Published 17:35 IST, September 9th 2020
Andre Russell vs Sunil Narine: CPL 2020 stats comparison of KKR stars ahead of IPL 2020
Here's how Kolkata Knight Riders all-rounders Andre Russell and Sunil Narine fared at the CPL 2020, ahead of their respective IPL 2020 campaigns this season.
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West Indies cricketer Andre Russell represented Jamaica Tallawahs in ongoing Caribbean Premier League 2020 (CPL 2020) season until his side lost to Trinbago Knight Riders on back of some tight bowling by Sunil Narine in first semi-final. Narine is w expected to take field for his CPL 2020 franchise in ir final clash against St Lucia Zouks, which is scheduled to be held on Thursday, September 10. Interestingly, after tournament, both all-rounders will become teammates for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in upcoming Indian Premier League 2020 (IPL 2020) season.
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Andre Russell and Sunil Narine: A CPL 2020 performance review ahead of IPL 2020
Both Andre Russell and Sunil Narine add much solidity to Kolkata Knight Riders line-up, as evidenced from ir performances in past few years. Due to ir dynamic abilities in both trades of shortest form of game, all-rounders were listed among franchises’ retained cricketers last year for much-awaited IPL 2020 season. With IPL 2020 scheduled to launch on September 19 in United Arab Emirates and Sunil Narine still left with a CPL 2020 final match, here is a quick recap of how both se all-rounders have fared so far in tournament.
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Andre Russell’s CPL 2020 form guide ahead of IPL 2020
Throughout CPL 2020, Andre Russell played 9 out of 10 Jamaica Tallawahs matches of tournament. In 8 innings, hard-hitting Jamaican scored 222 runs at a strike-rate of 141.40, with three half-centuries in process. He maintained an aver of 44.40 and struck 16 sixes in all. His exploits with bat aside, Andre Russell did t prove out to be as effective with ball in hand as he claimed only 3 wickets at an expensive aver of 38.33.
Sunil Narine’s CPL 2020 form guide ahead of IPL 2020
Sunil Narine played only five matches for Trinbago Knight Riders in ir unbeaten CPL 2020 campaign so far. Across his five appearances, he scored 144 runs at an aver of 28.80 and he held a staggering strike-rate of 148.45. While Sunil Narine bagged only 6 wickets with his right-arm off-spin, he maintained an ecomy rate of an impressive 4.55 throughout his 20 overs.
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Im source: CPL T20 Twitter
17:35 IST, September 9th 2020