Andre Russell wicket today: KKR all-rounder leaves Sam Curran delivery; gets bowled behind legs in IPL 2021

Dixit Bhargav | 21/04/2021
Andre Russell wicket today: KKR all-rounder leaves Sam Curran delivery; gets bowled behind legs in IPL 2021

Andre Russell wicket: The hard-hitting all-rounder from Kolkata Knight Riders departed after scoring a whirlwind 23rd T20 half-century.

During the 15th match of the ongoing 14th season of the Indian Premier League between Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings in Mumbai, Kolkata Knight Riders all-rounder Andre Russell put on display an unusual dismissal to put an end to his swashbuckling innings.

Coming in to bat at No. 7 in the sixth over of a 221-run chase, Russell found himself amidst the proceedings in a daunting situation. Predominantly to play the big shots at will, Russell didn’t seem to care about the situation as he commenced his innings with a couple of boundaries and a six off Chennai Super Kings fast bowler Lungi Ngidi.

Russell, who hit a six off Chennai seamer Deepak Chahar in his last over, then assaulted Shardul Thakur hitting him for a four and three sixes in his first over.

With Kolkata needing 124 runs in 10 overs, Russell was their solitary hope despite vice-captain Dinesh Karthik also being among the boundaries frequently. It was on the last delivery of the 11th over that Russell slammed a six off CSK all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja to register a 21-ball half-century at the Wankhede Stadium.

While both Knight Riders and their fans would’ve wanted Russell to carry on, he became Super Kings all-rounder Sam Curran’s first wicket of the match. It was on the second delivery of the 12th over when Russell wanted to leave a Curran delivery down the leg side to earn a wide. However, the ball did enough to hit Russell’s stumps from behind his legs as the 32-year old player scored 54 (22) with the help of three fours and six sixes.

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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