betvisa cricketIPL 2019 – Twitter Reactions: Andre Russell’s blitzkrieg leaves Mumbai Indians in tatters

Andre Russell slammed an unbeaten𒀰 40-ball 80 to power Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to 232/2 — highest total of the season — ag🍸ainst the Mumbai Indians at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday.

Promoted up the order, Russell brought the roof d🅘own with a blitzkrieg in💫nings which comprised eight sixes and six fours, in the process completed 50 maximums in this edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL).

The West Indies all-rounder, striking at over 200, smacked 51 off just 19 balls farming the strike at the death. He began by smashing three sixes off Hardik Pandya’s 18th over before taking Mumbai’s best bowler, Jasprit Bumrah, to the cleaners in the 19th enroute to his eighth IPL fifty. Bumrah conceded 15 off his last.

Russe🍎ll then shifted h⛎is focus to Malinga, scything 20 with the rundown reading 6,4,4,0,0,6.

Earlier, KKR were off to a flying start riding on Chris Lynn (54; 29 balls, 4×8, 6×2) and Shubman Gill’s (76; 45 balls, 4×6, 6×4) 96-run opening stand which came off just 57 deliveries. Gill’s chanceless knock was also his highest T20 score.

Here’s how Twitter reacted:

Carnage is t💜oo ordinary. We need a new term for what Andre Russell does at the crease!
— Chetan Narula (@chetannarula)

Massive total put up thanks to some fantastic batting by @RealShubmanGill, ꧒ and . However, with a beautiful surface to bat on and a lightning quick outfield, this could turn out to be a very close game. What do you think guys? 😊
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt)

Finishing the innings with a MASSIVE SIX – courtesy DRE RUSS 💪💪
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL)

There should be a staꦫtutory warning when is batting. "These actions are carried out by a Russell and viewers are warned not to try them"
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha)

The state of this shot by Andre Russell. Shot of the IPL, the commentators reckon. Goes to𓆉 50 sixes in the tournameꦉnt
— Paul Radley (@PaulRadley)

All superheroes accumulating in one film – Avengers
All superheroes accumulating in one human being – Andre Russell
What an insanely belligerent power-hitter !!!
— Navneet Mundhra (@navneet_mundhra)

I feel a massive score for KKR coming on !!! MI need to try hard to cont🉐ain them in the remaining over🧸s !! KKR seem to be cutting loose !
— Ranveer Singh (@RanveerOfficial)

Andre Russell and oth꧒er KKR batsmen decimate Mumbai Indians bowling attack!
— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)

Thanos hasn’t collected all the infinity stones. Andre Russell is still out there…
— Jatin Sapru (@jatinsapru)

50* Sixes Completed By Andre MONSTER Russell🙈 In .
WOW WHAT A BLINDER 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Congratulations 👏👏👏
💟— Kangkan Sarma🇮🇳(কংকন শৰ্মা) (@imKangk🦹anSarma)

Andre Russell becomes the second player after Gayle to hit 5ꦗ0-plus sixes in an IPL season after Gayle (59 in 2012 and 51 in 2013).
— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman)