Andre Russell’s awe-inspiring 40-ball 80 propelled Kolkata Knight Riders to a 34-run win over Mumbai Indians at the Eden Gardens on Sunday and helped it stay alive in IPL-12.
Knight Riders, thanks to the Russell storm, posted a mammoth 232 for two, the highest of the season. When Mumbai batted, Russell also took two wickets as the hosts withstood Hardik Pandya’s unbelievable assault — a 34-ball 91 embellished with six fours and nine sixes. Karthik’s men ended their six-match losing streak and finished their home engagements on a high.
Scoreboard
KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS
Shubman Gill c Lewis b Hardik 76 (45b, 6×4, 4×6), Chris Lynn c Lewis b Chahar 54 (29b, 8×4, 2×6), Andre Russell (not out) 80 (40b, 6×4, 8×6), Dinesh Karthik (not out) 15 (7b, 1×4, 1×6); Extras (lb-1, nb-1, w-5): 7; Total (for two wkts. in 20 overs): 232.
FALL OF WICKETS
1-96 (Lynn, 9.3 overs), 2-158 (Gill, 15.2).
MUMBAI INDIANS BOWLING
Sran 2-0-27-0, Krunal 3-0-27-0, Malinga 4-0-48-0, Bumrah 4-0-44-0, Chahar 4-0-54-1, Hardik 3-0-31-1.
MUMBAI INDIANS
Quinton de Kock c Russell b Narine 0 (4b), Rohit Sharma lbw b Gurney 12 (9b, 3×4), Evin Lewis c Karthik b Russell 15 (16b, 1×4, 1×6), Suryakumar Yadav c Karthik b Russell 26 (14b, 2×4, 2×6), Kieron Pollard c Rana b Narine 20 (21b, 2×4), Hardik Pandya c Russell b Gurney 91 (34b, 6×4, 9×6), Krunal Pandya c & b Chawla 24 (18b, 2×6), Barinder Sran (not out) 3 (3b), Rahul Chahar (not out) 1 (1b); Extras (b-4, lb-2): 6; Total (for seven wkts. in 20 overs): 198.
FALL OF WICKETS
1-9 (de Kock, 1.2 overs), 2-21 (Rohit, 3.3), 3-41 (Lewis, 6.1), 4-58 (Suryakumar, 8.2), 5-121 (Pollard, 13.2), 6-185 (Hardik, 17.6), 7-196 (Krunal, 19.4).
KNIGHT RIDERS BOWLING
Warrier 4-0-29-0, Narine 4-0-44-2, Gurney 4-0-37-2, Russell 4-0-25-2, Chawla 4-0-57-1.
Toss: MI. MoM: Russell.
KKR won by 34 runs.