Andre Russell played another blistering knock as he and Dinesh Karthik lifted Kolkata Knight Riders to a fighting 185 for 8 against Delhi Capitals on Saturday. Yet again proving his worth with the willow, the Jamaican resurrected the innings of KKR, who were reeling at 64 for five at the half-way mark. Russell smashed 62 off 28 balls and shared a crucial 95 run stand with his skipper Dinesh Karthik (50 off 36 balls) for the sixth wicket.

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Russell was hit on his left shoulder by a beamer from pacer Harshal Patel in the 14th over and was on the ground. However, after receiving treatment, he launched an assault on the home bowlers, hitting four fours and six sixes.

KKR collected 84 runs in the last six overs to have a challenging total on the board.

Russell also got the Orange Cap as he went past David Warner in the list of highest run-getters of IPL 2019. 

Twitter was full of praise for the Andre Russell: