IPL 2023: Five game-changing moments in the tournament so far

1. Rinku Singh takes Yash Dayal to the cleaners

In the 13th match of the IPL 2023, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) defeated GT by three wickets with the help of Rinku Singh’s sensational batting display. Using his power, Rinku achieved the impossible to pocket the match in the last over of the game. His fabulous knock in the game will go down as one of the greatest in the history of the league.

At the toss, Rashid Khan was lucky and decided to bat first. With some fine batting performances from Shubman Gill (39 off 31), Sai Sudharsan (53 off 38), and Vijay Shankar (63 off 24), GT managed to gather 204 runs on the board at the end of their 20 overs. While chasing this total, KKR openers Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Narayan Jagadeesan capitulated in front of GT bowlers early. 

After the departure of both openers, the bold batting performances from Venkatesh Iyer and Nitish Rana kept KKR alive in the chase. However, the matter started going out KKR’s hands when Rashid Khan claimed a hat-trick by getting the scalps of Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, and Shardul Thakur.

In the last over, KKR needed 29, which seemed impossible for the visitors but Rinku, who had some other plans that day, produced fire with his bat and destroyed Yash Dayal by striking him for five consecutive sixes. Rinku Singh has scored 270 runs in nine matches this season and would like to score some more runs to claim a stake at the IPL 2023 Orange Cap.