IPL 2019: Andre Russell’s 13-ball assault helps KKR make light of mammoth chase

Andre Russell smashed 28 runs off the penultimate over of the match to help Royal Challengers Bangalore chase down an improbable target of 206 with five balls to spare.

1. 👁 Image
   

   1 / 7

   Andre Russell's stunning 13-ball assault on Royal Challengers Bangalore's bowlers, especially Tim Southee, helped Kolkata Knight Riders chase down an improbable total of 206 with five balls to spare. Russell smashed 28 runs in the penultimate over of the match bowled by Southee, practically ending the chase. Shubman Gill then ran the final run off the first ball of the 20th over. (IPL Image)

1. 👁 Image
   

   2 / 7

1. 👁 Image
   

   3 / 7

   Nitish Rana was the man who got the breakthrough in the eighth over by trapping Parthiv Patel in front of the wicket. But then, AB de Villiers and Kohli took over the job of scoring runs. The pair dealt chiefly in fours before reaching the death overs in which they upped the ante. (IPL Image)

1. 👁 Image
   

   4 / 7

   heir partnership ended on 108 when Kohli was dismissed by Kuldeep on 84 off 49 balls. RCB eventually settled for a total of 205/3. (IPL Image)

1. 👁 Image
   

   5 / 7

   Chris Lynn and Sunil Narine opened the KKR innings.

1. 👁 Image
   

   6 / 7

   KKR looked like they were in the chase during the first 10 overs of their innings before RCB clawed their way back. (IPL Image)

1. 👁 Image
   

   7 / 7

   The game looked over when Dinesh Karthik was dismissed and KKR needed 53 to win off 18 balls. Shubman Gill took a single off the first ball of the next over to bring Andre Russell on strike. The big Jamaican smashed 28 runs off the next five balls to turn the tide in their favour. Gill ran the winning run. (IPL Image)