Andre Russell hammered a strong innings for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Sunday (May 4) during the 53rd league match of IPL 2025. The match was held at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, against Rajasthan Royals. The 37-year-old West Indian batter walked in to bat at No. 5 for the champion side and accumulated 57 runs off only 25 deliveries. He hit four fours and six sixes. This was Russell's first fifty of the season and took KKR to a total of 206/4 in 20 overs. Ajinkya Rahane, the KKR captain, had opted to bat first and decision paid off well. Russell Joins Gambhir and Uthappa in Elite List In his innings, Russell also hit a big landmark. He became the third player in IPL history to reach 1000 runs at Eden Gardens. He added his name alongside former KKR captain Gautam Gambhir and Robin Uthappa in this elite list. Gambhir accumulated 1407 runs at Eden Gardens during his career, whereas Uthappa registered 1159 runs. Russell reached the 1000-run mark on this ground while he struck a six off Jofra Archer in the 17th over. Also Read | Watch: Batter Dropping Phone While Completing a Run in County Championship Most IPL Runs at Eden Gardens Players Innings Runs Gautam Gambhir 47 1407 Robin Uthappa 40 1159 Andre Russell 41 1046 Yusuf Pathan 41 891 Nitish Rana 23 680 Russell (57*) played his 50th Eden Gardens IPL game in this match. He was asked to bat at position number 5 and scored 61 runs along with Angkrish Raghuvanshi, who contributed 44 runs out of 31 balls. Later, Russell contributed an unbeaten 34-run partnership as well with Rinku Singh, who hammered 19 runs out of only six balls. Russell, now KKR's second-highest IPL run scorer, also became the second player, following Gambhir, to achieve 2500 runs for the team. He has scored 2555 runs at a strike rate of 175.00 in 131 games for KKR. He has scored 12 fifties for the team to date.