Kolkata: Nitish Rana and Robin Uthappa slammed half-centuries while all-rounder Andre Russell continued his pyrotechnics with the bat and ball as KKR defeated KXIP by 28 runs here at Eden Gardens on Wednesday.
Here are four talking points of the match
Ashwin's fielding fiasco
Moment of carelessness in the field, which gave dangerous Andre Russell a reprieve, cost KXIP the match. Russell, who slammed 17-ball 48, got a reprieve when Mohammed Shami castled him on 3 as the umpire called no call finding only three fielders were inside circle instead of the mandatory four.
Most sixes by a batsman against a bowler in IPL
Meanwhile, Chris Gayle hit his 11th six against Piyush Chawla in his IPL during KKR vs KXIP match at the Eden Gardens, the second most sixes against a bowler in IPL history. Gayle is now only behind of Kieron Pollard who hit 14 sixes against Amit Mishra.
With Gayle is in good form he is expected to break the record as the tournament progresses.
Nitish Rana
KKR batsman Nitish Rana added another feather to his illustrious IPL 2019 journey as he achieved the record of most sixes in an innings against a particular team.
Nitish Rana hit seven sixes during his 34-ball 63 runs innings against KXIP on Wednesday, the most by any batsman against a team in IPL history.
Andre Russell
KKR talisman Andre Russell is a consistent performer in IPL. In IPL 2018, the all-rounder had to face a lot of trouble as he was found positive for taking a banned substance.
This year he started his journey with back to back whirlwind innings. In the first match against Sunrisers Hyderabad, he led KKR to win a thriller playing 19-ball 49. On Wednesday, he slammed 17-ball 48 to broaden the difference between KKR and KXIP.
