Overview

• Batting at No. 5, Rinku Singh hit an unbeaten 78 off 48 balls with six fours and six sixes as Meerut Mavericks chased 136 in 15.4 overs against Kashi Rudras.
• He shared an unbroken 113-run stand with Madhav Kaushik to steer the reply from 26/3 to a seven-wicket win in Lucknow.
• Rinku’s acceleration was decisive, with 49 runs coming from his final 11 deliveries to close out the chase with 26 balls to spare.
• The knock followed a 108* off 48 balls and a 27-ball 57 this month, taking his UPT20 season tally to 295 runs in nine matches at an average of 59 and a strike rate of 170.52.
• He is in India’s Asia Cup 2025 squad, though his place in the starting XI remains uncertain given competition for lower-middle-order roles from options such as Shivam Dube and Jitesh Sharma.