Windies Skipper Pollard Becomes First Cricketer To Play 500 T20 Matches

Pollard scripted the record when he stepped out on the field for the first T20I against Sri Lanka at Pallekele.

Photo: @windiescricket (Twitter)

New Delhi: West Indies skipper Kieron Pollard on Wednesday achieved a major milestone on Thursday as he became the first cricketer to play in 500 T20 matches. West Indies are currently taking on Sri Lanka in three ODIs and two T20Is. Pollard scripted the record when he stepped out on the field for the first T20I against Sri Lanka at Pallekele. "Huge congrats to Captain @KieronPollard55 on his 500th T20 today! What an achievement! #MenInMaroon #ItsOurGame," Windies Cricket tweeted.

Huge congrats to Captain @KieronPollard55 on his 5⃣0⃣0⃣th T20 today!???????? What an achievement!???? #MenInMaroon #ItsOurGame pic.twitter.com/8PFzbTxaQq

— Windies Cricket (@windiescricket) March 4, 2020

The Windies dominate the list for the most appearances in T20 cricket. Pollard's countrymate Dwayne Bravo is second in the list with 453 matches under his belt so far. Meanwhile, Windies explosive opener Chris Gayle is at the third spot in the list as he has featured in 404 T20 matches. While Sri Lanka thrashed West Indies 3-0 in the ODI series, the Windies came back strongly to win the first T20I at Pallekele. West Indies beat Sri Lanka by 25 runs here on Wednesday to take an unassailable 1-0 lead in the series. Tasked with chasing a target of 197, Sri Lanka folded for 171 with fast bowler Oshane Thomas taking five wickets and thus being declared player of the match.