IPL 2018: Top 5 knocks of week 1 (April 7-13) of IPL XI

#2 Andre Russell 88(36) v Chennai Super Kings

Andre Russell in the match against CSK

Skip this slide KKR fans, because this mention will surely hurt many. Despite scoring 88 runs from just 36 balls, Russell's team ended up on the losing side, and this is the only innings amongst the five mentioned here which was played in a losing cause.

Batting first, KKR was once struggling at 89-5 when Dre Russ made it clear that his batting ability hasn't increased a bit. He was making a comeback into the IPL after a one year gap, and many question marks were raised about his current form. But he shut down everyone with a blitzkrieg. From a situation where 160 looked bleak, Russell took KKR to 202 single-handedly. For a fact, Russell hit only one boundary in this innings but smashed as many as 11 sixes. If only KKR had better quality bowlers, this innings would have got its due respect.