Rinku Singh ended the Super Over on the first ball as Kolkata Knight Riders beat Lucknow Super Giants in one of the most chaotic finishes of IPL 2026. Chasing just 2 runs, Rinku faced Prince Yadav and drilled a full ball outside off through the backward point region for four. No risk, no drama after that. KKR finished 4 for 0 in one delivery to win the match.<\/p>\n
Earlier, Sunil Narine had set the tone for KKR. He bowled three balls, conceded just 1 run and took two wickets. Nicholas Pooran was bowled first ball, beaten by a turning off-break while trying to sweep. Rishabh Pant managed a single but could not break pressure. Aiden Markram then fell attempting a lofted shot, caught through a relay effort between Rovman Powell and Rinku Singh near the boundary.<\/p>\n
LSG were left on 1 for 2. That was the Super Over effectively done before it began. Narine kept it simple, bowled straight, and forced mistakes. KKR stayed calm in the field and closed it out cleanly.<\/p>\n
The match had already gone into chaos in the final over. Kartik Tyagi was asked to defend 17 runs. He started with wides and high full-tosses, including two above-waist deliveries that led to no-balls and free hits. The umpires intervened, discussions followed, but he was allowed to continue bowling.<\/p>\n
Himmat Singh tried to attack but was caught by Rinku Singh at deep backward square-leg. Tyagi kept leaking runs under pressure. With 8 needed off the last three balls, Mohammed Shami stepped in and changed the game.<\/p>\n
LSG were down to the final ball needing six to stay alive. Shami went for it and got it. A clean strike over long-off off Kartik Tyagi took the game into a Super Over at 155 for 8.<\/p>\n
Both teams had earlier finished on 155 for 7 in 20 overs. Rinku Singh had already dragged KKR to that score with a late unbeaten 83 off 51 balls, including four sixes in the final over of their innings.<\/p>\n
In reply, LSG\u2019s late hitting kept them alive, but Shami\u2019s final blow forced the first Super Over of IPL 2026. KKR eventually held their nerve and sealed it in one ball through Rinku again.<\/p>\n
Rinku Singh silences critics with back-to-back match-winning knocks<\/strong><\/p>\n KKR have managed just two wins this season, but both victories have had one thing in common, Rinku Singh stepping up when it mattered most. He first produced a composed half-century in a tricky, low-scoring chase against RR, and followed it up with another outstanding effort against LSG, where he almost single-handedly guided the side to 155 before they sealed the game in a Super Over.<\/p>\n It\u2019s been quite a turnaround for Rinku. After a slow and underwhelming start to the season, he has bounced back strongly with two impactful, match-winning performances in challenging situations.<\/p>\n There were real questions surrounding his spot in the Indian setup not too long ago, but these innings have pushed him right back into the conversation. With competition for places always intense, it\u2019s encouraging to see a regular squad player deliver under pressure and finish games.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Rinku Singh finishes Super Over as KKR seal chaotic win Rinku Singh ended the Super Over on the first ball\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":473,"featured_media":50452,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-50490","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ipl"],"reading_time":"3 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50490","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/473"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50490"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50490\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50499,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50490\/revisions\/50499"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50452"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50490"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50490"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50490"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}