During the ongoing SA20 auction taking place on Wednesday, Pollard was roped in by Chennai Super Kings (CSK) sister franchise, JSK, for R 1.5 million. The West Indian will don the yellow at #BetwaySA20 for R1.5 million.” The upcoming fifth season of SA20 will witness one of the most shocking scenes in T20 cricket, with West Indies legend Kieron Pollard set to turn up for Joburg Super Kings (JSK) in yellow colours after being a loyalist to Mumbai Indians and its sister franchises across franchise cricket for over a decade. This comes after years of loyalty with MI in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and its sister franchises MI Cape Town in SA20, MI New York in Major League Cricket (MLC) and MI Emirates in International League T20 (ILT20) over the years. The official handle of SA20 posted, “What’s just happened!? Joburg Super Kings immediately bids on Kieron Pollard and the bid goes unopposed.
Kieron Pollard set to turn up for Super Kings in yellow colours after being a loyalist to Mumbai Indians and its sister franchises across franchise cricket for over a decade.
During his 12-year stint with Mumbai Indians in the IPL from 2010-2022, Pollard’s battles with CSK were very productive, having made 583 runs in 27 matches and 23 innings at an average of 36.44 and a strike rate of almost 172, with four fifties and a best score of 87*. He also took 14 wickets at an average of 27.57, with best figures of 2/12. Turning up for MI Cape Town in the 2023/24 and 2025/26 SA20 seasons, Pollard has made 207 runs in 11 innings at an average of 29.57 and a strike rate of 171.07, with a best score of 33*.
He has also taken four wickets.
