Royal Challengers Bangalore on Friday entered the field in the hunt of first victory in curren seaon of IPL but Virat Kohli led team failed to do so. Despite making a massive scoe of 205 runs the team got defeat by wickets and its Andre Russell who gots the credit for playing a heroic inning for Kolkata Knight riders.Russell was adjudged the man of the match for his sensational batting performance against Royal Challengers Bangalore. KKR needed an improbable 67 runs to win in 26 balls at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. But what followed was absolute carnage from Russell. After scoring just 1 run in his first 4 balls, Russell unleashed a storm. His next nine scoring shots read - 6,6,6,1,6,6,6,4,6 as KKR won the match with 5 balls to spare. KKR opening batsman Chris Lynn also played his part in the victory as he scored a 31-ball 43. But he was all praise for Russell, saying that he keeps lifting his game when the situation gets tough.

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Chris Lynn said, "We keep putting him in tough situations and he keeps lifting his game. He is just too good," Lynn said after the match. "Two-hundred and fifteen was probably par on that wicket. Both teams gave opportunities. We dropped Kohli and AB de Villiers and RCB also dropped a couple of chances. Luck was on our side. Change of fortune for us. It is unbelievable and entertaining for us. He keeps doing it. He is a billion dollar man for KKR."

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Now Russell has 204 runs in IPL 2019 while picking up five wickets in four matches for KKR. He has picked up three Man of the Match awards in four matches for KKR franchise. KKR will hope Russell continues his astonishing form as they travel to Jaipur where they face Rajasthan Royals at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium on Sunday.