IPL 2024, KKR vs RCB: Andre Russell Won POTM Award: The 36th match of IPL 2024 was played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore at Eden Gardens. In the match, Kolkata defeated RCB by 1 run. Batting first, KKR scored 222 runs at the loss of 6 wickets. While chasing the target, Bengaluru team was all out for 221 runs in 20 overs.

The hero of this victory of Kolkata Knight Riders was Andre Russell, who played an unbeaten inning of 27 runs and also took 3 big wickets. Andre Russell was awarded the Player of the Match award for his brilliant performance.

Andre Russell played a good inning of 27 runs

Batting first, Kolkata Knight Riders lost 5 wickets at the score of 137. After which Andre Russell came to the crease. After Phil Salt (48), Sunil Narayan (10), Angkrish Raghuvanshi (3), Venkatesh Iyer (16) and Rinku Singh (24) returned to the pavilion cheaply. Andre Russell played an unbeaten inning of 27 runs with the help of 4 fours in 20 balls, and played a big role in taking the team’s total to 222.

Russell tightened the noose on three RCB batsmen

While chasing the target, RCB got a bad start, losing 2 wickets at the score of 35. Virat Kohli (18) and Faf du Plessis (7) returned to the pavilion cheaply. The pair of Rajat Patidar and Will Jacques again gave the team a comeback. There was a partnership of 102 runs between the two batsmen for the third wicket.

Andre Russell bowled the first over of his spell and dismissed Will Jacques (55) and Rajat Patidar (52). Andre Russell then sealed the team’s victory by dismissing Dinesh Karthik (25) in the 19th over. Andre Russell took 3 wickets for 25 runs in 3 overs.

After a spectacular win against RCB, Kolkata Knight Riders have reached the second position in the points table with 5 wins and 10 points from 7 matches. The team will play the next match against Punjab Kings on 26 April.