In the eighth match of the Indian Premier League (IPL), Andrew Russell hit a hurricane for Kolkata, he hit 70 quick runs and knocked the Punjab Kings to their knees.
The 8th match of IPL was played between Calcutta Knight Riders and Punjab Kings. Calcutta won the toss and was elected to field first. Punjab Kings were bowled out for 137 in the allotted 20 overs, with Banuka Rajapaksa scoring 31 and Kagiso Rabada 25.
Omesh Yadav was the top scorer for Kolkata Knight Riders with 4 wickets in hand. Tim Sooty 2, Sunil Narine, and Andrew Russell took 1-1 wickets.
The Kolkata Knight Riders chased down a 138-run target in the 4th overs with four wickets in hand and defeated the team by a huge margin of 6 wickets and 33 balls. Destroying Andrew Russell for Calcutta, he made 70 unbeaten runs off 31 balls with 8 sixes and 2 fours.
Rahul Chahar 2, Odin Smith, and Kagiso Rabada took 1-1 wickets for Punjab.
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