Rinku Singh maintained his strong batting form on Tuesday at the Pingfeng Campus Cricket Field in Hangzhou, when India faced Nepal in the quarterfinals of the Asian Games 2023. Rinku Singh played an explosive innings.
The left-handed batsman, who came out to bat at No. 6 in the knockout game, was still undefeated on 37 off just 15 balls with the help of four sixes and two fours. The Men in Blue reached 202/4 after 20 overs thanks to Rinku’s 23 runs in the last over.
After his hit, a number of admirers praised the southpaw’s batting prowess on social media.
Some of the greatest responses are included below:
A spectacular year has been had by Rinku Singh. With his memorable runs in the Indian Premier League (IPL 2023) this year, the gifted kid stole the stage. With 474 runs in 14 games, he finished as the Kolkata Knight Riders’ (KKR) top scorer.
He gained attention when, as KKR completed an incredible triumph over Gujarat Titans (GT), he struck five consecutive sixes off Yash Dayal’s bowling.
Jaiswal and Rinku Singh power India to victory in Quarter Final
In the Asian Games 2023 match against Nepal, India captain Ruturaj Gaikwad elected to bat first after winning the toss. Gaikwad finished with 25 from 23 balls, but was unable to score runs quickly at the top.
Yashasvi Jaiswal, who was his opening partner, stole the show by scoring a magnificent century. The 21-year-old gave India a fantastic start by scoring 100 runs off only 49 deliveries.
Despite the fast departures of Jitesh Sharma (5) and Tilak Varma (2), Shivam Dube and Rinku Singh led their team to a successful conclusion by putting up a 52*-run partnership in only 22 balls.
While Dube contributed with an unbroken 37-run knock, Rinku was still unblemished at 37. Dipendra Singh Airee was Nepal’s best bowler, giving up 31 runs in four overs while taking two wickets.
