Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Punjab Kings by 5 wickets courtesy of Rinku Singh’s last ball boundary (Sportzpics)
Andre Russell scored 42 off 23 balls, Rinku Singh scored the winning runs while Nitish Rana smashed a fifty as KKR defeated Punjab Kings by 5 wickets in last-ball thriller
Rinku Singh smashed a last-ball boundary with 2 runs needed from the last ball as Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Punjab Kings by 5 wickets at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Monday, May 8.
Arshdeep Singh deserves credit for almost nearly defending 6 runs from the final over, getting a wicket of Andre Russell on the penultimate ball but Rinku reminded fans of his heroics against Gujarat Titans and the five sixes by hitting the winning runs yet again.
Rinku returned unbeaten at 21 off 10 balls, Russell missed his fifty, scoring 42 off 23 balls, helping get KKR over the line once again.
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Earlier Nitish Rana had smashed 51 off 38 balls, while Jason Roy had added 38 in 24 balls to help the two-time IPL champs score 182/5 in reply to Punjab’s 179/7.
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