Andre Russell’s blitz spoilt David Warner’s return as Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) beat Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by six wickets in the second match of the IPL 2019 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday.
Russell hit four sixes and as many fours as the two🃏-time champions made a winning start to their IPL🌞 season 12 campaign.
Chasing 182, KKRꦑ got off to a poor start, losing out on Chris Lynn in the second over. But Nitish Rana, who was surprisingly sent out to open the innings for KKR along with Lynn, scored a fifty to keep his side in the hunt. He was dismissed for 68 by Rashid Khan. After his dismissal, Russell smashed 49 runs off just 19 deliveries to script a thrilling win for KKR.
Earlier, Warner played a sensational 85-run knock on his IPL return for the Sunrisers to take his side to 181/3 in 2ꦰ0 overs.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
Showing his muscles 💪 What a knock well done @🍸RealShubm🍰anGill
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh)
The Night of Andre Russell
— Vikrant Gupta (@vikrantgupta73)
What a game! I thought with such a solid bowling line up wou꧑ld have won this came but the Russells Viper from was too deadly today!
— Saiyami Kher (@SaiyamiKher)
Incredible from Andre Russell. The scariest finisher in T20 cricket. And Vijay Shankar of India, who bowls, goes back to being the Vijay Shankar of the IPL who doesn't.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha)
That Andre Russell innings – as KKR scored 54 in their last 16 balls to win – distils why power hitting can make ground fielding, and smart running between the wickets, irrelevant in T20. Power hitting like that makes '1 percenters' irrelevant
— Tim Wigmore (@timwig)
For me this Andre Russell is the
— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman)
His Instagram profile reads – Am a big deal – NO, – You’re the biggest bloody deal .. The is here …
— Jatin Sapru (@jatinsapru)
Andre Russell gives the world cricketing lessons on how one should chase down a tough total. And 🌌Shubman Gill showing his class and nerves in the very last over. Wꦯhat an incredible game!
— Aadil Bandukwala (@aadil)
WHAT A KNOCK by DRE RUSS! 🔥🔥🔥
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders)
Extraord💮inary turnaround at the Eden through Andre Russell’s blazing bat. Gill finishing match with two soaring sixes was icing on the cake for KKR.
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah)
Andre Russell's innings against Sunrisers Hyderabad:
1 1 1 . 4 1 1 6 6 1 1 4 1 4 6 4 . 6 1 1wd 1
A fine match winning performance.
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— bet365 (@bet365)
Take A Bow..Andre Russell!
— RVCJ Media (@RVCJ_FB)
Dre Russ !!! 👀👀 & @RealShubmanGill 👀👀 … The young lad is going to be some player …
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan)
Warner is BACK …
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan)
Absolutely not surprised by Warner’s immediate return to form. He is simply put… just a class act…Really thrilled for him.👏👏👏🙏
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar)
