Follow Us72 runs at an average of 10.29 and a strike rate of 130.9 - Andre Russell did nothing with the bat in the first 10 games for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, but the big man from West Indies made his presence felt against Rajasthan Royals (RR) on May 4 (Sunday).
Russell smashed 57* off 25 deliveries, studded with four fours and six maximums, and helped KKR get to 206/4 in their 20 overs against RR at Eden Gardens.
Russell was on 2 off 9 deliveries at one stage but then went completely berserk, smoking 55 runs off his next 16 deliveries. Thanks to him, KKR scored 85 runs in the final phase (overs 16-20) - the second-most for the Knight Riders in the IPL.
86/2 vs DCH, Hyderabad, 2008
85/1 vs RR, Kolkata, 2025
85/1 vs SRH, Kolkata, 2024
82/1 vs RCB, Kolkata, 2019
This was also Russell’s sixth fifty at Eden Gardens. Only Gautam Gambhir (11) and Robin Uthappa (8) have more fifties than Russell at Eden Gardens.
1407 - Gautam Gambhir
1159 - Robin Uthappa
1046 - Andre Russell
The 37-year-old Jamaican now has 1046 runs at the venue, making him the third batter after the aforementioned two to score 1000 runs at Eden Gardens.
137 - Virat Kohli in Bengaluru
127 - Chris Gayle in Bengaluru
118 - AB de Villiers in Bengaluru
110 - Rohit Sharma in Mumbai
91 - Andre Russell in Kolkata
That’s not it, Russell now has 91 sixes at Eden Gardens. Only four other batters have more sixes than Russell at the venue in the IPL.