New Delhi. Rinku Singh is known for his explosive batting. He proved it once again in the second T20 against Australia. When Rinku came in to bat, there were only 14 balls left to play. Rinku scored 31 runs in 9 balls with the help of 4 fours and 2 sixes. The strike rate was 344. He hit boundaries in 6 out of 9 balls. In such a scenario, has Team India got another strong finisher? Looking at Rinku Singh’s record, it seems so. T20 World Cup is not far away. These matches are scheduled to be held in June 2024. The Indian team now has only 9 T20 international matches to play before the World Cup. Apart from this there is also IPL 2024. Team India has won the first 2 matches of the T20 series against Australia to take a 2-0 lead in the 5 match series.
From IPL to T20 Internationals, MS Dhoni is known as a finisher. But Rinku Singh’s strike rate as a finisher has become better than former Indian captain Dhoni. As for overall T20 record including T20 Internationals and other T20 matches, so far Rinku Singh has scored 520 runs in 25 innings at a strike rate of 208 in death overs. During this time he has faced 250 balls. In which 39 fours and 40 sixes were hit. That means 396 runs have been scored only from boundaries. Death overs in T20 means the last 4 overs.
Dhoni’s strike rate is 180
IPL team Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni will also be seen playing in IPL 2024. The team has once again retained Mahi for the current season of the T20 league. Dhoni has so far scored 3762 runs in 2089 balls at a strike rate of 180 in T20 death overs. In which he hit 286 fours and 216 sixes. Dhoni has turned many matches on his own. Talking about former Indian legend Yuvraj Singh’s death overs record, he scored runs at a strike rate of 185 in death overs.
Suryakumar Yadav was also left behind
Suryakumar Yadav is the number-1 batsman in T20. He is also known for his fast batting. But his strike rate in death overs is also lower than Rinku Singh. Surya has so far scored 913 runs in the death overs at a strike rate of 205 in his T20 career. In which 89 fours and 58 sixes were hit. Another strong T20 batsman, West Indies’ Kieran Pollard has a death over strike rate of 197.41. So far he has scored 5352 runs in death overs. In which he hit 354 fours and 403 sixes. That means Pollard hits more sixes than fours in the death overs.
De Villiers, Gayle and Brook are next
When it comes to batsmen who have scored at least 500 runs in the death overs in T20s, Rinku Singh is the fourth most dangerous batsman in the world. He is behind only former South African legend AB de Villiers, West Indies’ Chris Gayle and England’s Harry Brook. De Villiers scored 2120 runs in the death overs in 118 innings at a strike rate of 225.05. In which he hit 147 fours and 168 sixes. Brooke has so far scored 758 runs at a strike rate of 209.39. While Gayle scored 1016 runs in the death overs at a strike rate of 209.05. However, Gayle is counted as a fast opener. In such a situation, he rarely gets a chance to play in the death overs.
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Talking about the overall T20 career of 26-year-old Rinku Singh, he has so far scored 2152 runs in 92 innings of 103 matches at an average of 35. He has scored 13 fifties. 79 runs is the best performance and the strike rate is 147. Rinku has played 7 T20 matches for Team India so far. Scored 128 runs at an average of 128 in 4 innings. The strike rate is 217. Rinku Singh is part of Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL.
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Tags: Australia, MS Dhoni, Rinku Singh, T20 World Cup
First published: November 27, 2023, 08:46 IST