Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 may have got the best game of the season, after Rinku Singh’s heroics for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) against Gujarat Titans (GT), with the left-hand batter smashing five sixes in the last over to chase down the target of 205 runs. During his breezy knock, he broke MS Dhoni’s IPL record to score the most runs in the last over while chasing.

Dhoni scored 24 runs against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the 2019 edition, while chasing 26 runs. The 25-year-old KKR batter’s 48* (21) helped the two-time champion side to win against CSK by three wickets.

Rinku Singh in IPL 2023. Image Credits: Twitter

Gujarat Titans pacer Yash Dayal crumbled under pressure and errored in his line and length in the final over, which helped Rinku to smash five consecutive sixes. Speaking on their bowling performance, KKR skipper, Nitish Rana feels that his team was bowling well till the 18th over before Vijay Shankar’s brilliant 46 runs in the last two overs.

List of most runs scored in the final over of a run chase (IPL)

Rinku Singh vs GT*- 30
MS Dhoni vs RCB- 24
Nicholas Pooran vs CSK- 23
Rohit Sharma vs KKR-22
MS Dhoni vs PBKS-22

Coming into the match, Rashid-Khan led Gujarat Titans in the absence of Hardik Pandya, who missed out on the match due to an illness. The defending champions had a decent start with Gill and Sudharsan adding 67 for the second wicket, off just 44 balls, before the false shot by Gill to have him caught at long-on.

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But the star for Gujarat Titans is Vijay Shankar as he struck four fours and five sixes to finish unbeaten on 63 off 24 as the last two overs produced 45 runs to take his team past the 200 runs mark. With 205 runs, Kolkata Knight Riders once again had a poor start losing their openers for 28 runs at end of 4 overs, before Venkatesh Iyer and their skipper Nitish Rana registered a 100-run stand in 54 balls.

Venkatesh Iyer was at his absolute best as he scored 40-ball 83 before being dismissed by Alzarri Joseph and their stand-in skipper Rashid Khan brought the defending champions into the game by picking up the first hattrick of the season before Rinku Singh’s heroics stunned the full-packed Narendra Modi Stadium.

Nitish Rana-led KKR now has won two games in IPL 2023, while GT faced their first defeat in the league. Now, KKR for their 4th game will take on Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) on April 14.

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