Andre Russell put in a dominant display with the bat after Umesh Yadav blitzed through the Punjab Kings' (PBKS) batting line-up to power Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to a commanding 6-wicket victory in match 8 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 season at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on Friday, April 1.
KKR’s run-chase suffered an early hiccup as Ajinkya Rahane (12 off 11 balls) fell victim to Kagiso Rabada who picked up a wicket in his very first over for his new franchise. His opening partner, Venkatesh Iyer’s (3 off 7 balls) indifferent form continued as he fell victim to Odean Smith in the 5th over.