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[Watch] Andre Russell 'Livid' As Selfish Venky Iyer Runs Him Out With Poor Judgement

Russell was run out vs MI [AP]Russell was run out vs MI [AP]

Swashbuckling West Indies batter Andre Russell had a horrendous outing with the bat in Kolkata Knight Riders' ongoing IPL 2024 encounter against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. 

Coming at number eight, Russell opened his account with a stunning uppercut off Hardik Pandya's bowling. However, before he could extend his dominance, the Caribbean T20 great was run out in a tragic turn of events. 

The incident occurred during the 17th over of KKR's innings when Russell had just come into the middle following the dismissal of Manish Pandey. 

Despite getting Pandey's wicket, MI skipper Hardik Pandya was bowling a horrible over, conceding two sixes off his first five overs. 

So, to conclude the over on a high, Pandya bowled a yorker, with Venkatesh Iyer reverse-sweeping him straight to the short third man. 

Nevertheless, Russell sensed an opportunity for a quick single as he instantly called Iyer for a risky run. As he was running towards the danger end, Iyer ideally should've run to the non-striker's end. 

However, instead of doing that, the explosive southpaw kept watching the ball, leading to a horrible miscommunication. 

The third man fielder grabbed the chance with both hands as he threw the ball straight to Pandya, who dislodged the bails with an acrobatic effort before Russell could return to the non-striker's end. 

As of writing, KKR were tottering at 166 for nine in 18.4 overs, with Iyer and Vaibhav Arora batting in the middle.