Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) star all-rounder Andre Russell completed 200 sixes in the third match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 at the Eden Gardens on Saturday. Andre Russell’s explosive half-century helped Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) beat Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by 4 runs in IPL 2024. Heinrich Klaasen’s 29-ball 63 was in vain as he took SRH close to victory but failed to cross the finish line.
Russell scored an unbeaten 64 runs in just 25 balls with the help of 7 big sixes and 3 boundaries. He also picked two wickets in the match, bowled two overs and conceded 25 runs.
The West Indies all-rounder completed his 200th six off the penultimate ball of the 19th over, bowled by veteran seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar out. He was the fastest to reach the landmark.
Apart from Russell, the players who have crossed the milestone of hitting 200 sixes in IPL are Chris Gayle (357), Rohit Sharma (257), AB De Villiers (251) ), MS Dhoni (239), Virat Kohli (235), David Warner (228), Kiran Pollard (223) and Suresh Raina (203).
The match started with SRH batting first and KKR reduced to 51/4 in 7.3 overs. However, Phil Salt’s half-century (54 off 40 balls with three fours and three sixes) and Ramandeep Singh’s explosive knock (35 off 17 balls, four and four sixes) maintained the team’s run rate well but they still struggled at 119/6 in 13.5 overs.
Next up, Andre Russell (64 off 25 balls with 3 fours and 7 sixes) and Rinku Singh (23 off 15 balls with 3 fours) )’s explosive 67-run partnership took KKR to 208/7 in 20 overs.
T Natrajan (3/32) and Mayank Markande (2/32) are SRH’s top bowlers.
Chasing 209 runs, SRH got off to a good start with Mayank Agarwal (32 off 21 balls with 4 boundaries and 2 sixes) and Abhishek Sharma (32 off 19 balls with 4 boundaries and 2 sixes) A good start. The team lost its way and were soon at 145/5 in 16.5 overs.
However, Heinrich Klaasen (63 off 29 balls including 8 sixes) and Shahbaz Ahmed (16 off 5 balls including 4 and 2 Sixes) failed to unleash a string of sixes towards the end to beat pacers by over Rs 24. Mitchell Starc scored 26 runs in his over as he scored 26 runs in KKR’s The first figure ended with 0/53 in four overs. 13 runs were needed in the final over, but Harshit Rana (3/33) controlled his nerves, took two wickets and defended the remaining runs.
Andre Russell was awarded the Man of the Match award for his half-century and figures of 2/25.
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