Rinku Singh is going to become a household name: Brett Lee
Kolkata Knight Riders kept their play-off chances alive as they walked out of the Eden Gardens with IPL 2023 win over the Punjab Kings by five wickets. Batting first, the Kings set a target of 180 runs, led by a 47-ball 57 from captain Shikhar Dhawan.
Chasing, the KKR captain too top scored for his team as Nitish Rana hit 51 runs off just 38 deliveries. Rana got out in the 16th over but the KKR finishers Andre Russell and Rinku Singh made them win the thriller that stretched to the last ball. The win helped KKR rise to the fifth spot on the table while PBKS fell to seventh place with the same win-loss record but a worse run rate.
Rinku Singh was the match-winner for KKR on the night, expertly reaching the target despite impressive bowling from Arshdeep Singh in the final over. He ended the match with 21 runs off just 10 balls as JioCinema IPL expert Brett Lee forecasts a bright future for Singh, pegging him to evolve into becoming a household name in Indian cricket.
“He’s given them every reason to fall in love with Rinku Singh. He’s a match-winner, he’s an entertainer, he goes out there and he wins. It’s exciting to see a young player coming through doing that. He’s going to become a household name and is playing some decent cricket,” Lee said.
