On Tuesday April 13, against Mumbai Indians, Kolkata Knight Riders’ All-Rounder Andre Russell dismissed both Kieron Pollard and Marco Jansen before picking the wicket of Krunal Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah and Russell in the final over to complete his first five-wicket haul in IPL career. In 2008-2020 no one bowler takes 5 Wickets haul Against MI but in 2021 two 5 Wickets haul in two matches.
Andre Russell kissed the logo of Kolkata Knight Riders after taking five-wicket haul, after an average IPL 2020, KKR send Russ to Texas for working his fitness and he worked so hard. In IPL 2021, they have started getting results from him.
Mumbai Indians boasted of daunting death-over batting numbers over the last few seasons, but in their first two matches, their lethal attack with the bat has faltered immensely against some terrific bowling in the final phase of the innings.
On April 9 it was RCB’s Harshal Patel who knocked down Mumbai’s batting lineup to record the first-ever five-wicket haul against the franchise. And on Tuesday, he was joined by Kolkata Knight Riders’ Andre Russell, with his astounding 5 for 15 in just two overs at the same venue MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
Introduced in the 18th over of the game, Russell dismissed both Kieron Pollard and Marco Jansen before picking the wicket of Krunal Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah and Rahul Chahar in the final over to complete his first five-wicket haul in IPL career.