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'Bhai South Africa ke intezaar mein tha' - Fans elated as Rinku Singh smashes blistering half-century in 2nd T20I against SA

Rinku Singh played a swashbuckling knock of 68 runs off just 39 balls, smashing 9 fours and 3 sixes, registering his career's first T20I half-century in the 7th innings.

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Rinku Singh (File Photo: Twitter)

Rinku Singh (File Photo: Twitter)

Young Indian batting sensation Rinku Singh stunned everyone with his batting heroics in the second T20I of the three-match series against South Africa. He played a blistering knock of 68 runs off just 39 balls, hitting 9 fours and 2 sixes. His knock helped India to reach a total of 180 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in the allotted 20 overs.

Notably, one of the two sixes smashed by Rinku Singh happened to break the glass of the press box at the St. George’s Stadium in Gqeberha. Rinku Singh’s sensational knock was accompanied by skipper Suryakumar Yadav’s crucial half-century, who scored 56 runs off just 36 balls, hitting 5 fours and 3 sixes.

Both teams are playing the second T20I of the series in Gqeberha after the first T20I of the series was abandoned due to the heavy rain at the Kingsmead in Durban on Sunday, December 10.  

Rinku Singh strengthening his chances for T20 World Cup 2024

Gerald Coetzee scalped 3 wickets for South Africa in the first innings. Other than him, Marco Jansen, Lizaad Williams, Tabraiz Shamsi and Aiden Markram claimed one wicket each.

Speaking of Rinku Singh’s short but sensational international career, he has scored 248 runs so far in the 7 innings of the 11 matches, he played so far including the ongoing second T20I against South Africa. In these matches, the 26-year-old has scored runs with an unbelievable average of 82.67, hitting one half-century and a stunning strike rate of 183.70.

He is also earning the tag of ‘finisher’ quietly with his excellent batting prowess in the crunch situations for his side. If he continues to perform the same way, he can cement his place in the squad of Team India for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024 in the United States of America and West Indies.

Here’s how fans reacted to the swashbuckling half-century of Rinku Singh:

 

 

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