After winning the last fixture against the four-time champions, Chennai Super Kings (CSK), KKR locked horns with Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in the 68th fixture of the 2023 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Super Giants won the match by one run and Nicholas Pooran was awarded the Player of the Match award for his brilliant match-winning knock for his team.
Rinku Singh, perhaps the best finisher in IPL 2023, delivered a spectacular performance in KKR's last game of the year. The KKR batter endured yet another incredible blow as LSG defeated the Knight Riders by one run to go to the playoffs. In addition to scoring a magnificent fifty, Rinku Singh's best moment of the innings was a 110-meter six off Naveen ul Haq.
Rinku Singh scored an unbeaten 67 runs off 33 balls
The 25-year-old batter, who has little trouble smashing sixes in this match, slammed a magnificent fifty off only 27 balls against LSG, who were chasing the mark furiously. In terms of striking the longest sixes, Faf du Plessis went on to strike the longest six of IPL 2023, measuring 115 meters. A monstrous 110-meter six from Rinku Singh also gets near.
In impressive fashion, Rinku Singh smashed the six to get his fifty. Rinku Singh noticed a back-of-length ball and was positioned directly in Naveen ul Haq's slot. The ball vanished into the starry sky after making nice contact with the bat. As the young hitter raises his bat to accomplish his fifty-run milestone, a booming six that crashed into the Eden Gardens stands is hit.
In order to thrill the spectators at Eden Gardens, Rinku Singh resumed his rampage while still being undefeated on 67 from 33 balls. He scored six fours and four sixes while batting with a strike rate of 203 to keep the home team in the running for a major victory over LSG.
Here's how fans reacted on the monstrous six of 110 meters hit by Rinku Singh against Lucknow Super Giants clash in the Indian Premier League 2023:
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— Sreejit Soman 🇮🇳 (@sreejithsoji) May 21, 2023
Sweet Mangoes 🥭
— Amit Yadav (@AmitYad42880864) May 20, 2023
Smoked
— Rahul Agarwal (@RahulAg97229421) May 20, 2023
This hit reminds me the yuvraj's six in 2007 T20 wc against Brett Lee
— Fpl_Thoughts (@ThinkingFpl) May 21, 2023
The Sound 🔥💙
— WTF Cricket (@CricketWtf) May 20, 2023
Naveen Bulli aq khan
— Gowda (@gowda7709) May 20, 2023
Mango le lo mango kha lo 😂 pic.twitter.com/qcFlfg1vQP
— Shamsi (MSH) (@ShamsiHaidri) May 20, 2023
Sweet 🥭 🤣🤣
— MSD MuneeR (@syedmuneer456) May 20, 2023