Delhi: Rinku Singh, considered an expert in T20, gave the best performance of his red-ball career on Wednesday. He scored a brilliant 176 runs to give Uttar Pradesh the first innings lead in the Ranji Trophy Elite Group A match against Tamil Nadu. This match was being played at Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science Ground in Coimbatore.

Rinku played a brilliant inning of 176 runs.

Taking forward her previous night’s innings of 98 runs, Rinku completed her ninth first class century and converted it into 176 runs in 247 balls. In this innings he hit 17 fours and 6 sixes. Rinku, who came to bat at number 5 on Tuesday, handled Uttar Pradesh’s innings and responded to Tamil Nadu’s strong innings of 455 runs.

His innings kept the team ahead despite the fall of wickets. Rinku made important partnerships of 53 runs with Shivam Sharma and 59 runs with Karthik Yadav. He fell victim to Vidyut while attempting a big shot, but UP needed only 12 runs to surpass Tamil Nadu’s total.

Lower-order batsmen Aaqib Khan (14* in 29 balls) and Kunal Tyagi (5) maintained their composure and took UP to 460 runs, giving the team a significant lead of five runs. This lead will give the team at least three points in case of a draw.

Vidyut was the best performer for Tamil Nadu, taking 4/73 in 28 overs, while captain R. Sai Kishore took 3 wickets. Despite this, UP gained the lead.