Dinesh Kartik says it's unfair to expect Russell to perform every time
Updated On: 06 May, 2019 06:07 PM IST | | IANS
Kolkata Knight Riders bowed out of the ongoing edition of the IPL after suffering a crushing nine-wicket defeat against Mumbai Indians in their last group stage encounter

Andre Russell
Put into bat on Sunday evening, KKR never got going on a slow, sluggish Wankhede and managed to post just 133/7 in their stipulated quota of 20 overs. Robin Uthappa played an uncharacteristic knock of 40 from 47 balls, scoring 25 dot balls on a day when KKR magic wand Andre Russell failed to deliver.
The big-hitting West Indian walked out to bat at number 5 after Mumbai had built up the pressure on the visitors. Russell fell to Lasith Malinga for a duck and KKR, from their on, never managed to push the accelerator. Mumbai chased down the target with ease, riding on unbeaten knocks from skipper Rohit Sharma (55) and Suryakumar Yadav (46) to seal the top spot.


