Rinku Singh, who is part of Team India’s squad for the T20 World Cup 2026, has been in excellent form with the bat in the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26 so far. Captaining the Uttar Pradesh team, Rinku Singh has proved himself worthy on all fronts so far, with the team securing a place in the quarter-finals with just one match remaining in the group stage.
A quick, match winning knock by Rinku Singh
On January 6, Uttar Pradesh’s Group B match against Vidarbha saw Rinku Singh smash a brilliant half-century at a strike rate of 190, helping Uttar Pradesh win the match by 54 runs..
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Uttar Pradesh, batting first against Vidarbha in the match played at Rajkot, scored 339 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in 50 overs. Opening batsman Abhishek Goswami scored a brilliant century of 103 runs for Uttar Pradesh. Coming to bat in the final overs, UP captain Rinku Singh, batting in his natural style, scored 57 runs from 30 balls, with a strike rate of 190, and also managed to hit four fours and two sixes.
Rinku Singh retired hurt in this match. So far, Rinku has been in excellent form in this Vijay Hazare Trophy season, scoring 371 runs in six innings at an impressive average of 123.67. During this period, Rinku Singh has scored one century and three half-centuries.
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The cricket team of Uttar Pradesh made it to the quarter finals
Uttar Pradesh is part of Group B in the 2025-26 Vijay Hazare Trophy, where they have secured a place in the quarter-finals by winning all six of their opening group stage matches. Uttar Pradesh currently has one match left in the group stage, against Bengal on January 8th. In addition to Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, captained by Rishabh Pant and part of Group D, have also secured a place in the quarter-finals.