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| Punjab captain Shikhar Dhawan scored 99 out of his side's 143-9 |
Rinku Singh hit five sixes off the last five balls to lead Kolkata Knight Riders to an undeniably exhilarating three-wicket prevail upon Gujarat Titans in the Indian Chief Association.
Pursuing 205 and requiring 29 from the last finished, Rinku created a severe invasion on bowler Yash Dayal.
The innings obscured spinner Rashid Khan's full go-around in the seventeenth over that had Kolkata reeling at 155-7.
Rinku completed 48 not out as Kolkata won from the last ball.
The 29 scored from the last over set another standard for the most runs effectively pursued in the last over of a T20, beating the 23 scored by Sydney Sixers against Sydney Roar in the Enormous Slam Association in 2015.
The game was going towards an agreeable triumph for reigning champs Gujarat, who overwhelmed for enormous times of the game.
Gujarat posted 204-4 as Vijay Shankar's 63 from 24 balls assisted them with scoring 51 from the last 15 balls.
In the pursuit, Venkatesh Iyer looked set on guiding Kolkata over the line with a brilliant 83 from 40 balls yet was excused by Alzarri Joseph, whose 2-27 was critical in swinging the energy back in support of Gujarat.
Iyer's excusal left Kolkata 154-4, and they lost four wickets for one run when Rashid tore through the center request to eliminate Andre Russell, Sunil Narine and Shardul Thakur.
With an implausible 39 expected from nine balls, Rinku took 10 from the last two chunks of the penultimate over, trailed by Umesh Yadav taking a solitary from the primary wad of the twentieth to give Rinku the strike.
Dayal bowled a combination of full throws and short balls that Rinku beat into the stands, and he was embraced by his partners as Kolkata celebrated before an unruly group at the Narendra Modi Arena.
"I had conviction that I could make it happen," said Rinku, who was named player of the match.
"I was not thinking a great deal, simply responding to the ball that came. I was simply attempting to hit sixes and it fell off eventually."
In the second IPL apparatus of the day, Sunrisers Hyderabad procured their most memorable win of the time as they beat Punjab Lords by eight wickets.
Shikhar Dhawan played a solitary hand for Punjab as he scored an unbeaten 99 from 66 balls in a less than impressive complete of 143-9.
Opener Dhawan watched the wickets tumble as his side drooped to 88-9 with Mayank Markande taking 4-15 and two wickets each for Marco Jansen and Umran Malik.
In any case, the captain consolidated master hit turn with strong striking down the ground in an organization of 55 with number 11 Mohit Rathee, who made only one.
Britain all-rounder Sam Curran was the main other player to arrive at twofold figures, making 22 as Punjab posted 143-9.
In answer, Britain's Harry Stream's IPL battles gone on as he fell for 13, yet Rahul Tripathi secured the pursuit with an unbeaten 74 to see Hyderabad home with 17 balls in excess.
Indian Premier League, Hyderabad
Punjab Kings 143-9 (20 overs): Dhawan 99, Jansen 2-16
Sunrisers Hyderabad 145-2 (17.1 overs): Tripathi 74*
Sunrisers Hyderabad won by eight wickets
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