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Andre Russell completes 200 sixes in IPL
The pair of Russell and Rinku got KKR out of trouble
Andre Russell hits fifty in 20 balls
New Delhi. On the basis of the explosive batting of star all-rounder Andre Russell, Kolkata Knight Riders made a big score against Sunrisers Hyderabad. Russell, along with Rinku Singh, batted brilliantly and took KKR’s score beyond 200. KKR team has become the first team to touch the figure of 200 in IPL 2024. Team co-owner Shahrukh Khan enjoyed Russell’s excellent innings while sitting in the stadium. Shahrukh appreciated Russell’s fifty by standing and clapping. Russell played an important partnership with Rinku Singh due to which the Kolkata team was successful in scoring a big score.
Andre Russell scored unbeaten 64 runs in 25 balls which included 3 fours and 7 sixes at the historic Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata. During this period, Russell’s strike rate was 256. Russell along with Rinku Singh made a partnership of 81 runs for the seventh wicket. In IPL, Russell has overall scored 2326 runs in 1325 balls which includes 153 fours and 200 sixes. At one time KKR team had scored 123 runs for 6 wickets in 15 overs. After this, on the strength of Russell, KKR’s score reached 208 runs for 7 wickets in 20 overs. Rinku Singh scored 23 runs on 15 balls while Phil Salt was out after scoring 53 runs on 40 balls.
ANDRE RUSSELL IS UNSTOPPABLE pic.twitter.com/5VjFhHOKLY
—Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) March 23, 2024
Andre Russell completes 200 sixes in IPL
Andre Russell also completed his 200 sixes in IPL. He has achieved this feat in 97 innings. Chris Gayle has the most number of sixes in IPL. Gayle has hit 357 sixes in 141 innings, while Rohit Sharma has hit 257 sixes in 238 innings. AB de Villiers has hit 251 sixes in 170 innings while MS Dhoni has hit 239 sixes in 218 innings. Virat Kohli has 235 sixes in his name in 230 innings.
Shahrukh Khan stood up and congratulated Russell.
Bhuvi was targeted
Andre Russell scored a lot of runs on the balls of experienced fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Bhuvi gave away 51 runs in his 4 over spell and did not get a single wicket. By the way, Russell has so far scored 97 runs on 37 balls against Bhuvi. During this period, Bhuvi has dismissed Russell once. Russell has hit 9 fours and 8 sixes off Bhuvi’s balls. Bhuvneshwar has bowled 10 dot balls against Russell so far.
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Tags: Andre Russell, kkr, KKR vs SRH
FIRST PUBLISHED: March 23, 2024, 21:52 IST