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Rinku Singh<\/a> is increasingly becoming a great finisher for India in the T20Is. His prowess in the IPL is already known to all which earned him India call-up. On Wednesday, Rinku Singh scored his maiden half-century for India. In the second T20I against South Arica, Rinku Singh hit two sixes and nine fours to top-score for India with a 39-ball 68*. His innings was crucial for the SuryakumarYadav-led team to reach 180 despite a shaky start with both Indian openers Yashasvi Jaiswal<\/a> and Shubman Gill<\/a> falling for ducks.<\/p>\n “When I went in our team was three wickets down. It was a tough situation. I was batting with Suryakumar Yadav<\/a> and he told me to play like the ay I do. I took some time to settle in. I was finding it tricky to understand the wicket. I played some balls and then started to hit. Suryakumar Yadav told me to keep believing in myself,” Rinku Singh said after the match.<\/p>\n One his two sixes, broke a glass panel in the media box. “I did not realise that my shot had hit the glass. Only when you told me that I got to know about it. I am sorry,” Rinku added.<\/p>\n Maiden international FIFTY \u2014 BCCI (@BCCI) December 13, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Talking about the match, South Africa shred a pedestrian looking Indian bowing attack to pieces to script a five-wicket win in the second T20 of the three-match series on Tuesday.<\/p>\n Rinku\u00a0Singh\u00a0(68 not out off 39) enhanced his credentials as a finisher with a maiden half-century while skipper Suryakumar Yadav (56 off 36) played in his inimitable way to take India to 180 for seven after being put in to bat. Set a revised a target of 152 in 15 overs due to rain, South Africa rocketed to 67 for one in five overs. They eventually cantered to win in 13.5 overs.<\/p>\n Both Mohammad Siraj and Arshdeep\u00a0Singh\u00a0were taken to the cleaners upfront.<\/p>\n The left-arm pacer conceded as many as 24 runs in his opening over in which Reeza Hendricks<\/a> (49 off 27) smashed him out of the ground with a massive strike over mid-wicket.<\/p>\n Spin was introduced as early as in the third over but to no avail against the rampaging batters of the home team.<\/p>\n After Matthew Breezke (16 off 7) departed, Reeza Hendricks and Aiden Markram<\/a> (30 off 17) went on a leather hunt. The Proteas were cruising but loss of three quick wickets gave India an opening.<\/p>\n However, South Africa had too much firepower up their sleeve and eventually got home comfortably.<\/p>\n The third and final T20 will be played in Johannesburg on Thursday. The first T20 in Durban was washed out.<\/p>\n With PTI inputs<\/p>\n Topics mentioned in this article<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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… and that glass-breaking SIX @rinkusingh235<\/a> sums up his thoughts post the nd #SAvIND<\/a> T20I #TeamIndia<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/Ee8GY7eObW<\/a><\/p>\n\n