Rinku Singh Effect Still In South Africa, As The Glass Broken By His Six Remains Unrepaired
The first game of SA20 2025 was played between Sunrisers Eastern Cape and MI Cape Town on Friday in Gqeberha. In the opening match, Cape Town emerged victorious by 97 runs as they posted 174/7 while batting first and then bundled out the Sunrisers for 77. During the match, MI batter Dewald Brevis, who scored 57 off 29 balls, hammered a huge six which brought back the memories of a gigantic six from India batter Rinku Singh in 2023. The Indian had hit a big maximum off Aiden Markram during a T20I match against South Africa in December 2023, which ended up damaging sightscreen of the press box. Interestingly, after 394 days on the incident, the sightscreen which was broken by Rinku’s six, is still not repaired due to the budget constraints. The press box at the St George’s Park in Gqeberha is placed at a high altitude and it is also one of the reasons for the delay in the repair work. After the opening match of SA20 2025, Terrance, who is one of …
