Rinku Singh in motion© X (Twitter)
A composed Rinku Singh was overshadowed by an unheralded Vipraj Nigam as they displayed wonderful ending abilities to take Uttar Pradesh into the quarter-finals of the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy, beating Andhra by 4 wickets on Monday. UP will tackle Delhi within the final eight conflict after Rinku (27 not out off 22 balls) and Vipraj (27 not out off 8 balls) added 48 runs in simply three overs to complete the 157-run chase in 19 overs. UP have been cruising at one stage, having reached 70 for no loss in simply 8.1 overs earlier than a hunch noticed them skidding to 109 for six. This was when Rinku was joined by Delhi Capitals’ new recruit Vipraj.
With 48 wanted off 24 balls, KV Sasikanth went for 22 within the seventeenth over because the match turned on its head. Whereas Rinku hit a six, it was Vipraj, whose free-flowing strokes turned instantaneous hit because the ball soared over backward level, further cowl and huge long-on for maximums.
There was little question about him getting the participant of the match award as Vipraj additionally was the decide of the bowlers with 2 for 20 together with his leg-breaks.
Earlier, Andhra by no means had any momentum for the higher a part of their innings as they have been crawling at 113 for six in 17.2 overs when one other new recruit of Delhi Capitals, Tripurana Vijay was dismissed for a run-a-ball 16. Earlier than that, skipper Ricky Bhui hit two sixes in his 23 off 18 balls however by no means actually acquired going.
Nevertheless, Sasikanth (23 not out off 8 balls) and SDNV Prasad (34 not out off 22 balls) added 43 runs in simply 2.4 overs to take Andhra previous the 150-run mark.
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