Opening the batting for Colombo Kings, Russell finally was amongst the runs after a poor showing in IPL
Cricket and rain don't go hand-in-hand and the more of latter can ruin the former. But, rain-reduced games do provide entertainment as batsmen and bowlers have extra-aggressive mindset.
Something on these lines transpired on Saturday night in the Lanka Premier League (LPL).
Due to rain, the game between Colombo Kings and Galle Gladiators was reduced to a 5-over clash.
Batting first, Kings sent the marauder Andre Russell to open the innings. Russell came with a plan and as always, played in just one gear.
In the first over of the innings, Russell took Mohammad Amir to the cleaners as he smashed two sixes and three fours, accumulating 26. That over set the tone for the whole inninngs as Russell became unstoppable.
He kept smashing the ball towards and over the boundary as he reached his fifty in just 14 balls, joint-fifth fastest half-century in 20-over format. He finished with a 19-ball 65 as Kings made 96 runs in their allocated 5 overs.
Kings eventually won the game by 34 runs as Russell's assault proved too much for the Gladiators in the end and they could muster only 62 runs in their 5 overs.
Sudden change in form after a disappointing IPL
Not just the Australians or the Kiwis, some of the the West Indian players are also finding their forms after having indifferent season of IPL.
Russell, who scored just 117 runs in 10 games of the IPL he played for Kolkata Knight Riders at an avergae of 13, came into LPL under pressure with an injury. But, on Saturday he looked nothing like that as he was back to his bludgeoning best.
For netizens, however, Russell's innings was a bitter-sweet one as many users suggested that they love seeing Russell when he is in this kind of mood, but they wished if this form was seen in the recently concluded IPL.
The users also felt sad for KKR fans and team management as they didn't reach the top four in this year's IPL and had Russell played like this in the IPL, KKR could ahve reached the playoffs.
While, many users were of view that when Russell hits like that , he still remains one of the world's biggest hitters of the game in this format
Here are some of the reactions:
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