{"id":284548,"date":"2023-04-10T00:52:50","date_gmt":"2023-04-10T00:52:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=284548"},"modified":"2023-04-10T02:58:00","modified_gmt":"2023-04-10T02:58:00","slug":"greatest-heists-in-history-leaves-ipl-stunned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=284548","title":{"rendered":"'Greatest heists in history' leaves IPL stunned"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rinku Singh has stunned the cricket<\/a> world overnight, smashing five sixes off the final five balls for Kolkata Knight Riders<\/a> to seal one of the greatest victories witnessed in the Indian Premier League<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Kolkata were set a target of 205 by Gujarat Titans in Ahmedabad on Monday morning (AEST), with Rinku requiring 28 runs off the final five deliveries of the match.<\/p>\n

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The left-hander went on to do the unthinkable, hitting five sixes off Yash Dayal's over to send the world into a frenzy and deliver a three-wicket victory.<\/p>\n

Legendary Indian fast bowler Zaheer Khan described it as "one of the greatest heists in IPL history" after Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan had earlier claimed a hat-trick for the Titans to leave Kolkata at 7-155.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/ImZaheer\/status\/1645064401521897473?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw<\/a><\/p>\n

Singh then turned it around, taking advantage of a number of full tosses bowled by Dayal before hitting the final ball straight back down the ground for six, finishing 48 not out from 21 balls.<\/p>\n

The stunning feat also broke the record for most runs by any batter in the final over of an IPL run chase.\ufeff<\/p>\n

Post-game, the match-winner explained his performance came down to a simple mindset.<\/p>\n

"I was just trying to hit sixes. I was not thinking a lot, was just reacting to the ball," he said.<\/p>\n

"It kept coming out of the middle. I had belief and it came off in the end."\ufeff<\/p>\n

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Teammate Venkatesh Iyer\ufeff, who hit a 43-ball 80 batting at three, was full of praise for Singh.<\/p>\n

"Somewhere, we lost our way \u2013 but Lord Rinku saved the day!," he said.<\/p>\n

"This teaches us that we should never give up until the last ball."<\/p>\n

KKR's captain Nitish Rana said: "Out of a hundred matches, you will win one like this."<\/p>\n

In the other IPL match overnight, Sunrises Hyderabad defeated Punjab Kings by eight wickets. \ufeffAussies Matt Short and Nathan Ellis weren't at their best with Short scoring 1 and Ellis finishing with 0-28 off three overs for Punjab.<\/p>\n

— With AP<\/strong>\ufeff<\/p>\n

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