Updated On: 10 April, 2023 07:29 AM IST | Ahmedabad | Sunil K Vaidya
With 28 required off last five balls, middle-order batsman Rinku Singh slams five consecutive sixes to hand KKR thrilling three-wicket win over Gujarat Titans

KKR’s Rinku Singh (21-ball 48 not out) smashes one against GT at Ahmedabad yesterday (right) Venkatesh Iyer during his 83. Pics/AFP
What a heist by little-known Rinku Singh! He pulled the (red) carpet under Gujarat Titans’ feet to give Kolkata Knight Riders a heart-stopping three-wicket win at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday. KKR needed 29 in the last over before Rinku swatted Yash Dayal for five successive sixes to seal the match after Umesh Yadav had given him the strike with a single.
That titanic last-over KKR tornado came after the first hat-trick of IPL 16 by Titans skipper Rashid Khan in the 17th over and a whirlwind late onslaught by Vijay Shankar (63, 24 balls, 4x4, 5x6) that took the home team’s total to 204.