6,6,6,6,6,6 Andre Russell set 'world record' against a stormy innings against Rajasthan, the first batsman to do so

Samira Vishwas

Tezzbuzz|05-05-2025

Andre russell world record for kkr:

The 53rd league match of IPL 2025 was played between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. In the match, the domestic team KKR scored 206/4 runs on the board in 20 overs. During this, Andre Russell for the team batting at number five played the biggest innings of 57* runs in 25 balls, with which he took a world record. Russell's innings included 4 fours and 6 sixes.

Andre Russell set world record for KKR

Russell became the first foreign player to score 1000 runs in the IPL for KKR thanks to this innings played against Rajasthan. In this way, the all -rounder of West Indies succeeded the world record for KKR. Let us tell you that Russell has been associated with Kolkata since 2014.

Gautam Gambhir (1407 runs) and Robin Uthappa (1159) for Kolkata were the batsmen to touch the figure before Russell. However, Russell became the first foreign player to do so for KKR.

2500 runs for Kolkata (Andre Russell)

Russell also touched a figure of 2500 runs in the IPL for KKR thanks to the innings of 57* runs played at a strike rate of 228.

Andre Russell's performance in the season

Significantly, Andre Russell appeared in a very poor form before the match played against Rajasthan Royals. He has batting in 8 innings. Prior to the match played against Rajasthan, Russell scored only 72 runs in 7 innings, in which the high score was 21 runs. Now he carried out 57* against Rajasthan, carrying out a brilliant innings. Russell's innings proved decisive in winning the team.

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