KKR vs GT: Andre Russell touched a special milestone on his birthday, Captain Nitish Rana also scored a century

Nitish Rana and Andre Russell made a special place. (IPL Photo)

Kolkata: The IPL-2023 match is being played on Saturday at Eden Gardens Stadium, one of the oldest stadiums in India. The host Kolkata Knight Riders face the current winner Gujarat Titans on this ground. Even before the start of this match, two players have completed their century. While one player has scored a half-century, one player has touched the figure of 150.

These players are Andre Russell of Kolkata, Captain Nitish Rana and Rashid Khan of Gujarat. Nitish Rana and Rashid Khan have already completed a century before this match, while Kolkata spinner Varun Chakraborty has completed a half-century. Russell has touched the figure of 150.

On his 50th IPL match, @chakaravarthy29 is presented with a special jersey 👏🏻👏🏻

Follow the match ▶️ https://t.co/SZJorCvgb8 #TATAIPL , #KKRvGT , @KKRiders pic.twitter.com/A2wSSp2VDr

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 29, 2023

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special status name

Actually, this is the 150th match of Andre Russell’s IPL career. Today is also Russell’s birthday. In such a situation, he would like to contribute for the team and win. On the other hand, this is the 100th IPL match of Kolkata captain Rana. Rashid Khan is also completing a century in this match. Rashid is also playing the 100th IPL match of his career.

This is the 50th match of Kolkata spinner Varun Chakraborty’s IPL career. On this occasion, senior player of the team Sunil Narine gifted him a jersey on behalf of the team. Varun is one of the important players of Kolkata. He would also like to give the gift of victory to the team in this match.

A milestone-filled evening this already 😉

1⃣0⃣0⃣th IPL match for skipper @NitishRana_27
1⃣5⃣0⃣th IPL match for @Russell12A
1⃣0⃣0⃣th IPL match for @rashidkhan_19 #TATAIPL , #KKRvGT pic.twitter.com/5ISR6l5W3m

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 29, 2023

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delayed due to rain

The weather is bad in Kolkata and hence it rained before the start of the match. This is the reason why the start of the match was delayed. The match started 45 minutes late. In this match, Gujarat captain Hardik Pandya has decided to bowl first after winning the toss. At the time of the toss, Pandya told that due to the weather, he has chosen to bowl first.