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Indian Premier League 2023

Two Uttar Pradesh (UP) teammates Yash Dayal and Rinku Singh were on the opposite sides of an incredible game with saw the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) beat the Gujarat Titans (GT) in an exceptional final over at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

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IPL 2023: '... worried for my son' — 1275 kms away, Yash Dayal's father reminds him of the biggest bowlers in cricket getting smashed for sixes

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) had a new hero Rinku Singh on Sunday evening, who hit five sixes in the final over to secure a memorable victory over the defending Indian Premier League (IPL) champions Gujarat Titans at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

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IPL 2023: Rinku Singh texted Yash Dayal after his extraordinary final over mauling vs GT, said 'this happens in cricket...'

The Kolkata Knight Riders' (KKR) star against the Gujarat Titans (GT) was Rinku Singh, who did the unthinkable in Ahmedabad by snatching victory in the final ball with 29 runs needed in the last over of the match.

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EXCLUSIVE | Rinku Singh dreams of following in the footsteps of his idol Suresh Raina and donning the blue of India


Smashing 5 sixes in one over is a tough ask but doing it in the final over of the match to give your side an improbable win is magical.

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EXCLUSIVE | Carrying cylinders for his disapproving father did not deter Rinku Singh, KKR's Knight vs the Titans

Late on Sunday evening, the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) grabbed the headlines after Rinku Singh was their unlikely hero against defending Indian Premier League (IPL) champions Gujarat Titans at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

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IPL 2023: 'Big game player' — Yash Dayal's comments on Rinku Singh before KKR's unlikely win goes viral 

Rinku Singh's name will be indelibly etched in IPL folklore.

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'I was asked why Rinku does not play a bigger role': Awe-struck Nitish Rana's emotional tribute to five-sixes-miracle-man Rinku Singh

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'Every ball that I hit out of ground was dedicated to ones who sacrificed so much for me': Rinku Singh's emotional statement after 5 sixes in final over

Taking a hat-trick in any format is not easy, let alone T20 cricket where the batter is always on the lookout for big shots.

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Stand-in skipper Rashid Khan became first Gujarat Titans (GT) bowler to take a hat-trick in Indian Premier League (IPL) and first of the season.

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Watch: Rashid Khan becomes T20 hat-trick king with maiden IPL hat-trick for Gujarat Titans

Vijay Shankar entered Indian Premier League (IPL) history books with fastest half-century for defending champions Gujarat Titans (GT) from just 21 balls.

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Vijay Shankar unleashes 3D carnage against KKR with fastest fifty for Gujarat Titans, thanks franchise for retaining him

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Gujarat vs Kolkata Full Scorecard

GT vs KKR, Match 13, Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, 09 April 2023 - Info

IPL 2023: '... worried for my son' — 1275 kms away, Yash Dayal's father reminds him of the biggest bowlers in cricket getting smashed for sixes

Match Details

Indian Premier League, 2023

Sun 9 April, 15:30:00 IST

GT, who chose to bat

Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad

Team Details

Team Form (Last 5 Matches)

Head To Head ( Last 4 Matches )

Indian Premier League, 2025 On Apr 21

KKR
159/8 (20.0 ov)

GT
198/3 (20.0 ov)

Gujarat Titans beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 39 runs

Indian Premier League, 2024 On May 13

GT

KKR

Match Abandoned

Indian Premier League, 2023 On Apr 29

KKR
179/7 (20.0 ov)

GT
180/3 (17.5 ov)

Gujarat Titans beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 7 wickets

Umpires

Umpire
Tapan Sharma (IND), Nitin Menon (IND) and Saiyed Khalid (IND)

Referee
Javagal Srinath (IND)

News updates

IPL 2023: '... worried for my son' — 1275 kms away, Yash Dayal's father reminds him of the biggest bowlers in cricket getting smashed for sixes

IPL 2023: Rinku Singh texted Yash Dayal after his extraordinary final over mauling vs GT, said 'this happens in cricket...'

EXCLUSIVE | Rinku Singh dreams of following in the footsteps of his idol Suresh Raina and donning the blue of India

EXCLUSIVE | Carrying cylinders for his disapproving father did not deter Rinku Singh, KKR's Knight vs the Titans

IPL 2023: 'Big game player' — Yash Dayal's comments on Rinku Singh before KKR's unlikely win goes viral

'I was asked why Rinku does not play a bigger role': Awe-struck Nitish Rana's emotional tribute to five-sixes-miracle-man Rinku Singh

'Every ball that I hit out of ground was dedicated to ones who sacrificed so much for me': Rinku Singh's emotional statement after 5 sixes in final over

Rashid Khan is not the first IPL captain to take a hat-trick and lose the match, here's what happened in 2009 and 2014

Watch: Rashid Khan becomes T20 hat-trick king with maiden IPL hat-trick for Gujarat Titans

Vijay Shankar unleashes 3D carnage against KKR with fastest fifty for Gujarat Titans, thanks franchise for retaining him

Gujarat vs Kolkata Full Scorecard

GT vs KKR, Match 13, Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, 09 April 2023 - Info

IPL 2023: '... worried for my son' — 1275 kms away, Yash Dayal's father reminds him of the biggest bowlers in cricket getting smashed for sixes

Match Details

Indian Premier League, 2023

Sun 9 April, 15:30:00 IST

GT, who chose to bat

Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad

Team Details

Team Form (Last 5 Matches)

Head To Head ( Last 4 Matches )

Indian Premier League, 2025 On Apr 21

KKR159/8 (20.0 ov)

GT198/3 (20.0 ov)

Gujarat Titans beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 39 runs

Indian Premier League, 2024 On May 13

GT

KKR

Match Abandoned

Indian Premier League, 2023 On Apr 29

KKR179/7 (20.0 ov)

GT180/3 (17.5 ov)

Gujarat Titans beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 7 wickets

Umpires

UmpireTapan Sharma (IND), Nitin Menon (IND) and Saiyed Khalid (IND)

RefereeJavagal Srinath (IND)

News updates

IPL 2023: '... worried for my son' — 1275 kms away, Yash Dayal's father reminds him of the biggest bowlers in cricket getting smashed for sixes

IPL 2023: Rinku Singh texted Yash Dayal after his extraordinary final over mauling vs GT, said 'this happens in cricket...'

EXCLUSIVE | Rinku Singh dreams of following in the footsteps of his idol Suresh Raina and donning the blue of India

EXCLUSIVE | Carrying cylinders for his disapproving father did not deter Rinku Singh, KKR's Knight vs the Titans

IPL 2023: 'Big game player' — Yash Dayal's comments on Rinku Singh before KKR's unlikely win goes viral

'I was asked why Rinku does not play a bigger role': Awe-struck Nitish Rana's emotional tribute to five-sixes-miracle-man Rinku Singh

'Every ball that I hit out of ground was dedicated to ones who sacrificed so much for me': Rinku Singh's emotional statement after 5 sixes in final over

Rashid Khan is not the first IPL captain to take a hat-trick and lose the match, here's what happened in 2009 and 2014

Watch: Rashid Khan becomes T20 hat-trick king with maiden IPL hat-trick for Gujarat Titans

Vijay Shankar unleashes 3D carnage against KKR with fastest fifty for Gujarat Titans, thanks franchise for retaining him

KKR
159/8 (20.0 ov)

GT
198/3 (20.0 ov)

KKR
179/7 (20.0 ov)

GT
180/3 (17.5 ov)

Umpire
Tapan Sharma (IND), Nitin Menon (IND) and Saiyed Khalid (IND)

Referee
Javagal Srinath (IND)