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IPL 2023: 6, 6, 6, 6, 6 in last over from Rinku Singh as KKR...

It was a thriller between Gujarat Titans and Kolkata Knight Riders at Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi stadium. The show-stopper Rinku Singh will be remembered for years to come! As KKR was (almost) down and out, Rinku Singh won it by hitting five consecutive sixes in the final over. Commiserations for poor Yash Dayal who bowled that over.

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Rinku Singh as KKR beat GT in thriller
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Published : Apr 9, 2023, 3:24 PM IST

Updated : Apr 9, 2023, 8:25 PM IST

Ahmedabad: Kolkata Knight Riders' Rinku Singh hit five sixes in the last over to pull off a sensational three-wicket win over Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League here on Sunday. Needing 29 runs off the last over, Rinku slammed left-arm pacer Yash Dayal for five sixes on the trot to register a last-ball victory.

Earlier GT Stand-in captain Rashid Khan came to party wonderfully picking up the first hat-trick of the IPL 2023 to put Gujarat Titans in control of the proceedings against the Kolkata Knight Riders. Chasing a target of 205, KRR was seven wickets down when Rinku Singh decided to do the unthinkable. With KKR requiring 29 of the last over, Rinku Singh slammed Yash Dayal to 5 consecutive sixes in the last five deliveries of the game.

Rashid Khan led from the front and returned with impressive figures of 3 for 37, while Alzarri Joseph (2/27) picked up two wickets, but all their efforts went in vain. Venkatesh Iyer made 83 off 40 balls for KKR while skipper Nitish Rana played a fine 29-ball 45-run knock. Rinku played the knock of his life and struck one four and as many as six hits over the fence to seal a famous win for KKR.

Earlier, electing to bat, GT rode on Sai Sudharsan and Vijay Shankar's fifties to post a mammoth 204 for four. Hardik Pandya missed the game as he is unwell and in his place Rashid led GT. Sudharsan made a 38-ball 53 while Shankar scored an unbeaten 63 off just 24 balls. Besides Sudharsan and Shankar, opener Shubman Gill made 39. For KKR, Sunil Narine picked up three wickets by giving away 33 runs.

Brief Scores:
Gujarat Titans: 204 for 4 in 20 overs (Vijay Shankar 63 not out, Sai Sudharsan 53; Sunil Narine 3/33).
Kolkata Knight Riders: 207 for 4 in 20 overs (Venkatesh Iyer 83, Rinku Singh 48 not out, Nitish Rana 45; Rashid Khan 3/37, Alzarri Joseph 2/27).

GT Innings summary

Young Gujarat Titans top-order batter Sai Sudharsan and late bloomer Vijay Shankar gave an indication of what lies ahead in the ongoing IPL, with the duo smashing superb half-centuries to power the defending champions to 204 for four against Kolkata Knight Riders here on Sunday. Sudharsan, who had scored an unbeaten 62 against Delhi Capitals in the previous match, struck 53 off 38 balls, studded with three boundaries and two maximums, while Shankar took just 24 balls to score an unbeaten 63, embellished with four boundaries and five sixes, as the Titans, who were led by Rashid Khan in the absence of an unwell Hardik Pandya made hay at the Narendra Modi Stadium.

Young Shubman Gill too came to the party, scoring a feisty 39 and sharing a 67-run partnership with Sudharsan before he was dismissed by West Indian spinner Sunil Narine. The maturity Gill and Sudharsan displayed after opener Wriddhiman Saha had departed early, dismissed by Narine for just 17 runs (17 balls), helped the team overcome the early setback and take the total to 100 runs without losing any further wickets.

The pair's half-century stand laid the foundation and by the time Gill departed, holing out a length delivery from Narine at long-on in the 12th over, he had put the Titans well on course for a big total. The left-handed Sudharsan flourished from the moment he arrived at the crease at the fall of Saha. He kept picking up handy runs, including a six, as the pair kept the scoreboard ticking.

The best part about the partnership was that the pair kept rotating the strike, taking singles at the first opportunity to keep the opposition on tenterhooks.
Gill's dismissal, which came as a big blow, brought in Abhinav Manohar, who plundered three consecutive boundaries off Umesh Yadav in the 13th over. But his cameo 14-run innings off just eight deliveries was brought to an end by Delhi teenager Suyash Sharma, whose googly ripped through the gap between the bat and pad to dismiss the batter.

Earlier, the Titans, who are gunning for their third consecutive win in the IPL this season, were off to a sedate start with Umesh and Lockie Ferguson extracting good pace and bounce. Saha, though, gave an indication early he wanted to take risks when he tried to pull a rising delivery from Shardul Thakur in the second over but was late on the stroke as the ball flicked the helmet and flew over the keeper's head to bring up the first boundary for GT.

However, Umesh's nagging line, even though he bowled in the vicinity of just 135-138, continued to trouble both Gill and Saha and restrained them from playing their natural strokes in powerplays. Umesh kept mixing his short-pitched and good-length deliveries to keep the batters guessing. While the pair adapted quickly to the raw pace of Ferguson, who was the first-change bowler in the fourth over and consistently clocked 150-plus, scoring against him was difficult. But all that changed when Shankar came at the crease, unleashing mayhem by scoring at an astronomical strike rate of 262.50.

Toss

Gujarat Titans won the toss and elected to bat first against Kolkata Knight Riders in Indian Premier League match number 13 in Ahmedabad on Sunday. Afghan spinner Rashid Khan is leading GT in place of regular skipper Hardik Pandya, who is unwell. GT made one forced change, bringing in Vijay Shankar in place of regular skipper Hardik. KKR made two changes with Lockie Ferguson and N Jagadeesan coming in for Tim Southee and Mandeep Singh.

Here is what the captains said at the toss

Nitish Rana (KKR): We wanted to bat first as well because of the weather and conditions. I felt defending might be easier. We had in our minds that batting first would be the way to go so that our spinners can make use of the surface in the second half but it's okay. We have two changes. Lockie Ferguson comes in for Tim Southee and Mandeep Singh makes way for Jagadeesan.

Rashid Khan (GT stand-in): We would like to bat first, looks like a fresh wicket, hopefully, we can put up a good total and defend it. (On Hardik Pandya not playing today) Just unwell slightly, don't want to take risks with him. As a team, we will try to play good cricket. We would like to bat well and put runs on the board. Just one change, Vijay Shankar is in for Hardik.

Teams

Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Sai Sudharsan, Vijay Shankar, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan (c) Alzarri Joseph, Josh Little, Yash Dayal, Mohammed Shami.

Kolkata Knight Riders: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Nitish Rana (c), N Jagadeesan, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Shardul Thakur, Sunil Narine, Lockie Ferguson, Umesh Yadav, Suyash Sharma, Varun Chakravarthy.

Ahmedabad: Kolkata Knight Riders' Rinku Singh hit five sixes in the last over to pull off a sensational three-wicket win over Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League here on Sunday. Needing 29 runs off the last over, Rinku slammed left-arm pacer Yash Dayal for five sixes on the trot to register a last-ball victory.

Earlier GT Stand-in captain Rashid Khan came to party wonderfully picking up the first hat-trick of the IPL 2023 to put Gujarat Titans in control of the proceedings against the Kolkata Knight Riders. Chasing a target of 205, KRR was seven wickets down when Rinku Singh decided to do the unthinkable. With KKR requiring 29 of the last over, Rinku Singh slammed Yash Dayal to 5 consecutive sixes in the last five deliveries of the game.

Rashid Khan led from the front and returned with impressive figures of 3 for 37, while Alzarri Joseph (2/27) picked up two wickets, but all their efforts went in vain. Venkatesh Iyer made 83 off 40 balls for KKR while skipper Nitish Rana played a fine 29-ball 45-run knock. Rinku played the knock of his life and struck one four and as many as six hits over the fence to seal a famous win for KKR.

Earlier, electing to bat, GT rode on Sai Sudharsan and Vijay Shankar's fifties to post a mammoth 204 for four. Hardik Pandya missed the game as he is unwell and in his place Rashid led GT. Sudharsan made a 38-ball 53 while Shankar scored an unbeaten 63 off just 24 balls. Besides Sudharsan and Shankar, opener Shubman Gill made 39. For KKR, Sunil Narine picked up three wickets by giving away 33 runs.

Brief Scores:
Gujarat Titans: 204 for 4 in 20 overs (Vijay Shankar 63 not out, Sai Sudharsan 53; Sunil Narine 3/33).
Kolkata Knight Riders: 207 for 4 in 20 overs (Venkatesh Iyer 83, Rinku Singh 48 not out, Nitish Rana 45; Rashid Khan 3/37, Alzarri Joseph 2/27).

GT Innings summary

Young Gujarat Titans top-order batter Sai Sudharsan and late bloomer Vijay Shankar gave an indication of what lies ahead in the ongoing IPL, with the duo smashing superb half-centuries to power the defending champions to 204 for four against Kolkata Knight Riders here on Sunday. Sudharsan, who had scored an unbeaten 62 against Delhi Capitals in the previous match, struck 53 off 38 balls, studded with three boundaries and two maximums, while Shankar took just 24 balls to score an unbeaten 63, embellished with four boundaries and five sixes, as the Titans, who were led by Rashid Khan in the absence of an unwell Hardik Pandya made hay at the Narendra Modi Stadium.

Young Shubman Gill too came to the party, scoring a feisty 39 and sharing a 67-run partnership with Sudharsan before he was dismissed by West Indian spinner Sunil Narine. The maturity Gill and Sudharsan displayed after opener Wriddhiman Saha had departed early, dismissed by Narine for just 17 runs (17 balls), helped the team overcome the early setback and take the total to 100 runs without losing any further wickets.

The pair's half-century stand laid the foundation and by the time Gill departed, holing out a length delivery from Narine at long-on in the 12th over, he had put the Titans well on course for a big total. The left-handed Sudharsan flourished from the moment he arrived at the crease at the fall of Saha. He kept picking up handy runs, including a six, as the pair kept the scoreboard ticking.

The best part about the partnership was that the pair kept rotating the strike, taking singles at the first opportunity to keep the opposition on tenterhooks.
Gill's dismissal, which came as a big blow, brought in Abhinav Manohar, who plundered three consecutive boundaries off Umesh Yadav in the 13th over. But his cameo 14-run innings off just eight deliveries was brought to an end by Delhi teenager Suyash Sharma, whose googly ripped through the gap between the bat and pad to dismiss the batter.

Earlier, the Titans, who are gunning for their third consecutive win in the IPL this season, were off to a sedate start with Umesh and Lockie Ferguson extracting good pace and bounce. Saha, though, gave an indication early he wanted to take risks when he tried to pull a rising delivery from Shardul Thakur in the second over but was late on the stroke as the ball flicked the helmet and flew over the keeper's head to bring up the first boundary for GT.

However, Umesh's nagging line, even though he bowled in the vicinity of just 135-138, continued to trouble both Gill and Saha and restrained them from playing their natural strokes in powerplays. Umesh kept mixing his short-pitched and good-length deliveries to keep the batters guessing. While the pair adapted quickly to the raw pace of Ferguson, who was the first-change bowler in the fourth over and consistently clocked 150-plus, scoring against him was difficult. But all that changed when Shankar came at the crease, unleashing mayhem by scoring at an astronomical strike rate of 262.50.

Toss

Gujarat Titans won the toss and elected to bat first against Kolkata Knight Riders in Indian Premier League match number 13 in Ahmedabad on Sunday. Afghan spinner Rashid Khan is leading GT in place of regular skipper Hardik Pandya, who is unwell. GT made one forced change, bringing in Vijay Shankar in place of regular skipper Hardik. KKR made two changes with Lockie Ferguson and N Jagadeesan coming in for Tim Southee and Mandeep Singh.

Here is what the captains said at the toss

Nitish Rana (KKR): We wanted to bat first as well because of the weather and conditions. I felt defending might be easier. We had in our minds that batting first would be the way to go so that our spinners can make use of the surface in the second half but it's okay. We have two changes. Lockie Ferguson comes in for Tim Southee and Mandeep Singh makes way for Jagadeesan.

Rashid Khan (GT stand-in): We would like to bat first, looks like a fresh wicket, hopefully, we can put up a good total and defend it. (On Hardik Pandya not playing today) Just unwell slightly, don't want to take risks with him. As a team, we will try to play good cricket. We would like to bat well and put runs on the board. Just one change, Vijay Shankar is in for Hardik.

Teams

Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Sai Sudharsan, Vijay Shankar, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan (c) Alzarri Joseph, Josh Little, Yash Dayal, Mohammed Shami.

Kolkata Knight Riders: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Nitish Rana (c), N Jagadeesan, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Shardul Thakur, Sunil Narine, Lockie Ferguson, Umesh Yadav, Suyash Sharma, Varun Chakravarthy.

Last Updated : Apr 9, 2023, 8:25 PM IST

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