Andre Russell. He is world famous for his explosive batting. And, he has done the same thing once again in the International League T20 i.e. ILT20. Andre Russell is not only a player but also the captain of Abu Dhabi Knight Riders in ILT20. And, he has been successful in both these roles till now. After losing the first match, Abu Dhabi Knight Riders won the second match in spectacular fashion. The team's second match was against Sharjah Warriors, in which it registered a bumper win by 30 runs. The hero of this victory may have been Dhoni-Virat's old IPL teammate David Willey. But, its foundation had already been written by Andre Russell by batting at a strike rate of 200.

Russell attacked the bowlers with a strike rate of 200.

In the match against Sharjah Warriors, Abu Dhabi Knight Riders batted first and scored 159 runs for 5 wickets in 20 overs. However, it would not have been easy for the team to reach this score if Andre Russell had not batted in the end. Captain Russell, who came to bat at number six, swung the bat at a strike rate of 200 and attacked the bowlers of Sharjah Warriors.

24 unbeaten runs in 12 balls, only sixes hit

When Andre Russell came to bat, the team's score was 109 runs for 5 wickets in the 16th over. But, the way he batted after that, 50 more runs were added to the score board of Abu Dhabi Knight Riders. Andre Russell played an unbeaten inning of 24 runs in just 12 balls. Meaning, while playing with a strike rate of 200, he did not get out till the end. Another special thing about his stormy innings was that he hit only sixes and not fours. Against Sharjah Warriors, Russell hit 3 sixes, while not a single four.

The rest of the work was done by Dhoni-Virat's old partner

Now Sharjah Warriors had a target of 160 runs to win. But he was all out after scoring only 129 runs in 19.3 overs. Abu Dhabi Knight Riders bowler David Willey had a big role in making the Sharjah team suffer, who took 3 wickets for 19 runs in 4 overs. David Willey may not be seen playing in IPL 2025 but he has previously played IPL for CSK and RCB.

In the victory of Abu Dhabi Knight Riders, their captain Andre Russell not only shone with the bat, the team also shone with a bumper win of 30 runs. This victory was its first win in 2 matches in the current season of the league.