Updated On: 29 March, 2019 08:24 AM IST | Kolkata | Arup Chatterjee
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KKR's Andre Russell during his 17-ball 48 against KXIP on Wednesday. Pic/AFP
On the heels of Ravichandran Ashwin's 'Mankading' of Jos Buttler, Kings XI Punjab created another memory that will haunt them for some time. "That's where the game changed," Kings XI coach Mike Hesson said on Wednesday, pointing to the ridiculous no-ball that gave Andre Russell a reprieve when he was on just three. The powerful Jamaican went on to hammer a 17-ball 48 and pave the way for Kolkata Knight Riders' 28-run victory at the Eden Gardens.
"We had a plan for Russell that we executed well but we weren't alert enough in the field," Hesson said of the yorker that castled Russell in the 17th over, but was declared a no-ball after it was discovered that KXIP did not have the mandated number of fielders within the 30-yard circle when Mohammed Shami delivered the ball. "It's a fine line when you're bowling to Russell. He's a game-changer," the Kiwi added.