Andre Russell
Andre russell: In the 39th match of IPL 2025, Kolkata Knight Riders and Gujarat Titans are going to compete at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. In this match, the host Kolkata team is expected to get a tough challenge from Gujarat as Shubman Gill’s team is ranked first with 10 points in the points table. At the same time, KKR’s team is ranked 7th with 6 points after 3 wins in 7 matches.
The match against Gujarat is very important for defending champions Kolkata. In this match, Kolkata will be expecting better performance from all its players, but Dhakad all -rounder Andre Russell will be most eyeing. Russell is known for doing amazing with both balls and bat, but could not do anything special in the tournament till now. As a bowler, he has taken 5 wickets in 7 matches but has scored only 34 runs as a batsman. KKR fans will expect a big innings against Gujarat. During this time, they will also have a chance to achieve a special place.
Russell can touch a special place
Actually, Andre Russell can become the second batsman to score 2500 runs for Kolkata in IPL. For this, they need 40 runs. In the IPL, Russell has scored 2460 runs in 106 innings of 127 matches playing for KKR. As soon as 40 runs are made, he will touch the 2500 -run figure for Kolkata in the IPL. So far, only Gautam Gambhir has done the work of scoring 2500 or more runs by KKR in IPL. He scored 3035 runs in 108 matches at an average of 31.61 and a strike rate of 124.28.
KKR batsman who scored the most runs in IPL
- Gautam Gambhir- 3035
- Andre Russell- 2460
- Robin Uthappa- 2439
- Nitish Rana- 2199
Andre Russell made his debut in the IPL in 2012 for the Delhi Capitals. After spending 2 seasons in Delhi, he joined the Kolkata Knight Riders team and has been playing in this team since then. Although Russell has scored 2518 runs in 134 matches in IPL, but 58 runs have been played for Delhi.
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