Twitter Reactions: Andre Russell decimates RCB with an inhuman knock in Bangalore

The Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) had every chance of winning their maiden game of this year’s Indian Premier League (IPL). And they were in the driver’s seat for a chunk of the game against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. However, a storm by the name of Andre Russell came in their way and the Knights came out trumps by five wickets with five balls to spare.

Kohli and De Villiers take charge

The Challengers’ batsmen came out firing on all cylinders and scored 205 runs in their 20 overs. Virat Kohli and Parthiv Patel opened the batting and put on 64 runs for the opening wicket in 47 deliveries. Nitish Rana trapped Parthiv for 25 to give KKR their first breakthrough. Thereafter, Kohli and AB de Villiers carried on the good work and cobbled together a stand of 108 runs to put RCB in command.

Kohli scored his half-century in 31 balls and eventually went on to notch 84 runs in 49 balls with nine fours and two sixes. Kuldeep Yadav nipped out his prized wicket. At the other end, De Villiers clobbered a 32-ball 63 to take the sting out of the Knights’ batting lineup. Sunil Narine nipped out the batsman in the penultimate over. Marcus Stoinus chipped with a quick-fire knock of 28 runs from 13 deliveries.

Russell steps up yet again

KKR started the run-chase in a positive manner as Narine and Lynn added 28 runs for the first wicket. Navdeep Saini picked up Narine in the second over. Lynn strained in the first three games but looked like getting back into form with a knock of 43 from 31 with four fours and two sixes. Robin Uthappa didn’t go hammer and tongs but made sure that the scoreboard keeps ticking with a 25-ball 33.

Nitish Rana threatened with 37 from 23 and he was nipped out by Yuzvendra Chahal in a bid to force the issue. Dinesh Karthik also promised and he got out. Then came in Andre Russell and he changed the course of the game. In the last three overs, KKR needed 53 runs and Russell bludgeoned to 48 from 13 balls and decimated the RCB attack. He demolished seven sixes and one four to take KKR home.

Here is how Twitter hailed Dre-Russ

Any asking rate is child’s play for Andre Russell . What a victory ! #RCBvsKKR

— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) April 5, 2019

RUUUUUSSSSEEEEELLLLL @Russell12A Take a Bow 🙇‍♂️ @IPL @KKRiders vs @RCBTweets

— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) April 5, 2019

@Russell12A takes X-Factor to the next level. Unbelievable. Game is never over with players like that in the lineup

— Albie Morkel (@albiemorkel) April 5, 2019

Oh praaavaa 😱😱 @Russell12A take a bow 🙇‍♂️ out of this world 👏🏼👏🏼 #KkrvsRcb #VIVOIPL2019

— Mandeep Singh (@mandeeps12) April 5, 2019

@Russell12A what a knock😱

— ramesh powar (@imrameshpowar) April 5, 2019

That’s ridiculous hitting by Dre Russ 😱😱😱😱😱

— Chris Morris (@Tipo_Morris) April 5, 2019

Oh My Word – #DreRuss

— Kevin Pietersen🦏 (@KP24) April 5, 2019

Andre Russell is just ridiculous!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

— Sam Billings (@sambillings) April 5, 2019

I am sorry bowlers… why can’t you bowl Yorkers???? 😡😡😡😡😡#selectdougout #defence

— Dean Jones (@ProfDeano) April 5, 2019

Get Russel out else it's game over for RCB #RCBvKKR

— Hemang Badani (@hemangkbadani) April 5, 2019

A game Siraj would want to forget #RCBvKKR

— Deep Dasgupta (@DeepDasgupta7) April 5, 2019

That travelled well! https://t.co/0Pru8JUIzv

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) April 5, 2019

That hitting! pic.twitter.com/jbFExcBLnx

— CricTracker (@Cricketracker) April 5, 2019

It is never over till Andre Russell is over. Brutal hitting once again. 30 needed off two overs and he wins the match with five balls to spare. Insane! #DreRuss #RCBvKKR

— Mazher Arshad (@MazherArshad) April 5, 2019

Andre Russell in #IPL2019:
Balls faced – 77
Sixes – 22
Fours – 12
That's a six every 3.5 balls and a boundary (4 or 6) every 2.3 balls. Insane! #RCBvKKR

— Rajneesh Gupta (@rgcricket) April 5, 2019

Has to be the scariest in world cricket #DreRuss

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) April 5, 2019

Russell in IPL 2019:

v SRH – 49* (19) – 4 sixes
v KXIP – 48 (17) – 5 sixes
v DC – 62 (28) – 6 sixes
v RCB – 48* (13) – 7 sixes#RCBvKKR

— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) April 5, 2019

I haven’t seen anyone bat like this. Don’t know how many of you have. This is from a diff planet. @Russell12A playing a diff game.

— Boria Majumdar (@BoriaMajumdar) April 5, 2019

Andre Russell is playing a different game to the rest of the world right now. Hitting like we have never seen before.

Russell this IPL: 111•41166141464•611•111111644666641W•1••6166•1•••1114•616641424W•1••666166646

77 balls
207 runs
16.12 RPO#IPL #RCBvKKR

— Freddie Wilde (@fwildecricket) April 5, 2019

AB de Villiers- 360 degree
Andre Russell- 369.23 degree ( strike-rate today).
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The Jamaican can make a mockery of even geometry boxes… RCB won't disagree #KKR #KKRvsRCB #AndreRussell #IPL12 #IPL2019 #KorboLorboJeetbo

— Sabyasachi Chowdhury (@sabya0912) April 5, 2019

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