IPL 2022
SRK lauds Andre Russell for his blistering knock in KKR-PBKS match
West Indies allrounder Andre Russell has earned praise from Bollywood superstar and his team Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) co-owner Shah Rukh Khan for his blistering knock of unbeaten 70 in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match against Punjab Kings last night.
Khan tweeted, "Welcome back my friend @Russell12A so long since saw the ball fly so high!!! It takes a life of its own when U hit it Man! And @y_umesh wow! To @ShreyasIyer15 & team well done.Have a happy nite boys."
Welcome back my friend @Russell12A so long since saw the ball fly so high!!! It takes a life of its own when U hit it Man! And @y_umesh wow! To @ShreyasIyer15 & team well done.Have a happy nite boys.
— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) April 1, 2022
Russell's aggressive knock of 70 off 31 balls powered Kolkata to win over Punjab on Friday.
With Russell's aggressive unbeaten knock, Kolkata chased down the target of 138 in just 14.3 overs.
When Russell came out to bat, Kolkata were under pressure at 51 for four but since then the Jamaican allrounder turned the things upside down for his team.
Sam Billings remained unbeaten till the end with Russell scoring 24 off 23 balls.
Earlier, Punjab batting suffered a setback facing Kolkata bowlers scoring 137/8 in 20 overs.
B Rajapaksa, who scored 31 off just nine balls, was the only batter who had scared Kolkata upfront but his dismissal was followed by other players, who headed to the dugout with low scores.
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