Andre Russell help KKR to win against Hyderabad

Andre Russell put on an all-around display to help Kolkata Knight Riders to defeat Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 2022 IPL on Saturday. Russell had an unbeaten 49 from 28 balls to give Kolkata 177-6 from their 20 overs. KKR was led by the newly designated men’s Test coach Brendon McCullum with Ajinkya Rahane (28) and Nitish Rana (26) who hit 6 sixes between them.

Umran Malik (3-33) gave Sunrisers the initiative after trapping three wickets in quick succession. Russell finished with a flourish dispatching off-spinner Washington Sundar for a trio of sixes in the final over to set Hyderabad 178 for triumph. The counter-attack for Sunrisers Hyderabad was led by Abhishek Sharma (43) and Aiden Markram (32) but Shashank Singh (11) was the only other batsman to register double figures, as wickets fell at regular intervals.