In the 2023 edition of IPL, KKR batter Rinku Singh wreaked havoc after he smashed 5 back to back sixes in the final over and helped his team win the match against Gujarat Titans at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday. Post his heroics, Shah Rukh Khan's daughter Suhana Khan lauded Rinku’s effort and posted a story on her Instagram handle. “Unreal”, she captioned the story.
KKR has now sealed the third spot in the points table, winning two of their three matches and losing one with a total of four points. Gujarat on the other hand has come down to the fourth position in the points table.
Actress Ananya Panday also posted a picture of Rinku Singh on her Instagram story.
Talking about the high-octane clash, Gujarat Titans scored 204/4 in their 20 overs after choosing to bat first. Vijay Shankar was the star with his willow after hitting 63 off 24 balls with the help of four boundaries and five sixes. Sai Sudharshan also contributed as he made his second half-century in IPL 2023.
For the Kolkata-based franchise, Sunil Narine starred with the ball after scalping 3/33 in four overs. Mystery spinner Suyash Sharma also dominated with the ball, picking 1/35 in his four overs.
In reply to Gujarat Titans’ huge total, Kolkata Knight Riders were reeling at 28/2, but then skipper Nitish Rana (45 off 29 balls) and Venkatesh Iyer (83 in 40 balls) forged a hundred-run stand for the third wicket and helped put KKR in a decent position. Gujarat spinner Rashid's hat-trick put KKR in the spot of bother as they were 155/7, needing 29 runs in the final over. Rinku Singh then appeared, hammering five consecutive sixes in the last over to register a win for KKR. He ended up scoring 48* in just 21 balls, including one four and six sixes.