Rinku Singh’s fielding magic… made KKR win by taking 5 catches, created a stir in the super over against LSG

Tezzbuzz Desk- In a thrilling match of IPL 2026, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) registered a resounding win by defeating Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in the Super Over. The hero of this victory was Rinku Singh, who completely changed the course of the match not only with his batting but also with his excellent fielding.

Rinku Singh told after the match that he has had a special interest in fielding since childhood. He said that he always considered the ability to stay fit, run fast and cover large parts of the ground as his biggest strength. That is why he thoroughly enjoys fielding and considers it an important part of his game.

The effect of this fielding was clearly visible in the match played against LSG, where Rinku took a total of 5 brilliant catches. Of these, he took 4 catches in the main match, while 1 catch was taken in the super over. His agility and timely catches put Lucknow’s batting under complete pressure.

In the main match, Rinku Singh took important catches of Aiden Markram, Mukul Chaudhary, Himmat Singh and George Linde, due to which LSG’s innings continued to falter. After this, in the Super Over also, he completely destroyed the hopes of Lucknow by taking another important catch of Aiden Markram.

This catch taken by Sunil Narine in the Super Over soon wrapped up the Lucknow team, and KKR got a very easy target. After this, Rinku Singh ended the match by hitting a four on the very first ball and gave victory to the team.

Rinku Singh’s all-round performance in this entire match—especially her excellent fielding—became the biggest reason for KKR’s victory, due to which she was also named Player of the Match.