Rinku Singh proved once once more to be KKR’s hero. In the fierce competition, Rinku was able to show off his extraordinary skills and perform magic. Even die-hard Kolkata fans didn’t think the team would win when they hit 5 sixes off the last 5 balls of the last over to lead KKR to victory.
Chasing a target of 205 runs, KKR needed 29 runs in the last over when Rinku smashed Yash Dayal for five sixes. With this, KKR achieved the highest total (29) in the last over of an IPL innings. Yash also holds the unwanted record of conceding the most runs (69) in an innings following Basil Thumpi.
MS Dhoni’s IPL record for most runs in the last over during the chase has been broken by the rink. In the 2019 season, Dhoni scored 24 runs once morest Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) while chasing 26 runs. Even though Chennai lost the match, the performance is still remembered by the fans.
List of most runs scored in the last over of a run chase (IPL).
Rinku Singh vs GT*- 30
MS Dhoni vs RCB- 24
Nicholas Pooran vs CSK- 23
Rohit Sharma vs KKR-22
MS Dhoni vs PBKS-22
