Kolkata Knight Riders’ Andre Russell set the Eden Gardens alight with a spectacular catch at the boundary ropes during the team’s Indian Premier League (IPL) clash against Rajasthan Royals in Kolkata on Thursday.

In the 11th over of the RR chase, Ben Stokes hit a Piyush Chawla delivery high in the air and it seemed like it would float over the long-on boundary with ease. However, Russell – who was fielding there – had other ideas as he timed his jump to perfection and plucked the ball out of thin air.

The official handle of the IPL uploaded the video on social media and their post read: “Superman Dre Russ.”

WATCH: Andre Russell's ice cool catch

Full video here 📹📹https://t.co/lJHZKeI0rx #KKRvRR pic.twitter.com/RFz5FPKNuO

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 25, 2019

Earlier, in the match, teenager Riyan Parag led a dramatic late fightback along with Jofra Archer as Rajasthan recovered from a batting slump to snatch a thrilling three-wicket win over Kolkata.

The 17-year-old Parag from Assam played without any fear in only his 14th T20 match to score a 31-ball 47 in a determined rearguard innings as the Royals chased down the target of 176 with four balls to spare.

Parag, who hit five fours and two sixes, added 44 crucial runs with Archer -- who remained not out on 27 off just 12 balls with the help of two fours and two sixes -- for the seventh wicket from 3.3 overs to turn the match on its head after the Royals were reduced to 98 for 5 in the 13th over.

The Royals needed 54 runs from the final five overs with just four lower order batsmen to come and the match was definitely for KKR’s taking at that stage but the script changed altogether as the home side slumped to their sixth loss on the trot.

((With agency inputs))

First Published: Apr 26, 2019 08:57 IST