All-rounder Andre Russell had been far from his explosive best in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 but that was all before Monday night. Russell once again gave proof his power and pedigree as she lifted KKR to their fifth win of the season, smashing three sixes off one over from Punjab Kings (PBKS) all-rounder Sam Curran at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
KKR needed 26 runs to win in the last two over and PBKS would have started fancying their chances with Curran and Arshdeep Singh bowling the last 12 deliveries. However, Russell had other plans for Monday night as he slammed the second and third ball of the 19th over for huge sixes and then after a dot ball off the fourth brutally launched the fifth ball over backward point for third six in the over.