Rinku Singh slams his career-best T20 score: Key stats
26 Apr 2026

A special knock from Rinku Singh powered Kolkata Knight Riders to 155/7 against Lucknow Super Giants in the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL) season at Ekana Stadium.

Rinku scored the majority of KKR's runs after they were down to 93/7. He accelerated at the death, hitting Digvesh Singh Rathi for 4 sixes in the final over.

Rinku recorded his highest T20 score.

Rinku's single-handed effort powers KKR
Score

Rinku came in when KKR, who were rocked early by Mohsin Khan, slumped to 31/4.

The former steadied the ship with Cameron Green as KKR crossed 70. However, Mohsin's wrath reduced the visitors to 93/7.

Owing to Rinku's single-handed effort, KKR not only survived but posted a competitive total. The Indian batter added 62 (30) with Sunil Narine, with 56 (24) coming off his bat.

Rinku's incredible finish
Fact

The final over, bowled by Rathi, made a difference. Rinku smashed 4 successive sixes, evoking the memories of his majestic knock from the 2023 edition. Rinku eventually smashed 83 off 51 balls (7 fours and 5 sixes).

Career-best score in T20s
Career

As mentioned, Rinku brought up his career-best score in T20 cricket. It was his 20th half-century in the format.

In the IPL, the left-handed batter slammed his sixth half-century. He has raced to 1,314 runs from 67 IPL games at an average of 32.85.

Rinku, the acclaimed finisher in T20s, has a strike rate of 144.55 in the league.

A look at his T20 numbers
Fact

According to ESPNcricinfo, Rinku now has 3,727 runs from 193 T20s at an average of over 33. He has a strike rate of more than 146. During the match, Rinku also completed 200 fours in T20s.