{"id":105131,"date":"2024-07-31T03:43:10","date_gmt":"2024-07-31T03:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/31\/watch-gautam-gambhir-bursts-into-a-big-smile-as-game-changer-rinku-singh-takes-maiden-t20i-wicket-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2024-07-31T03:43:10","modified_gmt":"2024-07-31T03:43:10","slug":"watch-gautam-gambhir-bursts-into-a-big-smile-as-game-changer-rinku-singh-takes-maiden-t20i-wicket-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/31\/watch-gautam-gambhir-bursts-into-a-big-smile-as-game-changer-rinku-singh-takes-maiden-t20i-wicket-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Gautam Gambhir bursts into a big smile as &#8216;game-changer&#8217; Rinku Singh takes maiden T20I wicket | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-112153357,imgsize-47832.cms?resize=1280,720&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Watch: Gautam Gambhir bursts into a big smile as &#8216;game-changer&#8217; Rinku Singh takes maiden T20I wicket | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India\" title=\"Watch: Gautam Gambhir bursts into a big smile as &#8216;game-changer&#8217; Rinku Singh takes maiden T20I wicket | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India\" \/><\/div>\n<div>NEW DELHI: India pulled off an astonishing victory against Sri Lanka, completing a 3-0 clean sweep, in a nail-biting finish to the third and final T20I of the series in Pallekele. <br \/>The hosts required just 9 runs off the last two overs with six wickets in hand, but the game took an unexpected turn when captain <!-- -->Suryakumar Yadav<!-- --> handed the ball to <!-- -->Rinku Singh<!-- -->, a player who had never bowled in his 23-match T20I career.<br \/>On a spin-friendly track, Rinku Singh&#8217;s entry into the bowling attack was a surprising and risky decision. However, it turned out to be a masterstroke. Rinku&#8217;s first delivery was a dot ball, with <!-- -->Kusal Perera<!-- --> attempting a reverse-slog but failing to connect. The tension was palpable, and head coach <!-- -->Gautam Gambhir<!-- -->&#8216;s reaction of &#8216;oohh&#8217; was caught on the telecast, reflecting the high stakes of the moment.<\/p>\n<p>The turning point came with Rinku&#8217;s second ball. He bowled a short-of-a-length delivery that Perera mistimed, resulting in a top edge. Rinku moved swiftly towards the off-side and completed a caught-and-bowled dismissal, taking his maiden <\/p>\n<p>T20I wicket<!-- -->.<br \/>This crucial breakthrough brought a smile to Gambhir&#8217;s face, a rare sight in such tense circumstances.<br \/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">WATCH:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Rinku&#8217;s over didn&#8217;t stop there. On the final delivery, he claimed the wicket of <!-- -->Ramesh Mendis<!-- -->, ending the over with remarkable figures of 2 for 3. His two wickets and three runs conceded drastically altered the equation, leaving Sri Lanka needing six runs off the final over.<br \/>Suryakumar took it upon himself to bowl the last over. Displaying nerves of steel, he managed to restrict the hosts and push the game into a Super Over. 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