‘Lord Rinku shines in SA’ – Fans go wild as Rinku Singh continues his dream run in South Africa

Rinku Singh Six. (Photo Source: Twitter/@RajalArora)

India’s latest T20 batting sensation Rinku Singh continued his Midas touch at the international level as he scored his first half-century during the second T20I against South Africa on Tuesday, December 12 at St George’s Park, Gqeberha. The southpaw walked in to bat with India on 55/3 after 5.5 overs and joined captain Suryakumar Yadav at the crease.

He announced his arrival at the crease in style by driving Gerald Coetzee straight down the ground to get the first boundary of his innings in the sixth over. Rinku further smacked Marco Jansen for consecutive boundaries and helped India cross the 100-run mark after 11 overs.

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The 26-year-old continued the onslaught against the Proteas as he took on Andile Phehlukwayo in the 13th over and clobbered him for three boundaries on the leg side. Rinku got involved in a 70-run partnership with Suryakumar Yadav (70 off 48) for the fourth wicket, who also became the joint-third fastest batter to score 2000 runs in T20Is along with Virat Kohli (56 innings).