The Sunrisers Hyderabad seamer took four wickets to dent Rising Pune Supergiant's middle order.
The two batsmen combined to add 60 runs in 7.5 overs; it turned out to be the most productive partnership of the match. Supergiant scraped through to 148 for 8.
The Sunrisers captain continued his good form in the tournament, scoring 40 at the top of the order.
The left-hand batsman scored 47 off 43 ball to keep Supergiant afloat in its chase.
The left-arm seamer dismissed Yuvraj - Sunrisers' top scorer - to induce a slide.
He went on to claim a hat-trick in the final over of the match which was also a maiden. Supergiant won by 12 runs.
The West Indian batsman hit four sixes and five fours in his quick-fire 63 at the top of the order, to provide Mumbai Indians with a positive start in its game against Delhi Daredevils at the Feroze Shah Kotla.
Parthiv Patel provided Simmons able support with a knock of 25 opening the innings. The partnership was a fruitful one, 79 in 8.4 overs.
Pollard added his own fireworks to inflate Mumbai Indians' total to 212 in its 20 overs. Pollard scored an unbeaten 63 off 35 balls.
The Sri Lankan seamer pegged back Delhi Daredevils' top order with a couple of wickets.
Besides taking a catch to dismiss Shreyas Iyer, Harbhajan Singh chipped in with three wickets as Delhi Daredevils crumbled.
Fellow spinner Karn Sharma also took three wickets as Delhi Daredevils was bowled out for 66, succumbing to its biggest defeat in the IPL in terms of runs.
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