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#3 Andre Russell's cameo in KKR’s opening match
Sunrisers Hyderabad was always known for having a very good bowling attack spearheaded by Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Hence, when they posted a total of 181 against the Kolkata Knight Riders, it looked like SRH would stroll towards an easy victory.
KKR, on the other hand, paced their innings beautifully at the beginning. But, after losing the wickets of Robin Uthappa, Dinesh Karthik, and Nitish Rana in quick succession, Kolkata Knight Riders soon found themselves in troubled waters and needed over 60 runs to win in the last 5 overs.
Andre Russell wasn’t willing to give up the fight just yet as he tore through the entire SRH bowling lineup and brought KKR right back in this match. Russell was in top form for KKR and helped them cross the finish line with ease. He single-handedly won Kolkata Knight Riders their opening game and remained unbeaten on 49 runs from just 19 deliveries.
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