Andre Russell created chaos: The third and last T20 match between Australia and West Indies (Aus vs Wi) was played in Perth. In this match, a brilliant inning was seen from the bat of Kolkata Knight Riders’ star batsman Andre Russell. Russell scored runs for West Indies at a strike rate of 244 in this match. On the strength of Russell, West Indies set a target of 221 runs for Australia. West Indies captain Rovman Powell had won the toss in the match and decided to bat first.
Andre Russell came to bat at number 7 in this match. As soon as Russell arrived, he started hitting sixes and fours. Russell scored 71 runs in just 29 balls. During this period his strike rate was around 245. Russell hit 7 sixes and 4 fours during his innings. Before the IPL, such form of Russell will prove beneficial for Kolkata Knight Riders in the Mega T20 League.
Earlier, Andre Russell had played an inning of 37 runs in 16 balls in the second T20 against Australia. At the same time, he was a complete flop in the first T20. He could score 1 run in just 2 balls. He was dismissed by Australian spin bowler Adam Zampa. Russell has so far scored 955 runs in 75 T20 International matches at an average of 21. During this period his strike rate has been more than 160. Whereas, the highest score has been 71.
