“Rinku is the new Hitman in town”- Twitter reacts as Rinku Singh and Nitish Rana’s blazing knocks go in vain against SRH
KKR reached 205/7 in their 20 overs while chasing 229 before losing the match by 23 runs.
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Rinku Singh, Nitish Rana
Rinku Singh again attempted a heroic finish when Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) squared off against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) on Friday (April 14) at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. KKR reached 205/7 in their 20 overs while chasing 229 before losing the match by 23 runs.
While chasing, SRH’s Bhuvneshwar Kumar gave a quick breakthrough when he dismissed Rahmanullah Gurbaz in the first over itself for a duck. A few overs later, Marco Jansen sent Venkatesh Iyer to packing for 10 off 11 runs. On the next ball, Sunil Narine followed Iyer back to the dugout for a golden duck off Jansen’s delivery.
However, Narayan Jagadeesan tried to stabilize the innings with his 36 off 21 balls with five fours and a six at a strike rate of 171.43, before Mayank Markande dismissed him with a catch by Glenn Phillips.
Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh played breathtaking knocks
Rinku Singh, who snatched victory from the Royal Challengers Bangalore with five consecutive sixes in the team’s previous match, played another scintillating innings against the Orange Army. He smashed four boundaries and an equal number of sixes to remain unbeaten at 58 runs from 31 balls. And he batted at a strike rate of 187.10.
Before him, KKR skipper Nitish Rana also scored 75 runs from 41 balls with five fours and six maximums at a strike rate of 182.93. But the two-time champions fell short of 23 runs after crossing the 200-run mark.
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