'Aur batao, sweet mangoes yaad aagye?' - Fans react as Rinku Singh smashes Naveen-ul-Haq for a 110 meter six

Rinku Singh, arguably the best finisher in IPL 2023, delivered a spectacular performance in Kolkata Knight Rider's final game of the year. The KKR long-bowler endured yet another incredible blow as LSG defeated the Kolkata teams by one run to advance to the playoffs. In addition to scoring a magnificent fifty, Rinku Singh's biggest moment of the innings was a 110-meter six off Naveen ul Haq.

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The 25-year-old hitter, who has no trouble smashing sixes, slammed a magnificent fifty off just 27 balls against KKR, who were chasing the mark furiously. In terms of striking the longest sixes, Faf du Plessis went on to hit the longest six of IPL 2023, measuring 115 metres. A monstrous 110-meter six from Rinku Singh also comes near.

Gautam Gambhir was all-praises for Rinku Singh

Impressively, Rinku Singh crushed the six to reach his fifty. Rinku Singh saw a back-of-length ball and was positioned directly in Naveen ul Haq's slot. The ball vanished into the starry sky after making good contact with the bat. As the young batter raises his bat to accomplish his fifty-run milestone, a booming six that landed into the Eden Gardens stands is hit.

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Rinku Singh continued his rampage to thrill the spectators at Eden Gardens while still being undefeated on 67 from 33 balls. He scored six fours and four sixes while batting with a strike rate of 203 to keep the home team in the running for a major victory over LSG.

After the game, Gambhir spoke with Rinku and uploaded a photo of them on Twitter, praising the KKR player. "What an effort Rinku made today", he wrote. "Sensational talent!" Along with Gambhir, both of the IPL 2023 captains had nothing but admiration for Rinku's performance in the game and overall performance.

Feels like all 14 matches; I've spoken about Rinku. I am personally very happy for him (Rinku), and I don't really have words to describe about him because the entire world has seen what he can do on a cricket field," said KKR captain Nitish Rana.

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"Rinku has been special this year; every game when he's there, you can't take it easy. Today he showed it again, but it is a high-pressure situation while bowling death overs to execute our plans," added LSG skipper Krunal Pandya.

Here's how fans reacted:

Timing + Speed of bat 🥵💥

— ஆதித்யா💥 (@Backup_MP) May 20, 2023

Naveen ko apne 🥭 yaad aagye honge 😄😂

— ANKUSH YADAV (@ankush_rao_0408) May 20, 2023

Naveen ka Aamras nikal diya😂

— Rahul Das Manikpuri (@RahulDasManikp6) May 20, 2023

Best six till date in ipl 2023

— chenna.bikki (@chennabikki) May 20, 2023

This hit reminds me the yuvraj's six in 2007 T20 wc against Brett Lee

— Fpl_Thoughts (@ThinkingFpl) May 21, 2023

Owned mango seller

— Indra Sharma (@thedependable35) May 20, 2023

Into the Galaxy

— P R A S H A A N T 🚩S H A R M A (@28sharma6) May 21, 2023

Owned that Kohli hater😎

— Subh ♡ (@subh___07) May 20, 2023