IPL 2024: Andre Russell surpasses Chris Gayle's recoprd during KKR vs SRH match

• Andre Russell acheived a milestone during an IPL match.
• He became the fastesdt to hit 200 sixes in IPL history.
• Russell played a rapid-fire innings of 64 runs off just 25 balls.

Andre Russell, the star all-rounder of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), achieved a milestone of 200 sixes in the Indian Premier League during KKR’s inaugural match against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Saturday.

Russell played a rapid-fire innings of 64 runs off just 25 balls, hitting seven sixes, which contributed to KKR’s total of 208 in 20 overs.

He made IPL history by becoming the fastest player to hit 200 sixes in terms of balls faced. The 35-year-old accomplished this feat in 1322 balls, significantly faster than his nearest competitor who took 1811 balls. Kieron Pollard is third on this list, having reached the milestone in 2055 balls.

In addition, Russell became the ninth player in IPL history to hit 200 sixes. The list is topped by Chris Gayle, who is the only player to have hit more than 350 sixes.

Most Sixes in IPL

357 - Chris Gayle

257 - Rohit Sharma

251 - AB de Villiers

239 - MS Dhoni

235 - Virat Kohli

228 - David Warner

223 - Kieron Pollard

203 - Suresh Raina

202 - Andre Russell

It’s worth noting that KKR had a shaky start, losing three wickets during the PowerPlay. However, Phil Salt’s half-century and Ramandeep Singh’s valuable contribution steadied the innings. Later, an 81-run partnership between Russell and Rinku Singh helped KKR set a challenging target for the opposition.

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