It’s a tough pill to swallow when the hard work does not pay dividends. Luck may play a part here, as it flew with Suryakumar Yadav in an execution of the supla stroke against Andre Russell, who was vividly unhappy during the twelfth encounter of the ongoing 2025 Indian Premier League.
Fielding first during the toss seemed to be the secret behind the Mumbai Indians’ win over the Kolkata Knight Riders in their third assignment of the tourney. Trent Boult, Deepak Chahar, and Ashwani Kumar were stupendous with the ball, with the latter’s four-for on IPL debut curbing the defending champions to 116. In reply, Ryan Rickelton’s 64 paved the way for the chase with Surya’s cameo, eased with luck easing the chase.
The five-time champions were twenty runs ahead of KKR at the halfway mark before Surya seemed unfettered by Will Jacks’ wicket in the same over. He shuffled across the line to hit a supla shot off a widish length delivery from Russell on the last ball of the over. However, the ball skittled off the top edge and went over the fine leg boundary cushions for a six. Seeing the luck run against KKR, Russell was left in smiles and nodding his head in disappointment, prompting a Twitterverse discourse.
— david Miller (@MillerDavi20894) March 31, 2025
— david Miller (@MillerDavi20894) March 31, 2025
Who?
Fantastic
Andre Russell v Ashwani Kumar. Fantastic debut from Ashwani, well done 👏🏻 #MIvKKR #IPL2025 pic.twitter.com/ZMs9Oy2dEO
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) March 31, 2025
Ashwani Kumar is on fire! 🔥
4 wickets on debut – what a sensational performance!
Cleaning up Andre Russell and Manish pandey is no small feat. pic.twitter.com/ruHmfs7CJA— Anup barnwal (@amethiya_anup) March 31, 2025
Superb
Bowled
4 Wickets in 1st 16 Deliveries
And Bowled Out Andre Russell 🔥
Ashwani Kumar 🫡#MIvsKKR pic.twitter.com/a0SIgjGhks— ★ 𝐌ᵃⁿ𝐈 ★❣︎ 𝐀𝐊 ❣︎💙😎 (@Thalamania47813) March 31, 2025
If Blind slogging is an art then Andre andar gend bahar Russell is the Picasso of it.
Still can’t believe teams term him as a dangerous batter 😆 pic.twitter.com/HcLbyehUkk— oxygen (@PBora146B) March 31, 2025
Crazy
Lovely
Players to have scored 2000+ runs and to have claimed 100+ wickets in the Indian Premier League:
Ravindra Jadeja
Andre Russell
End of List— Spandan Roy (@talksports45) March 31, 2025
Andre Russell is a bit hit-and-miss but on form he is their best HTD bowler.
— Bharath Ramaraj (@Fancricket12) March 31, 2025
