, he was named Man of the Final.

Kieron Pollard has steadily worked his way into the Mumbai Indians' core team. His ability to send balls into orbit, prompted Mumbai to retain him every season.

IPL 2019 Expectations

In IPL 2019 as well, he will be ready and eager to be unleashed as the power-hitter that he is.

Kieron Pollard

Kieron Pollard Biography Kieron Pollard, the big man, he is a destructive batsman when he gets going. In addition to that he can bowl medium pace coupled with slight pace variation. He burst onto the ODI scene in 2007 at the World Cup against South Africa. But two years later, Kieron Pollard showed what he was truly made of when he decimated New South Wales with a 18-ball 54. Soon, South Australia cam knocking to rope him in for the Big Bash. The Mumbai Indians followed not long after for an undisclosed amount. Kieron Pollard was so good that the bidding process breached the highest limit of $750,000 and went higher. The WICB offered him a central contract to play T20s all over the world as a freelancer, but he turned it down. He is an aggressive batsman and can clear the boundary without breaking a sweat. But, inspite of all his powerhouse hitting, Kieron Pollard has his kryptonite &#8211; spinners. He often falls prey to them while working out the ball&#8217;s trajectory. As a bowler, he tends to roll his fingers over the ball and bowl leg cutters consistently. As a fielder, Kieron Pollard snatches insane catches with ballerina-esque grace. His height and long reach is often exploited handsomely. Internationally, he has occasional flashes of brilliance like his brutal second ODI ton against Australia, the first coming against India. However his second biggest nemesis was consistency. Kieron Pollard was earmarked for ODI cricket and has been passed over several times for Tests. His third biggest enemy was injury and fitness. Both reduced his workload as a bowler and forced him to miss crucial games. Kieron Pollard failed to make the cut for the 2015 World Cup. Interestingly, Dwayne Bravo also joined him on the sidelines. Naturally, the decision was widely panned by critics and experts.  Kieron Pollard is often shuttled  in and out of the national team but turns up in T20 league cricket. IPL Career Pollard announced himself to the IPL masses in 2010 with a few strong knocks. The 2011 and 2012 editions of the IPL were fairly mediocre by his standards unfortunately. However, in 2013, a new Kieron Pollard emerged, smashing 420 runs and picking up 10 wickets from 18 matches. That year, the Mumbai Indians romped to the title and to make things sweeter, he was named Man of the Final. Kieron Pollard has steadily worked his way into the Mumbai Indians&#8217; core team. His ability to send balls into orbit, prompted Mumbai to retain him every season. IPL 2019 Expectations In IPL 2019 as well, he will be ready and eager to be unleashed as the power-hitter that he is.