Team India cricketer Rinku Singh stole the show with his blazing knock in his maiden innings in International cricket in the second T20I against Ireland on Sunday, August 20 at Malahide Cricket Club in Dublin. His knock powered India to 185 runs in the first innings of the match.
Rinku Singh walked out to bat at number five for Team India after the dismissal of Sanju Samson. He took on the Irish bowlers, slamming two boundaries and three sixes in the innings. In the nineteenth over, Rinku smashed two sixes and a four off Barry McCarthy to take 22 runs off the over. Rinku’s partnership with Shivam Dube off 55 runs got India to past 180 run-mark. He managed 38 runs off 21 deliveries at a strike rate of 180.95.
Let’s take a look at how fans reacted to Rinku Singh’s blistering knock against Ireland:
https://twitter.com/Sauvid3/status/1693290253325660617?s=20
Rinku Singh's explosive innings #IndiavsIreland #RinkuSingh #SanjuSamson #IndiavsIrelandt20 pic.twitter.com/CCNT6uHEGO
— Nilesh D (@NILESHD82913137) August 20, 2023
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#RinkuSingh has arrived at international level…!!
The rinku singh show #INDvsIRE pic.twitter.com/yCzbvHhWDr— Aniket Maheswari (@kajoo_katliii) August 20, 2023
Well played, @rinkusingh235 ..!!
Rinku Singh played an incredible inning of 38 runs in just 21 balls in his first innings. 🔥#INDvsIRE #RinkuSingh #CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/vK9kkFr802— Rahul raj⚡ (@RahulrajRout) August 20, 2023
Rinu Singh is one who randomly takes out positive vibes during the play.#RinkuSingh #Rinku pic.twitter.com/8pKxBzBRy1
— Bold Talk𝕏 (@BoldTalkX) August 20, 2023
https://twitter.com/yagaa__/status/1693290151248642470?s=20
An incredible knock from Rinku Singh in his debut international innings . He scored 38 runs off just 21 balls in the 2nd T20I against Ireland. The future finisher of Indian Cricket has arrived. Well Played @rinkusingh235 .#RinkuSingh #INDvsIRE #BCCI #T20Cricket @KKRiders #AmiKKR pic.twitter.com/Ldqu81BnBc
— Mrityunjoy 💜 (@Mrityunjoy_offl) August 20, 2023
https://twitter.com/AVInFo18/status/1693290068906299643?s=20
Team India finished their innings with 185 runs on the board at the loss of five wickets, Ruturaj Gaikwad played a valuable role, scoring 58 runs off 43 deliveries. Meanwhile, Sanju Samson also played a fine knock of 30 runs. Shivam Dubey smashed two sixes to stay unbeaten on 22 runs off 16 deliveries.
My parents set the goal for me to represent the county: Rinku Singh
Rinku Singh made his International debut for Team India in the first T20I against Ireland on Friday, August 18 in Dublin. He did not get an opportunity to bat in the rain-marred game. Regarding his debut, Rinku shared that it was his parents’ goal to see him play for India. He said,
“It is a nice feeling (being part of the Indian team setup) because I have worked very hard to reach here. I picked up cricket almost 10-12 years ago and the one goal my parents set for me was to represent the country. They felt IPL is played by so many but only a few get picked for the Indian team so they wanted me to make the most of my opportunities in IPL and get to the Indian team. And now their dream is about to come true.”
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