Rinku Singh FIFTY: IPL 2023: CSK vs KKR: Rinku Singh and successful chases have become a synonym in the Indian Premier League 2023. The batter has been playing the role of a finisher to perfection and he added one more successful chase to his name after helping KKR chase down 145 against CSK on Sunday. Follow Indian Premier League 2023 LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN.
Chasing 146, the Kolkata Knight Riders were in a spot of bother when they got reduced to 33/3. However, Rinku Singh once again was the savior for the Men in Purple as he scored a brilliant knock of 54 to make it a comfortable win for the visitors. KKR skipper Nitish Rana also scored an unbeaten half-century as KKR chased down the target with 9 balls to spare.
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Earlier, Shivam Dube scored an unbeaten 48 off 34 balls as CSK posted 144 for 6 in 20 overs. Varun Chakaravarthy and Sunil Narine claimed two wickets apiece, while Shardul Thakur and Vaibhav Arora picked one each.
In reply, after losing early wickets, Rinku Singh and Nitish Rana (57*) stitched a 99-run partnership for the fourth wicket to steady KKR and eventually take them to win to keep their Playoff hopes alive. With this win, the Kolkata side has moved to 7th place with 12 points. Apart from a win in their final group stage game, the Nitish Rana-led side will depend on other teams’ result to go through to Playoffs.
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