After being put into batting first, things hadn\u2019t gone right for KKR as left-arm pacer Mohsin Khan ran through the line-up to pick 5-23, the best figures in this competition. Rinku then stepped up to lift KKR out of trouble through his unconquered 51-ball knock laced with seven fours and five sixes at a strike-rate of 162.75, including hitting Digvesh Rathi for 26 runs in the final over.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
KKR\u2019s innings began shakily as Tim Seifert chipped to cover off Mohsin, who then removed Ajinkya Rahane for 10 after miscuing to mid-on. Angkrish Raghuvanshi was controversially adjudged out for obstructing the field on nine, while Rovman Powell departed soon after \u2013 gloving behind off Mohsin \u2013 to leave KKR at 31\/4 in 6.1 overs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Cameron Green attempted a counterattack, striking three sixes in his 21-ball 34, but Mohsin\u2019s relentless spell accounted for him as well. The left-arm pacer completed a five-wicket haul by dismissing Anukul Roy for a golden duck, as KKR looked destined for a below-par score.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Rinku, however, held firm and stitched brief stands of 20 and 62 not out with Ramandeep Singh and Sunil Narine. He reached his fifty off 42 balls with a drive off Mohammed Shami in the 19th over. His acceleration came late but decisive. After surviving a review in the final over, he launched Rathi for four consecutive sixes \u2013 over long-on, deep extra cover, long-on again, and cow corner \u2013 in a stunning display of power hitting.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
That sequence propelled KKR to crossing the 150-run mark, something which seemed improbable when the side was seven down. The total is not daunting to chase down for LSG, yet on a surface where batsmen have struggled to settle, Rinku\u2019s late surge has given KKR a fighting chance to get their second win in the competition.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Rinku, however, held firm and stitched brief stands of 20 and 62 not out with Ramandeep Singh and Sunil Narine. He reached his fifty off 42 balls with a drive off Mohammed Shami in the 19th over. His acceleration came late but decisive. After surviving a review in the final over, he launched Rathi for four consecutive sixes \u2013 over long-on, deep extra cover, long-on again, and cow corner \u2013 in a stunning display of power hitting.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Kolkata Knight Riders 155\/7 in 20 overs (Rinku Singh 83 not out, Cameron Green 34; Mohsin Khan 5-23, George Linde 1-18) against Lucknow Super Giants<\/p>\r\n\r\n