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KKR vs SRH: Russell smashes Gayle’s record, become

KKR vs SRH: Russell smashes Gayle’s record, becomes fastest to 200 IPL sixes

Andre Russell became the fastest to 200 sixes in the IPL

Russell scored 64 runs off 25 balls with 7 sixes

The Knight Riders beat the Sunrisers by 4 runs on Saturday

Andre Russell, on Saturday, became the fastest batter to reach the landmark of 200 sixes in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The hard-hitter achieved the milestone in the IPL 2024 match between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata. The 35-year-old Russell took only 1322 balls to hit 200 sixes, breaking Chris Gayle’s record of 1811 balls.

In the penultimate ball of the 19th over of KKR’s innings, Russell hit Bhuvneshwar Kumar for a six to reach the landmark. Kieron Pollard (2055), AB de Villiers (2790), MS Dhoni (3126) and Rohit Sharma (3798) are the other batters on the list. Virat Kohli, David Warn

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