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Pollard Smashes Gayle's T20 Run Record!
22 Jun
Summary
- Kieron Pollard surpassed Chris Gayle's T20 runs record.
- Pollard scored an unbeaten 100 from 56 balls.
- Mitch Owen set a new MLC record with 155 runs.
Kieron Pollard has officially surpassed Chris Gayle to become the all-time leading run-scorer in T20 cricket. Pollard achieved this historic feat during MI New York's Major League Cricket 2026 match against the Washington Freedom on Saturday, June 20, 2026. He accomplished the milestone with an unbeaten 100 runs off 56 balls.
Despite Pollard's record-breaking century, MI New York narrowly lost the match by 30 runs in their pursuit of a 246-run target. This remarkable achievement by Pollard ends Chris Gayle's 12-year reign as the top scorer in the T20 format. Gayle held the record for 4463 days.
Adding to the day's historic moments, Australian batter Mitch Owen registered the highest individual score in Major League Cricket history. Owen smashed 155 runs from just 68 deliveries, including 13 sixes, propelling the Washington Freedom to a total of 245/5, the third-highest team score in the league's history.
