Russell's record and his maiden five-wicket haul had restricted Mumbai Indians to 152, but they crumbled under pressure chasing the target, falling 10 runs short of the mark.
The Eoin Morgan-led side dominated the game almost in its entirety but choked in the final few overs to lose in a modest chase of 152.
5 for 15 is now the best figure by a bowler against Mumbai Indians surpassing Harshal's 5 for 27 picked at the same venue.
The star all-rounder's previous IPL season was a rather dull one where he managed to score just 117 runs in 10 games.
West Indies cricketer Andre Russell posted a video saying thanks to PM Narendra Modi for sending coronavirus vaccines to Jamaica.
Faf du Plessis, David Miller and David Malan are the other three cricketers who have withdrawn from the tournament scheduled to begin next month.
The burly Jamaican, who failed to perform with the bat on the day, had injury issues again during the SRH before he came back to bowl the final over in KKR’s Super Over win.
Russell achieved the feat after dismissing Devdutt Padikkal in the IPL 2020 match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
The hard-hitting Jamaican tears into net bowlers during a practice session in Abu Dhabi as the team gear up for their season opener against defending champions.
Caribbean Premier League stars start joining the teams after completing 6-day mandatory quarantine.
The Jamaican allrounder, who joined KKR in 2014, has been in sensational form in the last two seasons and remains the talk of the town ahead of the 13th IPL which will get underway on Saturday.
It was during IPL 2019 that Russell, in a post-match conference, claimed that a few "bad decisions" and an unhealthy team atmosphere has been the result of KKR's downfall.
Besides the two, the squad was also joined by head coach Brendon McCullum and spinner Chris Green.
Former KKR captain Gautam Gambhir believes that there is one bowler who can trouble the big-hitting Windies star.
Lad, who hails from Mumbai, was roped in by two-time champions KKR for this season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) slated to begin from September 19 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The star Jamaican, who was adjudged the Most Valuable Player last season, had blamed some "bad decisions" for the two-time former champions missing out on the playoffs.
Although Karthik later clarified that the two have been in good terms, Hogg feels that the management should resolve the little friction that still seem to exist.
The two are presently part of the ongoing Caribbean Premier League where they play for Jamaica Tallawahs and Trinbago Knight Riders respectively.
KKR CEO Venky Mysore recalled Andre Russell's brilliant 19-ball 49* innings against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 2019 edition of the IPL.
The 2019 IPL was the best for Russell as he was at his destructive best throughout that season. Russell slammed 510 runs in 14 matches at an astonishing strike rate of 204.81.
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