It was another day of Dinesh Karthik displaying his eye-pleasing strokeplay in IPL 2022. Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Capitals are currently facing each other in Match 27 of IPL 2022. DC skipper Rishabh Pant won the toss and opted to bowl.
For RCB, Dinesh Karthik came in to bat at no.7 when the score was 92-5. From there, Karthik added 97 runs with Shahbaz Ahmed to take the RCB total to 189-5. The veteran smashed 5 fours and 5 sixes in his innings of 66 runs.
In the 18th over of the match, bowled by DC pacer Mustafizur Rahman, Karthik accumulated 28 runs smashing each ball for a boundary. Again the calmness shown by Dinesh Karthik under pressure was the striking feature of his knock.
Here is how Twitter reacted to Dinesh Karthik’s Classy Knock:
The best 5crs @RCBTweets has ever spent !! @DineshKarthik 🔥🔥
— Veda Krishnamurthy (@vedakmurthy08) April 16, 2022
DK can start a new religion with so many worshippers he has💖🔥🔥🔥🔥
— Shivani (@meme_ki_diwani) April 16, 2022
Organise the T20 World Cup rn and Dinesh Karthik, alone will win it for India 😭🙏🏻
— Shrutika Gaekwad (@Shrustappen33) April 16, 2022
No matter how consistent or how many runs he scores in the rest of the tournament , He has done it until now every time when his team were in deep trouble and @DineshKarthik should be an automatic choice to be on the plane for t20 World Cup later this year.Agree ?
— Prasanna (@prasannalara) April 16, 2022
What a tournament Dinesh Karthik is having. He's in terrific form. Has reinvented himself
— Sarang Bhalerao (@bhaleraosarang) April 16, 2022
Yet again a @DineshKarthik special this. Fantastic partnership for @RCBTweets can they get 185-190?
— Boria Majumdar (@BoriaMajumdar) April 16, 2022
DK lived in the shadows of MS Dhoni for the longest time.
Fitting that just when Dhoni's batting prowess is dwindling, Dinesh Karthik is slowly but surely coming into his own as the finisher ♥️
— Sarah Waris (@swaris16) April 16, 2022
Dinesh Karthik is a story of Grit and determination!
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) April 16, 2022
DK is no ABD, but he's surely saved RCB every time this season like how we have seen AB do.
Been absolutely sublime this season. Don't remember him batting as beautifully as he had this season ever.
— Gurkirat Singh Gill (@gurkiratsgill) April 16, 2022
AB D Karthik! Simply out of words! Bowlers have no ounce of a clue as to how to bowl to him.
RCB definitely have a solid total on the board. DC need dew to set in big time and another Shaw-Warner masterclass up top. Ain't gonna be easy this! #IPL2022 #DCvRCB
— Soorya Sesha (@sooryasesha7) April 16, 2022
DINESH KARTHIK THE FINISHER💪💯🔥
DINESH KARTHIK THE SAVIOR💪❤
DINESH KARTHIK, THE BLINDING LIGHT OF #RCB JUST LIKE ONE MAN ONCE WAS!
4, 4, 4, 6, 6, 4 in the 18th over vs the Fizz💪❤💯
Just too good💪DK POPA, WE LOVE YOU ANNA❤🔥#IPL2022 pic.twitter.com/U1FOHsNpDQ
— Arnav (@cricketArnav) April 16, 2022
Dinesh Karthik has played 6 innings in IPL 2022 so far. He has remained unbeaten 5 times, scored 197 runs and has a strike rate of 209.57. If he continues this sublime run, there are high chances of him being selected in India’s squad for T20 World Cup 2022.
After RCB’s match against KKR, skipper Faf du Plessis had said: “DK is as close as it gets to MS Dhoni when it comes to being ice cool.”
India has faced the problem of being too reliant on the Top 3 batters in recent ICC events. Karthik’s inclusion can solve that issue for the team.
RCB Set a target of 190 runs for Delhi Capitals
Bangalore lost both their openers within the first three overs. Virat Kohli also got out later, courtesy of an incredible throw from Lalit Yadav standing at backward point region.
Glenn Maxwell then played a counter-attacking knock of 55 runs off 34 balls. From there on, it was the partnerhsip between Dinesh Karthik and Shahbaz Ahmed that stabilised the innings for RCB. Shahbaz scored crucial 32 runs off 21 balls.
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