IPL 2023: There was great maturity in Rinku Singh’s shot selection, says Parthiv Patel

Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Chennai Super Kings at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Sunday after overcoming a top-order collapse.

KKR lost their initial three wickets inside the powerplay, however captain Nitish Rana (57*, 44b, 6×4, 1×6) and Rinku Singh (54, 43b, 4×4, 3×6) slammed fifties apiece en route to a 99-run match-winning stand to guide Kolkata to a comfortable six-wicket win at Chepauk.

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KKR were languishing at 33 runs inside the fifth over before Rana and Rinku stepped up to maintain calm. By the end, Rana remained unbeaten on 57 off 44 balls while Rinku had perished before the final runs were hit but not before making a useful contribution of 54 runs off 43 deliveries.

.@rinkusingh235 once again demonstrated confidence with the bat & bagged the Player of the Match award