Rinku Singh the phoenix!
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It looked like Rashid had killed the chase, but Rinku Singh rose like a phoenix. With 39 needed from eight balls, he hit Little for a four and six to make it 29 needed from the final over. Despite those two boundaries, Knight Riders' win probability was just 1.29%.
Yash Dayal had the ball, and Umesh did well to get a single off the first ball and bring Rinku Singh back on strike.
And Rinku went 6, 6, 6, 6, 6. This is what they mean when they say truth is stranger than fiction - Alfred Hitchcock couldn't have scripted it.
Absolute scenes at the Narendra Modi Stadium as the Knight Riders players mob Rinku. I don't think have seen a finish like this. Sampath says the same with the help of numbers:
Previous most target runs successfully chased in the 20th over in T20s:
23 by Sydney Sixers vs Sydney Thunder in 2015, and Rising Pune Supergiant vs KXIP in 2016
23 by Sydney Sixers vs Sydney Thunder in 2015, and Rising Pune Supergiant vs KXIP in 2016
Previous most runs scored in the 20th over to win a T20 match:
26 by Deccan Chargers vs KKR in 2009 (Target was 21)
26 by Deccan Chargers vs KKR in 2009 (Target was 21)
That's all I have to say for now, but I am sure we will wake up tomorrow still talking about this match, and this man.