Gujarat Titans vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 13th Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

What's left to say really. The best we can do is to shake off our disbelief at what has just happened. There's another game that is now underway in Hyderabad. Good luck trying to move on to that. I'm done here. This is Sagar Chawla signing off on behalf of Abhinav Guha and Venky.

Rinku Singh, Player of the Match: Had the belief that I can do it. Last year I was in a similar situation in Lucknow. Had the belief back then too. Didn't think too much out there. Those shots just happened one after the other. That last one was back of the hand, and I struck it off the back foot.

Nitish Rana, KKR captain: We had a little belief. Rinku did something like this last year, although we didn't win that match. When the second six was struck, we started believing more because Yash Dayal wasn't executing that well. As a captain, it's important to have the belief. But this is a 1 in a 100 chance for something like this to happen. We were good with the ball except the last two overs. Same thing with the bat - that over from Rashid put us on the back foot. Credit goes to Rinku Singh. The two points we have from this game are thanks to him. People asked me why Rinku Singh doesn't get a bigger role, and always plays a small role. I want to say to those reporters if this is the second role, imagine what he can do with the first role. Last match he played a different role, and he did it well. To be honest, if I was batting and needed 30 off one over, the thought of having the belief would be there, but in your heart you know what you're capable of. I don't have words for him.

Highest target achieved in last over off an inngs in IPL:
29 runs KKR vs GT Ahmedabad 2023
23 runs RPS vs PBKS Vizag 2016
22 runs GT vs SRH Mumbai WS 2022

Most runs conceded in an IPL innings:
0/70 - Basil Thampi (SRH) vs RCB, Bengaluru, 2018
0/69 - Yash Dayal (GT) vs KKR, Ahmedabad, today
0/66 - Ishant Sharma (SRH) vs CSK, Hyderabad, 2013
0/66 - Mujeeb Ur Rahman (KXIP) vs SRH, Hyderabad, 2019
0/65 - Umesh Yadav (DC) vs RCB, Delhi, 2013

Batters hitting five sixes in an over in the IPL:
5 - Chris Gayle (RCB) vs Rahul Sharma (PWI), Bangalore, 2012
5 - Rahul Tewatia (RR) vs Sheldon Cottrell (PBKS), Sharjah, 2020
5 - Ravindra Jadeja (CSK) vs Harshal Patel (RCB), Mumbai WS, 2021
5 - Marcus Stoinis & Jason Holder (LSG) vs Shivam Mavi (KKR), Pune, 2022
5 - Rinku Singh (KKR) vs Yash Dayal (GT), Ahmedabad, today

Venkatesh Iyer: It was a nail-biting finish, extremely happy that we won the game. Our coach has always said that we can score 200 on any given day. Honestly, the wicket was quite good to bat and I was just trying to execute my plans. When the target is 200, you can't have silent overs. Me and Nitish had a good partnership. Unfortunately, somewhere we lost our way but Lord Rinku saved the day. To be honest, we still believed that we could win. This teaches us that we should never give up until the last ball. This will be a great morale-booster for us. We want to make winning a habit. I haven’t been in great form. Tonight, I went out and played as late as possible. The bowlers were quick and I tried to use their pace, and that worked to my advantage.

Rashid Khan | GT stand-in captain: It's a tough game for us, especially for me as a captain. You need 30 plus in the last over, the same thing happened for us last year when we won. We will learn from it, more importantly a good game of cricket and the fans would have loved it. It was more about what he is most comfortable with, to trust his plans [on Yash Dayal's plans]. Rinku played unbelievable shots and credit goes to him for the way he played and for the way he finished. Keep it simple, hit the right area consistently and that's what T20 is all about. As a bowler I'm always trying to hit the right area. We got what we wanted. We wanted 190 and we got 200. As a bowling unit we got enough to defend, but sometimes in T20 even 250 does not look good. Take positives from this, it's still early in the competition and learn from it. Definitely not [on if this defeat will hurt morale]. Chin up and keep smiling and we come back stronger and stronger. It's good and something new is happening in T20, it makes you mature and I feel it's very good for the game of cricket [on the new rules]. For my future it's great, leading the team in IPL gives you lots of knowledge for the future. Good learning for me as a player and as a captain.

19:23 Local Time, 13:53 GMT, 19:23 IST: Don't tell me that actually happened. What an unbelievable finish to a game that was only just soaking up a hattrick from Rashid Khan a few overs ago. There was the blistering knock from Venkatesh Iyer too. But this moment, this game, this evening belongs to Rinku Singh who has left everyone stunned. He ran straightaway towards the dugout in celebration but was met halfway by his teammates who are all over him. And on the other hand there's Yash Dayal who's crestfallen. He had 29 to defend off the final over, and conceded a single off the first ball. What followed will go down as one of the greatest ever finishes to a T20 game.

Yash Dayal to Rinku Singh, SIX, would you believe this! He has done it. He has actually done it! 6, 6, 6, 6, 6 from Rinku Singh when the game looked gone! He knew it immediately after making contact that it was going out of the ground! Oh what scenes out there in the middle as the IPL witnesses one of the most dramatic finishes in its rich history. Slower short ball again, Rinku waits for it and just like he did the previous ball, flat-bats it down the ground for six!

Yash Dayal to Rinku Singh, SIX, unbelievable stuff from Rinku! Extraordinary! Dayal tries a slower one now off the back of his hand, and it sits up from a short of length. Rinku waits for it and flat-bats down the ground over long-on. It's down to 4 off 1!

Rashid and Miller are in Dayal's ear now. 10 needed off 2. He's bowled three full tosses in a row to Rinku and has disappeared for three sixes. Pressure on!

Yash Dayal to Rinku Singh, SIX, oh Rinku Singh! Is this on or what! Another full toss from Dayal and Rinku whacks it over the long-off boundary

Yash Dayal to Rinku Singh, SIX, well, it's not over yet. Dayal offers another full toss, this time on the pads and Rinku whips it over backward square for six more

Yash Dayal to Rinku Singh, SIX, full toss outside off, and Rinku latches onto it! He reaches out and hammers it over extra cover for six! Just need four more of these!

Yash Dayal to Umesh Yadav, 1 run, slower bouncer outside off, Umesh looks to pull and top-edges it in the air. It falls well short of deep midwicket

Yash Dayal [3.0-0-38-0] is back into the attack

KKR need 29 off the final over. Yash Dayal to bowl it

Joshua Little to Rinku Singh, FOUR, another boundary to finish the over, but it's too late! Back of a length on middle and leg, Rinku swivels across and pulls it nicely through square leg

Joshua Little to Rinku Singh, SIX, slower one floated up outside off, it's in the slot and Rinku tonks it straight back for six

Joshua Little to Rinku Singh, no run, slower one drifting down leg, Rinku swings it to deep backward square, turns down the single

Joshua Little to Rinku Singh, no run, nailed into the blockhole outside off, Rinku squeezes it down the pitch, nothing he could've done with it