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IPL 2023: Run-away Rinku makes the most of his opportunities to turn into 'Lord'
On a Super Sunday, Kolkata Knight Riders were thanking Rinku Singh for deciding to pursue the game despite the initial hardships after the 25-year-old batter sensationally smashed five sixes off successive deliveries in the final over to seal an improbable victory for his team against defending champions Gujarat Titans in Ahmedabad.
IPL 2023: Tripathi fifty helps Sunrisers beat Punjab Kings for first win of season
Tripathi smacked his 74 off 48 deliveries and Markram smashed 37 off 21 deliveries as they raised 100 runs for the third wicket off 51 balls as Sunrisers Hyderabad scored 145/2 in 17.1 overs chasing a modest score of 143/9 in 20 overs built on an unbeaten 99 by PBKS skipper Shikhar Dhawan. The PBKS innings was destroyed by rookie leg spinner Mayank Markahde who claimed his first four-fer with a 4-15.
IPL 2023: Rinku played some unbelievable shots; credit goes to the way he finished, says Rashid Khan
Kolkata needed 29 runs off the final over for an unlikely win against Gujarat at the Narendra Modi Stadium. After Umesh Yadav took a single off Yash Dayal, carnage followed as Rinku smashed five successive sixes on the last five balls over wide long-off, backward square leg and long-off, followed by clearing long-on fence twice.
IPL 2023: Dhawan hits 99 not out but Markande's 4-15 restrict PBKS to 143/9
Dhawan blasted 12 boundaries and five sixes during his sensational innings and ended up scoring 69.2% of his team's runs. This is the second-highest per cent after Brendon McCullum blazed to 158 out of KKR's total of 222 (71.2%) in the first match in IPL history in 2008.
IPL 2023: Rinku Singh's five sixes help Kolkata pull off an unimaginable heist against Gujarat
But Rinku Singh smashed five successive sixes on the last five balls off Yash Dayal to complete an improbable heist in the history of IPL and give Kolkata a memorable three-wicket victory at the Narendra Modi Stadium. Fifties from B Sai Sudharsan and Vijay Shankar, including him smashing Lockie Ferguson and Shardul Thakur for five sixes and two fours in the 19th and 20 overs, yielding 45 runs overall, took Gujarat to 204/4 in 20 overs.
IPL 2023: Sunrisers win toss, elect to field first against Punjab Kings
"We'll bowl first. We are happy to chase. Looks like a good surface. Hopefully, we can bowl well upfront. To the eye, it looks a lot better. The atmosphere has been pretty calm, you can't fix anything in a day technically. Hopefully, we can get our first win. Two new caps are Klaasen and Mayank Markande, excited for them," said SRH skipper Aiden Markram at the toss.
IPL 2023: It is just that I am enjoying a lot more, says Vijay Shankar after unbeaten 24-ball blitz
Shankar showed his impressive six-hitting range on the IPL stage by smashing Lockie Ferguson and Shardul Thakur for five sixes and two fours in the 19th and 20 overs, yielding 45 runs overall, to end up unbeaten on a 24-ball 63, as Gujarat ended up with 204/4 in their 20 overs.
Orleans Masters: Priyanshu Rajawat wins maiden BWF World Tour title
This is Rajawat's maiden BWF World Tour title and first Super 300 tournament final appearance. His only previous final on the BWF World Tour was at last year's Odisha Open Super 100 event. Moreover, Priyanshu's win was the first men's singles title on Tour for an Indian shuttler since January last year when Lakshya Sen won the India Open.
IPL 2023: Injured Chahar to be sidelined for extended period; Stokes out for a week, says report
On Saturday night, the 30-year-old Chahar bowled five balls in his opening over at the Wankhede Stadium before he felt discomfort in his leg. After a brief consultation with the team physio, the pacer strolled in to bowl the last ball of the over before leaving the field and taking no further part in the game.
IPL 2023: Vijay Shankar, Sai Sudharsan smash fifties, take Gujarat to 204/4 against KKR
After making an unbeaten 62 against Delhi Capitals in a chase of 163, Sudharsan was pristine in his 53 off 38 balls. But it was Shankar's unbeaten 24-ball onslaught in the last two overs, which produced 45 runs, that got Gujarat past 200. He hit two fours and as many sixes off Lockie Ferguson, before smashing a hat-trick of sixes off Shardul Thakur in the final over.
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