3. Andre Russell (KKR)

Coming in to bat at No. 4 against KXIP,  Andre Russell thumped some fierce blows to score 31 (14) with the help of two fours and three sixes. He also shared a 76-run partnership, which came off 31 balls with Dinesh Karthik. In the second innings, he dismissed Chris Gayle and Mayank Agarwal on successive deliveries to pin down the opposition in the powerplay. With bowling figures of 4-0-41-3, he was the pick of the bowlers for his team. RR has to stop this storm in teh eliminator.