Nitish Rana discusses Rinku Singh’s ascent to prominence. – ‘Eden was screaming Rinku’s name instead of Russell’s’. As he led KKR to a five-wicket victory, Rinku stayed undefeated on 21* from 10 deliveries.
With countless runs for Kolkata Knight Riders this season, Rinku Singh is enjoying a wonderful IPL 2023 season. In their last game against Punjab Kings on Monday, May 8 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. He once more led his side to victory. With Rinku and Andre Russell at the wicket. KKR needed just six runs to reach their 180-run mark in the last over.
However, with to some tight bowling by Arshdeep Singh, the equation was reduced to two required of the penultimate delivery. As he hit the last delivery for a four to fine leg and orchestrated. Yet another unforgettable victory for his team, Rinku once again excelled under duress. Nitish Rana, the captain of KKR, praised Rinku after another outstanding performance. Saying that the entire stadium was singing his name when he was batting, something that he has earned this year.
“I just keep telling him, believe in yourself because what you have achieved is something not many people ever will. When he was batting, the whole crowd was chanting ‘Rinku, Rinku’. That is what he has earned this year. I’ve been at this franchise for many years now, I’m used to the Eden crowd screaming ‘Russell, Russell’ but to hear them shout ‘Rinku, Rinku’ makes me feel very happy and proud. That’s the respect he has earned this season,”
said Rana
Rinku onto the field to bowl the game’s 16th over, with KKR needing 56 runs from the remaining 28 balls to win. He provided his team an opportunity to win by combining with Andre Russell in order to score 54 runs in just 27 balls for the fifth wicket. Russell won the game’s MVP award for his astounding 42 off 23 pitches, while Rinku ended the match flawless with 21* off 10 pitches.
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KKR won the match by five wickets thanks in part to the skipper Nitish Rana’s outstanding fifty 51 off 38 and Jason Roy’s 38 off 24 balls. Prior to that, in the first innings, KKR held Punjab to 179/7, with Varun Chakravarthy taking three wickets for 26 in his four overs and Harshit Rana taking 2/33 in three.
With five victories from 11 games, the Nitish Rana-led team is now ranked fifth after their victory. On May 11, they will play the Rajasthan Royals at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens.
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