Whenever the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) plays a game at home, they witness a special guest at the Eden Gardens and the game against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) was nothing new. Harshul Goenka, a cricket enthusiast who is affected by cerebral palsy, came to the iconic stadium to cheer for his team. Every time, when he visits the stadium, one of the KKR players goes to greet him after the game. This time, it was the turn of Andre Russell to meet this super fan.
Russell was the ‘Man of the Match’ in this game for his unbeaten 49 off 19 balls. He smashed four sixes and as many fours during his knock and was thus the ‘Super Striker of the Match’. As he went to meet Harshul, Russell carried the memento that he received and gifted it to the fan. Young Harshul seemed to be very excited as he met one of the crucial cogs of the franchise.
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Harshul received a warm hug from Russel and posed for pictures while receiving the gift from the all-rounder. KKR shared this video of Russell going up to meet Harshul Goenka on their social media platforms. Their tweet read: “.@Russell12A with our special Knight Rider @harshulgoenka1! #KKRvSRH #VivoIPL #KKRHaiTaiyaar”.
Here is the video of the same:
.@Russell12A with our special Knight Rider @harshulgoenka1! 💜#KKRvSRH #VivoIPL #KKRHaiTaiyaar pic.twitter.com/Memf0PtATi
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) March 24, 2019
KKR won the toss and opted to field first in Match 2 of IPL 2019. SRH had a great start as the comeback man David Warner was playing the game. The Australian stitched together a brilliant knock of 85 which came off 53 balls. The team finished with 181 runs on the board after 20 overs.
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SRH was pretty much in the game until the 17th over. With the 53 runs required in the last three, it seemed tough for KKR to get home. But Andre Russell was adamant that he will take his team home. He absolutely toyed with the bowlers and smashed them all around the park. The hosts completed the chase with two balls left in the game.
