Watch: Andre Russell's humongous 107-meter six in MLC leaves Haris Rauf shell-shocked

Published - 08 Jul 2024, 04:29 PM | Updated - 24 Aug 2024, 04:32 AM

Andre Russell and Haris Rauf
Andre Russell and Haris Rauf {PC:X}

West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell looked in a mood with the bat during the game between the San Francisco Unicorns and Los Angeles Knight Riders in the Major League Cricket (MLC). The match between the two teams took place at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas on Monday (8th July).

Playing for Los Angeles Knight Riders, Andre Russell played a sensational innings for his team and made sure that he helped them post a decent total on the board. The all-rounder oozed his class with the bat and exhibited great power-hitting skills during the fag end of the innings.

With the Los Angeles Knight Riders struggling at 96/5, Andre Russell stepped up for his team and made sure that he bailed the team out of trouble. He counter-attacked the bowlers and brought his team back into the game with his powerful knock while batting against San Francisco Unicorns.

One of the highlights of Andre Russell's innings was the massive 107-meter that he hit against Haris Rauf. During the last over, the pacer bowled a short ball angling in, to which the batter lined it up and smashed it over wide long-on for a massive six.

The massive six by Andre Russell left the pacer Haris Rauf in shock as he didn't expect the batter to hit the six this far. Apart from the pacer, Los Angeles Knight Riders players in the dugout looked extremely jubilant as the ball went out of the ground for a massive six and the crowd at the stadium went berserk.

Here's video of Andre Russel's massive six against Haris Rauf:

Andre Russell ended with the innings of unbeaten 40 runs off 25 balls. He batted with a strike rate of 160 and also hit 2 fours and 3 sixes in his innings. His brutal innings in the end powered Los Angeles Knight Riders to a total of 165 runs, which at one moment seemed impossible.

However, his effort went in vain as San Francisco Unicorns went on to win the game pretty easily. Finn Allen (63) and Matthew Short (58) played magnificently well and helped their team win the game by 6 wickets and inside the 16 overs.

We were 15-20 runs short - Los Angels Knight Riders skipper Sunil Narine

Los Angeles Knight Riders skipper Sunil Narine talked about the loss that his side faced against San Francisco Unicorns. He admitted that they were 15-20 runs short and also failed to take early wickets. He was confident of doing well in the next game. Speaking after the match, he stated:

"We had to take early wickets, 15-20 runs short. We could have taken early wickets but didn't bowl well. We got 160 in two games so we aren't too far from getting a big score. Just about batters digging deep. I back myself with my decisions. I didn't work today, hopefully, they work in the next game," he concluded.

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