Pollock breathes fire, Knight Riders collapse for 67

Fri, May 16 10:05 PM

Mumbai, May 16 (PTI) Shaun Pollock came up with a deadly spell on a helpful Wankhede Stadium track to rip the heart out of the Kolkata Knight Riders who were shot out for a paltry 67, lowest in the tournament, by the Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League tie here today. Put in to bat, the Kolkata team were in dire straits by losing half their side with only 29 on the board as the top order was undone by some exceptional seam bowling on a bouncy and pacy track by Pollock, to a large extent, and his West Indian comrade-in-arms Dwayne Bravo.

Former South African captain Pollock, now retired from international cricket, came up with yet another splendid display to finish with 3 for 12 in his full quota of four overs bowled on the trot. Bravo, who is to return home after this match to get involved in the Test and ODI series against Australia, had impressive figures of 2 for 13.

Later local talent Rohan Raje and Australian Dominic Thornely grabbed two wickets apiece as the Kolkata team were shot out for the lowest total in the IPL, the previous worst being Bangalore Royals' 82 against them, in only 15.2 overs. Only Salman Butt (13), Sourav Ganguly (15) and Ajit Agarkar (15) reached double figures in a shocking display from a team aiming for a spot in the semifinals.

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