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Watch: Andre "Muscle Russell" Breaks Chair With A Six During Kolkata Knight Riders' Practice Session

Andre Russell's power-hitting abilities deserves the tag of being 'neighbour's envy, owner's pride'. Even in Kolkata Knight Riders' (KKR) previous match against Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 on Saturday, with his team chasing a target of 157, the Jamaican allrounder hit 48 off 25 balls (6x6s, 1x4s) before falling in the last over as KKR failed to win. However, Russell's impressive show was lauded by all. The rival bowlers, however, might have a different thing to say with Russell's aggression making their life difficult.

Mathieu van der Poel, Wout van Aert mong best riders of spring Classics – but what about biggest disappointments?

With just a single top-10 finish in Monuments going into Sunday’s Liege-Bastogne-Liege, Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl were feeling the pressure ahead of La Doyenne. After the horrific mass pile-up that ended Julian Alaphilippe’s chances and sent the French world champion to hospital, it looked like the Belgian team’s terrible run would continue – only for Remco Evenepoel to put in a timely reminder of his stardom with a pulverising attack on La Redoute to save Patrick Lefevere’s bacon.

IPL 2022: Brendon McCullum rues Kolkata Knight Riders batters' inability to counter short balls from Gujarat Titans

IPL 2022, this time an eight-run defeat to Gujarat Titans at the DY Patil Stadium, Kolkata Knight Riders head coach Brendon McCullum rued his batters' inability to counter short balls from the Hardik Pandya-led side, adding that the two-time champions will have to go back to the drawing board on countering such tactics. After restricting Gujarat to 156/9, Kolkata were under attack by the pace quartet of Mohammed Shami, Lockie Ferguson, Alzarri Joseph and Yash Dayal while Rashid Khan's leg-spin kept them on a tight leash. Consistent usage of short balls, a pocket of weakness in many batters of Kolkata, resulted in them picking key wickets at crucial junctures to win by eight runs and go on top of points table.

IPL 2022, GT vs KKR: Rashid, Shami subdue Russell as Gujarat Titans defend 156 against Kolkata Knight Riders

Russell's all-round show not enough as Hardik leads Gujarat to 8-run winIn the ongoing IPL, Gujarat Titans are consistently finding a way to win. If David Miller and Rashid Khan pulled them out of a hole against Chennai Super Kings in their last match, it was some disciplined bowling that saw them defend a below-par score of 156/9 and beat Kolkata Knight Riders by eight runs at the DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday.

IPL 2022, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Gujarat Titans Highlights: Andre Russell's all-round show goes in vain as Titans beat KKR in a thriller

Andre Russell's pyrotechnics proved to be too little too late in the end as Gujarat Titans defended a small total to clinch a dramatic eight-run win over Kolkata Knight Riders in an IPL thriller on Saturday. With 12 points already in its kitty, the Titans are looking good for a play-off berth in its inception year. As it happened | Scorecard | Points TableKKR's top and middle order batters failed miserably in the wake of a clinical bowling display from the Titans with only Rinku Singh scoring 35 and it was left to Russell (48 off 25 balls) to go for a win and the West Indian nearly did it only to fail in the last over. Chasing 157 for a win, KKR ended their innings at 148 for 8 after Russell was out in the second ball of the final over.He hit one four and six sixes.

IPL 2022: Gujarat Titans skipper Hardik Pandya Breaks 34-Match Trend At The Toss Vs Kolkata Knight Riders

Leading an Indian Premier League (IPL) team for the first time, Gujarat Titans (GT) skipper Hardik Pandya has been nothing short of a revelation in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022. With five wins from six games, he has led the new franchise with incredible skill and temperament. The results are there for all to see as his team finds itself among the top-four in the points table. Some of his on-field tactics, especially under pressure, have been remarkable. On Saturday, against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), Pandya broke a 34-game unique streak that started from Match 1 of the IPL 2022.

IPL 2022, KKR vs GT: Kolkata Knight Riders have task cut out against Gujarat Titans

Kolkata Knight Riders. The side that was highly spoken of by experts in the early part of the tournament after their rollicking start, is suddenly in a state of free fall, suffering a hat-trick of defeats. They will have to rectify a lot of aspects in order to bring their campaign back on track as they face the high-flying Gujarat Titans at the DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai in an afternoon match on Saturday. It might sound a bit strange, but the experienced two-time IPL champions will start as underdogs against the new entrants who are sitting pretty on the points table, having lost only one of their six matches. With a number of their key players failing to fire, the main challenge for the KKR management is perhaps to find able replacements, which they sadly lack. Going by present form, they could replace Pat Cummins and Varun Chakravarthy. Both their frontline bowlers have not only failed to provide breakthroughs — picking up just four wickets in seven matches — but have been leaking runs in buckets too.

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Watch: Andre "Muscle Russell" Breaks Chair With A Six During Kolkata Knight Riders' Practice Session

Mathieu van der Poel, Wout van Aert mong best riders of spring Classics – but what about biggest disappointments?

IPL 2022: Brendon McCullum rues Kolkata Knight Riders batters' inability to counter short balls from Gujarat Titans

IPL 2022, GT vs KKR: Rashid, Shami subdue Russell as Gujarat Titans defend 156 against Kolkata Knight Riders

IPL 2022, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Gujarat Titans Highlights: Andre Russell's all-round show goes in vain as Titans beat KKR in a thriller

IPL 2022: Gujarat Titans skipper Hardik Pandya Breaks 34-Match Trend At The Toss Vs Kolkata Knight Riders

IPL 2022, KKR vs GT: Kolkata Knight Riders have task cut out against Gujarat Titans

Riders sign American DB Morrison