Kolkata Knight Rider’s star all-rounder Andre Russell bowled himself into file books after he bagged a five-wicket haul within the Indian Premier League 2021 match against Mumbai Indians on the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Tuesday (April 13).
KKR captain Eoin Morgan introduced Russell into the assault within the 18th over of the sport, however the Jamaican nonetheless managed to choose fifer and cleaned up the Mumbai Indians’ lower-middle order and tail as he dismissed Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Marco Jansen, Jasprit Bumrah and Rahul Chahar.
Russell picked 5 wickets in simply 12 balls freely giving 15 runs and his heroics helped KKR prohibit Mumbai to 152 runs.
Russell’s figures within the 18th over – 0,W,WD,W,1,2,1
Russell’s figures within the twentieth Over – 4,4,W,W,2,W
Notably, Russell now has the joint quickest five-wicket haul within the historical past of the IPL. Ishant Sharma additionally had a 12-ball five-wicket haul against now-defunct Kochi Tuskers Kerala.
Also, Russell’s 5/15 is the most effective figures against Mumbai Indians within the historical past of IPL. It can be the most effective bowling figures by a Kolkata Knight Riders bowler. The earlier finest was 5/19 by West Indian spinner Sunil Narine against Kings XI Punjab at Kolkata in 2012.
Best bowling figures for KKR in IPL:
- 5/15 – Andre Russell vs MI, Chennai 2021
- 5/19 – Sunil Narine v KXIP, Kolkata 2012
- 5/20 – Varun Chakravarthy v DC, Abu Dhabi 2020
Revealing the key behind his success, Russell mentioned, “I have been working very hard behind the scenes, taking the responsibility.”
“There’s a possibility of going for runs (in the death over), but there’s always a chance to take wickets. I always keep stretching in the field and jogging around, you got to be ready in the 18th over.”
“Bowling against Hardik and Pollard is always a difficult thing, happy we could restrict them. It’s always good to get Polly (Pollard) out early, we all know what he can do,” Russell instructed the broadcaster on the innings break.
