One match, 2 big feats: Owen scored 155 runs, Pollard broke Chris Gayle’s historical record

By Samira Vishwas On Jun 22, 2026

Major League Cricket 2026 saw such a match on Sunday, which changed many pages of the record book. Washington Freedom batsman Mitchell Owen played the highest individual innings in the history of the tournament, while MI New York captain Kieron Pollard became the highest run-scorer in men’s T20 cricket.

Batting first, Mitchell Owen gave Washington Freedom a stormy start. He showed aggressive attitude from the beginning and completed his century in just 41 balls. By that time 9 sixes had come off his bat. Owen’s batting was so stormy that at one time it seemed that he could break Chris Gayle’s record of highest individual score of 175 runs in T20 cricket.

What a knock for Mitch Owen ☄️ His record-breaking 155 (68) earns him a well-deserved Player of the Match award here in Grand Prairie. 🏆
👉 13 sixes
👉 11 fours
👉 227.94 strike rate pic.twitter.com/rt9tt9TIKx— Cognizant Major League Cricket (@MLCricket) June 21, 2026

Owen played a brilliant inning of 155 runs in 68 balls, in which there was rain of fours and sixes. He completed the journey from 100 to 150 runs in just 20 balls. However, his wicket fell in the 17th over and after this the MI New York bowlers made a comeback. Washington Freedom could add only 36 runs in the last 6 overs, but still the team scored a huge score of 246 runs.

Kieron Pollard surpasses Chris Gayle’s batting record of 14,562 runs and takes the #1 spot for highest individual run scorer in T20 at 14,582 runs. 🏏 pic.twitter.com/qeD1oQiIJz
— Cognizant Major League Cricket (@MLCricket) June 21, 2026

MI New York, which came out to chase the target of 247 runs, had a very poor start. Both the openers returned to the pavilion in the very first over. Glenn Maxwell dismissed Monank Patel, while Quinton de Kock was run out. After this, the wicket of Nicholas Pooran also fell and the team had lost 3 wickets for 22 runs.

MI New York’s score at one point was 64/5. From here Captain Pollard took charge. He first made a 70-run partnership with Romario Shepherd and then added an unbeaten 81 runs with Corbin Bosch to take the team to a respectable score.

Pollard scored unbeaten 100 runs in 56 balls. His innings included 11 fours and 4 sixes. During this time, he also made a big record in his name. As soon as he hit a six on the first ball of the 19th over, Pollard took his total runs in T20 cricket to 14567 and left Chris Gayle (14562 runs) behind. However MI New York lost the match. But this match will be long remembered for Mitchell Owen’s historic innings and Pollard’s record-breaking century.