Rinku Singh played a match-winning inning against CSK in Chennai
Rinku Singh continues his fine run of form with yet another match-winning knock, earning praise from JioCinema IPL expert Parthiv Patel
Kolkata Knight Riders batting sensation Rinku Singh put up another masterclass on Sunday. Batting against Chennai Super Kings at Chepauk, the Aligarh batsman scored 54 off 43 balls and stitched a 99-run partnership with skipper Nitish Rana to help Kolkata beat Kolkata by 6 wickets. In fact, the duo saved KKR from a 99-run partnership in their chase of 145 when the team was 33 for 3 in the first five overs.
While Rana returned unbeaten on 57, Rinku fell victim to a direct hit by Moeen Ali while stealing a quick single. His innings was studded with 3 sixes and 4 fours, while the KKR skipper hit 6 fours and a maximum.
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Rinku Singh has been the wonder boy for Kolkata Knight Riders this season of IPL. He continued his fine form with another match-winning innings, which earned him praise from JioCinema IPL expert Parthiv Patel.
He has once again shown his range. Today he came out to bat during the powerplay and the way he played against Ravindra Jadeja, there was a lot of maturity in his shot selection. He is showing different dimensions of his batting like we saw earlier he was playing lower down the order but today he came and batted in the powerplay and played till there were few runs left,” Parthiv took 6 wickets for KKR said on JioCinema after the win against CSK
“Usually, we have seen him not out till the end and the most important sign of a good batsman is winning matches for his team. Unfortunately though, he got run out today, putting the match in a position KKR could not lose,” he added.
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Earlier, a disciplined bowling effort by the Knight Riders ensured that Chennai were restricted to a modest 144 with Shivam Dube top-scoring with 48 off 34 balls. Sunil Narine was one of the bowlers and returned with figures of 2/15.
With this win, four teams are on 12 points and are separated only by net run rate – Royal Challengers Bangalore, Rajasthan Royals, Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings. Chennai Super Kings remain at the second spot with 15 points.
(with agency inputs)
