The 8th game of the ongoing Major League Cricket 2023 ended with a high-scoring result. A total of 403 runs were scored in 40 overs, and in the end, it was the San Francisco Unicorns that registered their second consecutive win.
On the other hand, it was the third straight loss for the Los Angeles Knight Riders. The KKR franchise hasn’t had a great start to the new competition so far. Though LAKR tried hard with an unbeaten sixth wicket partnership of 75 runs off 41 balls between Andre Russell and skipper Sunil Narine.
But they fell short of the target by 21 runs. Narine made an unbeaten 28 off 17, with three sixes, while Russell smashed 42 not out off 26 balls, with two fours and four sixes. One of the four sixes from Russell became the longest six of the ongoing tournament.
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Andre Russell with a SHOT TO THE MOON!🌕 pic.twitter.com/WHYt9HGD1M
The big West Indian all-rounder is known for his brute power and hits big sixes with ease. That’s how he deposited one of the balls from Haris Rauf for a 108-meter six over the leg side. It was the first ball of the 19th over, when LAKR needed 50 runs off 12 balls.
The pacer bowled a length ball, and Russell cleared his front leg and deposited it for the biggest six of the tournament, surpassing Dwayne Bravo’s 106-meter six. However, it didn’t help LAKR, and they only managed 191/5 in their chase. Jason Roy (45 off 21), Unmukt Chand (21 off 17), and Nitish Kumar (31 off 23) made contributions, but it was not enough.
Batting first, the San Francisco Unicorns got a great start from Matthew Wade, who scored 78 off 41 with five sixes and seven fours. Marcus Stoinis (37 off 18) and Corey Anderson (39 off 20) also played good innings. SFU ended up scoring a massive total of 212/7 in the first inning.
