Kolkata Knight Riders pulled off an inconceivable heist towards Gujarat Titans within the IPL, due to Rinku Singh’s heroics within the ultimate over. With 5 balls remaining, Kolkata wanted 28 runs for victory, and Gujarat appeared to have the match within the bag after Rashid Khan took a hat-trick. But Rinku smashed 5 successive sixes to present Kolkata an unforgettable three-wicket win on the Narendra Modi Stadium. Earlier, Gujarat posted an imposing whole of 204/4 of their 20 overs, due to fifties from B Sai Sudharsan and Vijay Shankar. Sudharsan hit his second successive half-century of the event, scoring 53 off 38 balls, whereas Shankar was sensational, smashing an unbeaten 63 off simply 24 balls, together with 5 sixes and two fours within the nineteenth and twentieth overs.
Here’s How Twitter Reacted To Rinku Singh’s Heroics –
JHOOME JO RINKUUUUU !!! My child @rinkusingh235 And @NitishRana_27 & @venkateshiyer you beauties!!! And bear in mind Believe that is all. Congratulations @KKRiders and @VenkyMysore handle your coronary heart sir! pic.twitter.com/XBVq85FD09
— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) April 9, 2023
#rinkusingh #IPL2023 #GTvKKR #KKRvsGT pic.twitter.com/BKNkjLE7eC
— PARUL ( IPL LOVER ) (@Mahesh9999755) April 9, 2023
RINKU SINGH, TAKE A BOW!
WINS THE MATCH WITH FIVE SIXES IN A ROW 6 6 6 6 6 ____.
YE INNING KABHI BHI BHULA NAHI JAYEGA. HISTORICAL MATCH BY RINKU __ pic.twitter.com/rjm0WV6Odu
— Reyaj Qureshi (@Reyaj_Qureshi) April 9, 2023
Lord Rinku Singh stricks _ #KKRvsGT #GTvKKR #IPL2023 pic.twitter.com/ZDnhXZcDXs
— It’s Jack (@Jagdishallu) April 9, 2023
The chad #rinkusingh #GTvsKKR #IPL2023 https://t.co/8aQQtDqMxZ
— Yashodeep Solapure (@the_yasho_) April 9, 2023
” My father struggled a lot, I come from a farmer’s family, Every ball that I hit out of the ground was dedicated to the people who sacrificed so much for me” : Rinku Singh bought emotional ( Post match ) #GTvKKR pic.twitter.com/JYihwjz2AM
— Hutaib Pathan (@pathan_hattu) April 9, 2023
Rinku Singh did a Virat Kohli#rinkusingh #ViratKohli_ #ViratKohli #KingKohli #cricket #cricketmania #IPL #IPL2023 #KKRvGT pic.twitter.com/2arJiW5Mbm
— Harsha (@harshavardhanrg) April 9, 2023
Rinku Singh IS unbelievable! pic.twitter.com/uAxmzQfwt8
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) April 9, 2023
#5sixes rinku singh pic.twitter.com/oIaE9fdMwf
— Manoj Katariya (@katariyamanojg) April 9, 2023
Remember The Name #rinkusingh #5sixes pic.twitter.com/WDCF021eN3
— Tanmay Daga (@TanmayDaga2) April 9, 2023
An unforgettable day for cricket followers
First we bought “The Ultimate Finisher Rinku Singh”
after which “The Lone Warrior Sikhar Dhawan”.
____#IPL2023 #GTvKKR #SRHvsPBKS pic.twitter.com/OBf2ezTJZX
— Shibraj Kumbhar (@shibraj07) April 9, 2023
Shikhar Dhawan To BCCI –#SRHvsPBKS #ShikharDhawan #rinkusingh #KKRvsGT pic.twitter.com/59GhSAgeQd
— Mahabali Bandya Ji _ (@MahabaliBandya) April 9, 2023
And he has executed all of it by himself.
Take __ @rinkusingh235 #rinkusingh#GTvKKR pic.twitter.com/suO5fX3tIj
— Sudipta (@Sudipta_Espana) April 9, 2023
Rashid khan Rinku Singh pic.twitter.com/SIHg8GtpBN
— zefck (@zefixVtw0tter) April 9, 2023
Rinku Singh naam to suna hello hoga ___#KKR pic.twitter.com/ogxxPrAA51
— Rahul Mkjw (@RahulMKJ5) April 9, 2023
What an inspiring journey of Rinku Singh __ pic.twitter.com/tMzhYRRlJ2
— ____r’_^Si_ha_ (@VeersinhaVs) April 9, 2023
Shikhar Dhawan & Rinku Singh take bow pic.twitter.com/XUB2MUNzNe
— SHAKEEL SHAIK (@supershaik) April 9, 2023
In reply, Kolkata bought off to a flying begin, with Venkatesh Iyer smashing 83 off 40 balls and sharing a 100-run partnership with captain Nitish Rana. But Rashid’s hat-trick within the seventeenth over turned the sport in Gujarat’s favor, and it appeared just like the match was all however over for Kolkata. However, Rinku had different concepts and performed a jaw-dropping show of strokeplay to seal Kolkata’s win.
Despite dropping Rahmanullah Gurbaz and N Jagadeesan early, Iyer got here in as an impression participant and performed an explosive knock. Every shot from his bat was finely middled, together with an higher reduce over the third man for six and a deft shot off Alzarri Joseph. After the sector restrictions have been lifted, Iyer pulled Yash Dayal for a 4 and 6 within the seventh over, and Rana pulled and reduce off Joseph for 2 sixes within the subsequent over.
In the fifteenth over, Iyer hit Josh Little for 2 fours earlier than ending the over with a clear swing over long-off for six. However, his blistering knock got here to an finish within the subsequent over when he holed out to long-on off Joseph. The crowd discovered its noise again when Rashid took a hat-trick within the seventeenth over, and it appeared like Kolkata had misplaced the match.
But Rinku had completely different plans and hit Little straight down the bottom for six and pulled him by means of sq. leg for 4 within the nineteenth over. With 29 wanted off the ultimate over, Rinku smashed a hat-trick of sixes over large long-off, backward sq. leg, and long-off. He then hit successive sixes over the long-on fence to present Kolkata an unimaginable victory. Rinku’s unbeaten 48 within the ultimate over will go down as one of many biggest finishes within the historical past of IPL, and Kolkata Knight Riders will cherish this memorable win for years to come back.
Brief scores: Gujarat Titans 204/4 in 20 overs (B Sai Sudharsan 53, Vijay Shankar 63 not out; Sunil Narine 3-33, Suyash Sharma 1-35) misplaced to Kolkata Knight Riders 207/7 in 20 overs (Venkatesh Iyer 83, Rinku Singh 48 not out; Rashid Khan 3-37, Alzarri Joseph 2-27) by three wickets
