Rinku Singh: GT vs KKR: In one of the most thrilling encounters of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 season, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) defeated Gujarat Titans in a nail-biting match at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Down and out KKR needed 29 off 6 deliveries when Rinku Singh exploded and hit five sixes in the last over to take his team to a thrilling victory. Follow IPL 2023 LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN.
With KKR needing 29 runs off the final over, Rinku Singh took the attack to Yash Dayal, hitting five sixes in a row to secure victory for his team. Apart from Rinku’s heroics, it was Venkatesh Iyer (83) who kept the Men in Purple alive despite losing two quick wickets in the powerplay.
At one point, it seemed like the game was over for KKR, as Rashid Khan picked up a hat-trick to put the game back in the Titans’ favour and it seemed like the hosts had done enough to win the match, Rinku Singh had other plans.
The batter smoked Yash Dayal for five consecutive sixes as KKR finished the daunting 205-run chase. Rinku returned unbeaten on 48 off 21 balls.
Not just fans but the whole KKR dugout was on its feet after Rinku’s stunning knock. Teammate Venkatesh Iyer hailed the KKR hero and called him ‘Lord Rinku’ for pulling off a win from an almost impossible situation.
“Me and Nitish had a nice partnership and that set the tone. We lost wickets then but thankfully Lord Rinku saved the day. He is a world-class bowler. We still felt we could win the game, though, and that we could chase anything. This teaches us a lesson that we should not give up until the last ball. It will be a great morale-boost for us”, Iyer said after the game.
Twitter was once again set abuzz after a thrilling match and bowed down to Rinku for his stunning knock under pressure.
Lord Rinku Singh you are insane man😭😭🥵🥵 pic.twitter.com/duAU4sgGCo
— Pulkit🇮🇳 (@pulkit5Dx) April 9, 2023
The Greatest Finish in T20 cricket History – 48 of 18 balls situation.
•Done by Virat Kohli.
•Done by Rinku Singh. pic.twitter.com/CuIo2hcrlx— CricketMAN2 (@ImTanujSingh) April 9, 2023
Rinku Singh entering dressing room after playing match winning knock 48(21) with hat-trick and back to back 5 sixes.#GTvsKKR #IPL2023 #KKRvsGT pic.twitter.com/Xpeuqu9VRx
— Ashutosh Srivastava 🇮🇳 (@sri_ashutosh08) April 9, 2023
KKR fans watching Rinku Singh pic.twitter.com/ZH59qq6HRf
— Sagar (@sagarcasm) April 9, 2023
Do you know what is the biggest achievement of this man?
That even at 28 to get off 6, we still believed
Rinku Singh, the man, the myth, the absolute legend 🙏#GTvsKKR pic.twitter.com/Co6T81xyOv
— Roshan Rai (@RoshanKrRaii) April 9, 2023
All hail Lord Rinku Singh. 5 sixes in 5 balls in the last over of a run chase. One of the best last over hitting in a chase that you would ever see. #KKRvGT
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) April 9, 2023
Earlier, Gujarat Titans had put up a challenging total of 204/4, thanks to fifties from Vijay Shankar and Sai Sudharsan. Shankar remained unbeaten on 63 off just 24 balls, while Sudharsan scored 53 off 38 balls to power Titans to a good total.
