Andre Dwayne Russell (born 29 April 1988) is a Jamaican who has played international

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for

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and for

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in domestic cricket as an

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. He currently plays in various T20 leagues around the globe. Russell was part of 2012 and 2016

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winning West Indies team. He has played in more than 300 T20 matches for a range of sides in leagues.

Domestic career

In 2010, Russell played a
Barnards Green Cricket Club
in

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, England, helping them secure promotion from

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into

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. On 21 September 2013, in a match against India A, Russell became the first bowler in T20 cricket to take four wickets in successive deliveries.

International career

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, Russell made his

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debut against

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in November 2010. This is the only Test match of his career. He made his

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(ODI) debut in the

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match against

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. After a poor home series against

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, he made his mark against in the ODI series against

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. After being dropped from the first two ODIs, he scored 92 not out off 64 balls in the 3rd ODI after coming to the crease at 96/7. In the 5th ODI at

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in Kingston, he was named the

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as he took 4/35 (from 8.3 overs) to dismiss India for 251 in 47.1 overs. He was named in the 'Team of the Tournament' for the 2016 T20 World Cup by the ICC, Cricinfo and Cricbuzz. In April 2019, he was named in the West Indies' squad for the

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. In the West Indies match against

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, Russell became the quickest batsman, in terms of balls faced, to score 1,000 runs in ODIs, facing only 767 deliveries. However, on 24 June 2019, Russell was ruled out of the rest of the tournament, due to a knee injury, and was replaced by

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. On 9 July 2021, during the first T20I against Australia, Russell scored his maiden T20I half-century. He scored 51 off 28 balls and helped West Indies post 145 before being dismissed by

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. In September 2021, Russell was named in the West Indies' squad for the

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T20 franchise career

Russell has played in over 300 T20 matches and appeared for teams in a number of franchise leagues. He was also named in the T20 XI of the years 2016 and 2018 by Cricinfo.

Indian Premier League

During the

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Players Auction, he was bought by the

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for a sum of $450,000. Ahead of the 2014 season he was bought by

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and has been seen as a key batsman for the team in the later overs of matches. For his performances in 2015, he was named in the Cricinfo IPL XI for the season. He was on course to win the IPL Super Striker award in 2018, awarded for having the highest strike rate in the tournament, before being pipped by his teammate

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. He eventually won it next year in the 2019 IPL, where he had a record IPL season strike rate of over 205, and was also announced as the Player of the Tournament. In an otherwise unsuccessful season, he emerged as both the highest run scorer and the highest wicket taker for his team, while also being the third-highest run-scorer in the tournament. He hit 52 sixes in the tournament; only

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has hit more sixes in any single season of the IPL. For his performances in the 2019 IPL season, he was named in the Cricinfo IPL XI. On 13 April 2021, he took figures of 5/15 off just two overs in a match against

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during the

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. With the bat, he scored 9 runs off 15 balls as Kolkata lost the game by 10 runs.

Other T20 leagues

On 16 August 2016 Russell scored the fastest

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century, completing his 100 in 42 balls. He broke his own CPL record in 2018 with a century in 40 balls. In May 2018, he was named as one of the ten marquee players for the

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of the

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cricket tournament. He was selected to play for the Vancouver Knights. In September 2018, he was named as the Icon Player for Nangarhar's squad in the

of the

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tournament. The following month, he was named in the squad for the

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in the

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. In June 2019, he was selected to play for the Vancouver Knights franchise team in the

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tournament. In July 2020, he was named in the

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squad for the

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. In October 2020, he was drafted by the Colombo Kings for the inaugural edition of the

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. In April 2021, he was signed by

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to play in the rescheduled matches in the

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. Russell was picked by

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for The Hundred Cricket 2021 edition. In April 2022, he was bought by the Manchester Originals for the 2022 season of The Hundred.

Doping

According to the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO), in 2016 Russell committed an "

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" violation after missing three doping tests in a 12-month period. On 31 January 2017, Russell was banned from cricket for one year.

Personal life

Russell married American model Jassym Lora in 2016; the couple have a daughter.

Outside cricket

In 2014, Russell began a second career as a recording artist under the name 'Dre Russ', with two singles released in November, one a collaboration with

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.Morgan, Simone (2014)
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'', 18 November 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014

Notes

References

External links

*
Andre Russell
s profile page on ''

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