IMAGE: Nitish Rana and Rinku Singh continued their good run of kind in IPL 2023. {Photograph}: BCCI
IPL 2023 has been a curler coaster experience with nail-biting finishes and heart-stopping moments, however Sunday’s doubleheaders have been a snooze-fest.
CSK followers should have clung to their seats hoping for a miracle from their beloved Thala to tug off a master-stroke, however alas, it was not meant to be.
Nitish Rana and Rinku Singh continued their good run of kind as they pulled off one of many shock outcomes of the season to breach fortress Chepauk, with the Kolkata Knight Riders defeating Chennai Tremendous Kings by six wickets.
Chasing 145, KKR misplaced three fast wickets within the Powerplay with Deepak Chahar taking three wickets, dismissing Rahmunllah Gurbaz, Jason Roy and Venkatesh Iyer, earlier than the CSK spin assault even got here into the sport.
Kolkata regarded in bother at 33-3, however the left-handed pair Rinku and Rana placed on a corridor of fame show on how you can play spin at Chepauk with a 99-run partnership to take their facet dwelling with 9 balls to spare.
IMAGE: Rinku Singh celebrates his half century. {Photograph}: BCCI
Rana remained unbeaten with 57 off 44 balls whereas Rinku scored a 43-ball 54. This was the very best fourth wicket partnership within the IPL on the M A Chidambaram stadium.
The match might be remembered for RR’s excellent efficiency, which showcased how you can play spin in difficult circumstances and hold the strain on a formidable opponent.
IMAGE: Nitish Rana slammed the successful runs. {Photograph}: BCCI
Initially, Rinku was the aggressor, however Rana picked up tempo and extinguished any hope of CSK defending the entire. Rana made probably the most of a dropped catch on 18 by Matheesha Pathirana within the deep to achieve his fifty and stood agency to hit the successful runs.
Rinku, who turned an IPL sensation along with his 5 sixes off the final 5 balls in opposition to the Gujarat Titans to conjure up a miracle win for Kolkata final month, struck one other fifty of the season earlier than being run out. He was…
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