Andre Russell creates history in Eden Gardens to become the third batsman to achieve this special T20 milestone
Russell showed off his excellent skills by scoring 50 fast 50s with just 22 balls, which gave the Kolkata Cavaliers a total of 206 challenging 206 in a major IPL match against Rajasthan Royals.
Andre Russell, an all-around player for Kolkata Cavaliers, became the first overseas batsmen to win 1,000 IPL running in Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Russell has been a key player in KKR since 2014, achieving this milestone in the IPL 2025 match against Rajasthan Royals on Sunday. Although Gautam Gambhir and Robin Uthappa had previously won the feat, Russell became the first international player to do so. Additionally, in his impressive 57 runs, Russell reached 2500 KKRs in the game with just 25 goals.
Russell showed off his excellent skills by scoring 50 fast 50s with just 22 balls, which gave the Kolkata Cavaliers a total of 206 challenging 206 in a major IPL match against Rajasthan Royals.
Despite a slow start to the season, the 37-year-old Jamaican demonstrated his power hit ability by defeating 25 goals of 57, including four boundaries and six sixes. With Russell's explosive hit, KKR scored 85 runs in the final five innings.
Young Angkrish Raghuvanshi provided valuable support to Russell by getting 44 runs of 31 balls, which helped with 33 delivery with the fifth wicket. Rinku Singh also played a quick cameo with less than 19 goals to help KKR hit a strong hit.
Russell reached the first half of the season with a stylish body, hitting all 148 kilometers from Archer and sprinting to a strong boundary. Despite the last goal of the game, Russell's outstanding performance was the highlight of the game.
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