Andre Russell hit the most sixes and won the match in just 15 balls at a strike rate of 240 in CPL 2024
You must have heard the name of Andre Russell and also know about his work. He was seen doing the same in the match played on 18 September in CPL 2024. Playing for Trinidad Knight Riders, Russell played a match-winning innings in just 15 balls. While chasing the target of 149 runs from Guyana Amazon Warriors, Russell remained unbeaten till the end. After playing his innings at a strike rate of 240, he was not only the batsman who hit the most sixes for his team but he also scored the most runs.
Russell played a match-changing innings.
While chasing the target of 149 runs given by Guyana Amazon Warriors, Trinidad Knight Riders did not have a good start. Its top 5 wickets fell for just 89 runs. But, Andre Russell, who came to bat after that, along with his teammate Tim David, played an innings that turned the match.
Russell added 60 runs with Tim David.
There was a 60-run partnership for the sixth wicket between Russell and David, which helped Trinidad Knight Riders win the match. By performing well with the bat, these two batsmen made the Trinidad Knight Riders' innings, which was faltering at one point in the match, win 4 balls earlier. Chasing the target of 149 runs, Trinidad Knight Riders won the match by 5 wickets in 19.2 overs.
Russell scored 36* runs in 15 balls and hit the most sixes.
Andre Russell was the highest run scorer and hit the most sixes in the Trinidad Knight Riders' victory. He scored an unbeaten 36 runs in just 15 balls, which included 4 sixes and just 1 four. Russell played this innings at a strike rate of 240. Apart from Russell, Tim David also remained unbeaten after scoring 31 runs. He scored an unbeaten 31 runs in 24 balls.
Guyana had scored 148 runs.
Earlier, Guyana Amazon Warriors, playing first, scored 148 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs. Romario Shepherd played the highest unbeaten innings of 51 runs for Guyana's team, coming at number 8. He also hit 4 sixes in his innings. After playing his innings, Romario Shepherd had said that a score of 148 runs would not be easy to chase on this wicket. But, Russell proved him wrong with his 15-ball innings.