The Kolkata Knight Riders were powered to a total of 155 by the might of Rinku Singh in the death overs. They were down and out as they seemed like they wouldn’t even reach 130 at one point. They were just at 112 at the end of the 18th over and Rinku Singh was at 43 from 40 balls. Rinku then just flicked the switch and started finding the boundary with ease. He was reluctant to give the strike to Sunil Narine as he wasn’t able to get the ball away to the boundary. The experts were stating that 160 would be a good total on this pitch and they have gotten close to the ideal total.

Rinku Singh walked out to bat at number 6 and the Kolkata Knight Riders were in a terrible situation. He anchored the innings and calmly rotated the strike as the wickets kept on falling at the other end. KKR were prepared to sacrifice Varun Chakravarthy to bring Manish Pandey as an impact sub and to get some runs. He smashed Mohammed Shami for two fours and a six in the 19th over. In the last over of the innings, he attempted to recreate his iconic 5 sixes finish against GT but fell short of just one six as he smashed 4 consecutive sixes in the over. Rinku Singh’s innings of 83 (51) is his highest score in the IPL and and the second-highest score by a KKR batter batting at No.6 or below after 88* (36) by Andre Russell vs CSK in 2018.

Fans hail Rinku’s 83 as four-sixes finish lifts Kolkata Knight Riders past 150 mark

The fans on X applauded the knock of Rinku Singh as he stepped up at such a crucial phase for his franchise. Rinku Singh scored 83 off just 51 balls, including 7 fours and 5 sixes, striking at 162.75. Here are some reactions on X: 

The Kolkata Knight Riders have reached 155 after the 20 overs and they will be happy about the target.