KKR Vs GT, IPL 2023: After Being Hit For Five Sixes Yash Dayal Gets A Special 'Champion' Message

Yash Dayal registered the second-most expensive figures in the history of the IPL after giving away 69 runs in his four overs off his quota.

Yash Dayal in action.

Source : Twitter/@IPL

On Sunday, fans witnessed unreal innings from Kolkata Knight Riders’ batter Rinku Singh as he smashed 29 runs in the final over against Yash Dayal of Gujarat Titans. Rinku smashed five back-to-back maximums against Dayal and helped KKR win the game by three wickets at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

Yash Dayal registered the second-most expensive figures in the history of the IPL after giving away 69 runs in his four overs off his quota. Even though Yash was expensive, KKR showed a heartwarming gesture by posting a message for Yash on its official Twitter handle.

Chin up, lad. Just a hard day at the office, happens to the best of players in cricket. You’re a champion, Yash, and you’re gonna come back strong 💜🫂@gujarat_titans pic.twitter.com/M0aOQEtlsx

— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) April 9, 2023

“Chin up, lad. Just a hard day at the office, happens to the best of players in cricket. You’re a champion, Yash, and you’re gonna come back strong” KKR captioned the post.

Indian skipper Rohit Sharma also shared a tweet where he wrote, ” IPL is truly a place where talent meets opportunity. Unbelievable innings, Rinku! And tough luck Yash, one to learn from.”

IPL is truly a place where talent meets opportunity.

Unbelievable innings, Rinku! 👏
And tough luck Yash, one to learn from.

— Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45) April 9, 2023

For Gujarat Titans, stand-in skipper Rashid Khan was the star with the ball after scalping 3 for 37. Alzarri Joseph also picked up 2 wickets after leaking 27 runs.

Apart from Rinku Singh's heroics, Venkatesh Iyer also played a terrific inning of 83 runs in just 40 balls for  Kolkata Knight Riders. The newly made skipper Nitish Rana also smashed a fine 29-ball 45-run knock. Earlier, after batting first, Gujarat Titans posted a massive total of 204 for 4 in 20 overs, with Sai Sudharsan and Vijay Shankar scoring half-centuries. For KKR, Sunil Narine took three wickets by giving away 33 runs.