The San Francisco Unicorns clashed with the Los Angeles Knight Riders of their opening recreation in Dallas. Unicorns skipper Corey Anderson gained the toss and selected to bowl first, a call that originally proved efficient as IPL MVP Sunil Narine was scalped by Haris Rauf within the second over. With Jason Roy and Unmukt Chand’s dismissal, the Knight Riders struggled at 46/three after seven overs. Nevertheless, a significant 45-run partnership between Shakib Al Hasan and Nitish Kumar took them to 88/three by the 11th over. It was Andre Russell’s explosive innings, that includes a colossal 107-meter six, that then additional propelled the purple brigade to a stable 165/6 in 20 overs.
The West Indian powerhouse walked in to bat within the 13th over following Kumar’s dismissal. Russell took a while to search out his rhythm however started his onslaught from the 16th over onwards, saving essentially the most spectacular second for the 20th over. On the third ball of the ultimate over, Rauf delivered a short-length ball angled into the stumps. Russell used his flawless judgment as he stood tall and unleashed a mighty pull shot. The timing was impeccable, and the candy sound of the bat carried the ball out of the bottom for a most. The shot travelled an astounding 351 ft, marking the longest six of the season. The Knight Riders’ dugout, particularly Shakib, was momentarily in disbelief on the unimaginable show.
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Simply Andre doing Andre issues 🔥 pic.twitter.com/yiH2WMHM9O— Los Angeles Knight Riders (@LA_KnightRiders) July 8, 2024
