KKR vs LSG: Rinku Singh Gets An Autograph On His Jersey From MS Dhoni After A 6-Wicket Victory Over Chennai Super Kings

The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) batter Rinku Singh got the legendary skipper MS Dhoni’s autograph on his jersey after a six-wicket win over the Chennai Super Kings at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Sunday, May 14. A video of the same has gone viral on Twitter.

Rinku Singh scored a half century of 54 runs off 43 deliveries with the help of four boundaries and three sixes. The southpaw came to the crease when the team was struggling at 33/3 and added a crucial 99-run partnership with his skipper Nitish Rana to help the team register the victory.

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The 25-year-old almost guided the team to complete the run chase. However, Rinku got out while taking a risky single. Moeen Ali, who was standing at the cover, hit the stumps at the non-striker’s end. Nitish Rana scored a winning run by smacking a boundary off Tushar Deshpande to keep their play-off hopes alive.

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Following the Kolkata Knight Riders victory, MS Dhoni and Rinku Singh were seen together near the boundary line. In the video, Dhoni was seen signing Rinku’s jersey.

#RinkuSingh gets an autograph from Thala, #MSDhoni? ??

| @rinkusingh235 @msdhoni |#KKRvCSKpic.twitter.com/EgM889kPVE

— Namma SRK Fan (@priteshpdedhia) May 14, 2023

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Speaking after the match, Rinku Singh revealed their game plan while chasing a target on a challenging wicket. Rinku said that Nitish Rana told him to work in singles and capitalise on loose balls.

“Lost some wickets early. When I went in, Nitish bhaiyya said it’s a tough wicket. Will knock it around for singles and capitalise on loose balls. I bat in the same position in domestic cricket, play the same way. I eat well, have always had the power. A lot of hard work behind it,” Rinku said after the match.

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Earlier, the Chennai Super Kings won the toss and opted to bat first. The CSk team got off to a good start on the power play, scoring 52 runs in the first six overs. The KKR bowlers made a brilliant comeback in the middle overs, as they conceded just 40 runs in between 7 and 15 overs. The Super Kings scored 144 runs in 20 overs.

The Nitish Rana-led team moved to 7th place in the 10-team table with 12 points in their tally. The Kolkata-based franchise had left only one match in the group and needed to win to boost their chances of qualifying for the playoffs. The KKR will host the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at the Eden Gardens on Saturday, May 20.

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