Under the Wankhede lights, Russell serves up a T20 coronation for ages
Ask the Kolkata Knight Riders’ fans about Andre Russell’s unbeaten knock of 70 in mere 31 balls on Friday night, they will wax lyricals about the all-rounder’s ability to play game-changing knocks and they would be least surprised. For they hold memories of his 13-ball 48 against RCB in 2019, an 80-run battering at the Eden Gardens against Mumbai Indians the same year and a whirlwind 36-ball 88 against CSK a year earlier to that just as fondly but it is often the premise and circumstances that add a flair and significance to his knocks. Friday night at the Wankhede Stadium was no different.