In the 13th match of IPL 2023, the young batter Rinku Singh helped the team secure an unbelievable victory against Gujarat by hitting five consecutive sixes in the last over. KKR required 39 runs in the last 8 balls. In the 19th over Singh hit a six and a four and then made history by hitting five sixes in the remaining 5 balls of the over bowled by Yash Dayal and Kolkata Knight Riders won the match by 3 wickets.
Before this, in the history of T20, more than 23 runs had not been scored in the last over to win a match. In 2015, in a match between Sydney Thunder and Sydney Sixers, Thunder won by scoring 23 runs in the last over. In 2016, Dhoni scored 23 runs off Axar Patel while playing for Rising Pune Supergiants against Kings XI Punjab.
Rinku Singh played a blistering knock of unbeaten 48 runs off 21 balls with the help of one boundary and six sixes in this match. His consecutive five sixes helped Kolkata Knight Riders to achieve an impossible target against Punjab Kings.
Before it, Gujarat Lions won the toss and decided to bat first. They scored 204 runs with a loss of 4 wickets in 20 overs. This is the first time they have scored 200 or more runs in the IPL. For Gujarat, Sai Sudarshan scored his second consecutive half-century making 53 runs off 38 balls. Vijay Shankar played a blistering inning of unbeaten 63 runs with the help of four fours and five sixes off just 24 balls.
