Brilliant Pollard brings back Mumbai to winning ways

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Keiron Pollard produced a scintillating 72 off 30 balls as Mumbai Indians defeated an improved Guyana by 31 runs to keep their semifinal hopes alive in the Champions League Twenty20 cricket tournament here today.

Pushed up the order, Pollard hammered Guyana bowlers for nine sixes and a boundary to pile up a mammoth 85 runs off the last five overs and muscle Mumbai to 184 for four at the Kingsmead here after they were down at 99 for three at one stage.

Pollard's task was made easy by the 82-run opening stand between Sachin Tendulkar (48 off 39) and Shikhar Dhawan (39 off 37).

In Image: Lasith Malinga of Mumbai Indians celebrates taking the wicket of Sewnarine Chattergoon of Guyana with teammates

Text: PTI

Images: AP

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