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Kieron Pollard overtakes Chris Gayle to become highest run-scorer in T20s
Pollard passed Chris Gayle with a 56-ball century as MI New York lost, while Mitch Owen set the Major League Cricket individual scoring mark.
- On Sunday, June 21, in Dallas, Kieron Pollard became T20 cricket's leading run-scorer with an unbeaten century for New York against Washington Freedom in Major League Cricket 2026.
- Pollard surpassed Chris Gayle's 14,562 runs, ending the Universe Boss's 12-year reign at the top of T20 cricket's scoring hierarchy.
- The 39-year-old now holds 14,582 runs across 736 matches, though his record-breaking performance came in a losing effort as New York fell by 30 runs chasing 246.
- Australian batter Mitch Owen also made history in the same match, smashing 155 from 68 balls to help Washington Freedom post 245/5, the league's third-highest total.
- Beyond batting, Pollard has recorded 333 wickets and 405 catches, cementing his status as the only cricketer to have played more than 700 T20 matches across nearly two decades.
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Kieron Pollard dethrones Chris Gayle to own biggest T20 world record during MLC 2026
Former West Indies cricketer Kieron Pollard has etched his name into the history books as he shattered Chris Gayle's world record for most runs in T20 cricket. Pollard achieved the feat during MI New York's Major League Cricket 2026 clash against the Washington Freedom on Saturday, June 20, during his unbeaten hundred. Coming into New York's first game of the season, Pollard needed 81 runs to go past his former West Indian teammate. The fast-bow…
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