WATCH | 6,6,6,6,6: Rinku Singh Wins Last-Over Thriller For KKR Vs Gujarat In IPL 2023

Kolkata Knight Riders' Rinku Singh hit 5 back-to-back sixes in final over to help his side beat defending champions Gujarat Titans in Indian Premier League (IPL) on Sunday (April 9). 

Rinku Singh's six-hitting streak in final over helped Kolkata Knight Riders beat Gujarat Titans by 3 wickets in IPL 2023.

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KKR vs GT IPL 2023 match Highlights: With 29 runs needed of the final over, Kolkata Knight Riders' Rinku Singh played the knock of his life, hammering one four and as many as five sixes in the final five deliveries to pull off a sensational three-wicket win for the two-time IPL winners KKR against defending champions Gujarat Titans in Indian Premier League (IPL) on Sunday (April 9). Rinku attained the last-ball win for Kolkata by hitting back-to-back sixes off left-arm GT pacer Yash Dayal on the trot.

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Rashid Khan was the pick of bowlers for Gujarat as he returned with impressive figures of 3 for 37, while Alzarri Joseph (2/27) picked up two wickets, but all their efforts went in vain. There was a blistering knock from Venkatesh Iyer too as he played a masterclass 40-balls 83 runs innings for Kolkata Knight Riders while newly-appointed captain Nitish Rana contributed with a fine 29-ball 45-run knock.

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).

(With PTI Inputs)