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Decoding Andre Russell's IPL stats

By Atrayo Bhattacharya

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Russell's IPL milestones

Andre Russell is nearing 2,000 runs and 100 wickets in IPL for KKR. He will be the first player to achieve this feat. 

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KKR's valuable asset

Russell has scored 2,035 runs and taken 89 wickets with an average of 30.37 and 24.48 respectively in 98 matches, making him a valuable player for KKR.

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Achieving IPL Milestone

Russell could become the first player to score 2,000 runs and pick 100 wickets for a single IPL franchise as he is 23 runs and 12 wickets away from the milestone.

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Fastest to 2,000 runs in IPL (balls faced)

Russell became the fastest batter to score 2,000 runs in the IPL in terms of balls faced. He reached the milestone in only  784 balls. 

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Best IPL strike rate

Andre Russell has the highest career strike rate of 177.88 among batters who have faced at least 100 balls in IPL, and a strike rate of 209.31 in death overs, as per ESPNcricinfo.

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Russell's record-breaking sixes

Andre Russell has smashed 587 sixes, ranking him third in T20 history after Chris Gayle and Kieron Pollard. He is also the fastest to reach 100 IPL sixes in only 657 balls.

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