Rinku Singh played the best innings of his career... Rahul Dravid and Yashasvi were left behind.

Rinku Singh career best innings: Rinku Singh played the best innings of his career… Rahul Dravid and Yashasvi Jaiswal were left behind. Last Updated: 19 October 2025, 01:30 IST Rinku Singh career best innings: Rinku Singh played the best innings of his career. He defeated Uttar Pradesh in the Ranji Trophy match. While playing for Andhra Pradesh, he scored an unbeaten 165 runs. This game was a draw. During this period, Rinku broke the records of veteran Rahul Dravid and young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal. Rinku Singh played the best innings of his career. New Delhi. Rinku Singh played an unbeaten innings of 165 runs for Uttar Pradesh against Andhra in the Ranji Trophy match. Based on the strong innings of the Indian star batsman, his team got a one-run lead in the first innings against Andhra Pradesh and the match became a draw. Uttar Pradesh got three points from this match. The match was a draw, but Rinku’s innings was known for its discipline and patience. He came on at number five when his team was in trouble, and he handled the innings with great patience. In response to Andhra’s first innings score of 470 runs, the Uttar Pradesh side lost four wickets for just 34 runs. After this, Rinku Singh brought the team back by playing a responsible innings. With 273 balls, he withstood the constant pressure from Andhra bowlers and kept Uttar Pradesh in the match. Rinku reflected her own emerging maturity as a red-ball batsman, which was a clear move to her previous reputation as a T20 finalist. Vipraj Nigam made an important contribution of 42 runs. Along with Nigam, Rinku put together a crucial partnership of 122 runs for the seventh wicket which rescued Uttar Pradesh from a difficult situation. This partnership not only stabilized the innings but also took the team past 450, giving them a lead in the first innings before the match was tied. With his performances in the opening round of the Ranji Trophy, Rinku moved ahead of former Indian head coaches Rahul Dravid, Saba Karim and Yashasvi Jaiswal for India’s all-time highest first-class average (minimum 50 innings). Rinku’s century took her tally of first-class runs past 3,500. She maintained an impressive average of above 57.39. Batting first, Andhra Pradesh posted a huge score of 470 runs thanks to centuries from wicketkeepers Srikar Bharat and Sheikh Rashid. In reply, Uttar Pradesh scored 471 runs thanks to the half-centuries of Madhav Kaushik and wicketkeeper Aryan Juyal and the contributions of Rinku and Vipraj. Vipraj also took four wickets in Andhra’s innings, which included Abhishek Reddy (36), Karan Shinde, Ashwin Hebbar and KV Shashikant. About the Author Kamlesh RaiChief Sub-Editor Active in journalism for about 15 years. Studied at Delhi University. Interested in sports especially cricket, badminton, boxing and wrestling. Covered IPL, Commonwealth Games and Pro Wrestling League events. From February 2022…read more Active in journalism for about 15 years. Studied at Delhi University. Interested in sports especially cricket, badminton, boxing and wrestling. Covered IPL, Commonwealth Games and Pro Wrestling League events. From February 2022… read more Location: New Delhi, Delhi First Published: October 19, 2025, 01:30 IST home cricket Rinku Singh played the best innings of his career… Rahul Dravid and Yashasvi were left behind.