WATCH: Kieron Pollard bumps into advertisement hoarding while saving boundary

The moment Pollard reached near the rope, the big man tried kicking it back before ending up crashing into the advertising board

West Indies all-rounder Kieron Pollard has been an integral part of the Mumbai Indians (MI) over the years. Not only with the bat and bowl, but the Caribbean star has shown excellence in his fielding skills as well. In a crucial encounter with Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) on Thursday, Pollard continued to give his hundred per cent on the field. He put his body on the line while saving a boundary and ended up rolling over the advertisement hoardings. During the 4^th over of the Sunrisers innings, Wriddhiman Saha pulled a Jasprit Bumrah delivery towards deep mid-wicket and Pollard chased the ball down till the end. As he reached near the rope, the big man tried kicking it back before ending up crashing into the advertising board. Unfortunately, he failed to stop the boundary but luckily escaped unhurt after an ugly-looking crash. Here’s the video:

Humpty Polly had a great fall https://t.co/2SLPt2Cn7A

— Aakash Biswas (@aami_aakash) May 3, 2019

Later, Mumbai prevailed over SRH in the Super Over to qualify for the IPL playoffs here Thursday, the win propelling them to the second position in the pecking order. Opting to bat, Mumbai Indians scored 162 for five in the allotted 20 overs, and then, saw SRH end their innings at the same score. Needing nine to win in the Super Over, Hardik Pandya hammered Rashid Khan for a six over long off in the first ball and then Kieron Pollard took the side home with three balls to spare. In the one-over eliminator, Sunrisers Hyderabad managed 8/2 with Jasprit Bumrah bagging the wickets of Manish Pandey and Mohammed Nabi. Mumbai have 16 points from 13 outings and have a game left on Sunday against Kolkata Knight Riders, while Sunrisers Hyderabad are placed fourth with 12 points.