New Delhi: Ranko Singh A memorable all-round performance for Kolkata Knight Riders in their dramatic Super Over win over Lucknow Supergiants on Sunday in another thrilling encounter of the IPL 2026 season, but the night also carried deep personal emotions.Reacting to Rinku’s performance, her fiancee Priya Saroj said, “We are so happy, today they (Rinko) are playing for father-in-law, today we are missing them, and this is for them. [We are very happy. Today he (Rinku) played for my father-in-law; we are missing him a lot today, and this is all for him.]” highlighting how the knock was dedicated to his late father.Ranko’s father, Khan Chand Singh, died earlier this year, aged 57, after battling stage four liver cancer. The loss came during the T20 World Cup, forcing Rinko to return briefly to Aligarh for the last rites, a moment that clearly stayed with him.
In this IPL 2026 game on Sunday, that passion seemed to translate into performance. With KKR trailing at 93/7, Rinko opened the innings with a career-best unbeaten 83 off 51 balls. He smartly sharpened his knock before launching a brilliant attack in the final over, hitting four consecutive sixes to take KKR to 155/7.The match went into a super over with LSG totaling up. Sunil Narayan He then turned the game around with the ball, dismissing Nicholas Pooran and Aiden Markram. Rinko was once again at the heart of the action, completing a relay catch with him. Roman Powell.Chasing just two runs, Rinko hits the winning boundary in style. The UP-born cricketer was also sensational with his fielding as he took five catches in this IPL 2026 match as well, capping a brilliant all-round display that earned him the player of the match award, a performance made all the more meaningful by the emotion behind it.
