Indian Premier League 2020: Dinesh Karthik’s blinder to remove Ben Stokes is winning the internet, Watch!
In Kolkata Knight Riders’ medical 60-run win over Rajasthan Royals on Sunday (November 1), there was a second of brilliance the place Dinesh Karthik took an astonishing acrobatic catch to dismiss the well-set Ben Stokes.
Watch the catch right here:
What a Catch from Dinesh Karthik , Flying like a hen , Simply Outstanding , Cummins On fireplace | #IPL2020 | #KKRvRR | #KKRHaiTaiyaar pic.twitter.com/XkLoJhjs7z
— Mathan (@Cric_life59) November 1, 2020
The catch got here at a vital juncture within the match with the in-form Stokes threatening to take the sport away. Chasing KKR’s complete of 191, the Englishman launched the fireworks, taking Rajasthan to 27/1 in simply two overs.
But on the very first ball of the third over from Pat Cummins, Stokes tried to square-cut a large of off supply however the ball took a thick exterior edge and would have raced away to the fence however Karthik someway managed to latch-on resulting in the large wicket of Stokes for 18 (off 11 balls). Karthik dived full size to his left and nearly managed to grasp the ball along with his fingers.
Cricket followers left no stone unturned in lauding Karthik for his theatrical dive:
Wicketkeepers catches simply get higher and higher What a catch Dinesh Karthik #IPL2020 pic.twitter.com/K5E1342WrH
— James (@Surreycricfan) November 1, 2020
Udta Karthik
Best catch although #KKRvRR #dineshkarthik pic.twitter.com/rjhc8TpT9F— Rickta (@Rickta20) November 1, 2020
#KKRvRR
Dinesh karthik
Karthik took the same catch in opposition to south africa in 2007 wc
After 13 years at the moment identical catch
Dk you Beauty pic.twitter.com/GcwYaZ4eKT— prasanth (@Prasant57404081) November 1, 2020
How it Started vs How it is going@DineshKarthik #KKRvRR #dineshkarthik pic.twitter.com/iiOQ4RhC1o
— Manoj Maddy (@manoj__maddy) November 1, 2020
The large wicket led to a dramatic collapse and Rajasthan misplaced three extra wickets in change of simply 10 runs. With the rating studying 37/5 in Four overs, the Royals by no means actually recovered and will solely handle 131/9 from their 20 overs.
Earlier, Eoin Morgan’s (68 off 35 balls; 4×5, 6×6) rapid-fire knock and Andre Russel’s (25 off 11 balls; 4×1, 6×3) late frenzy powered KKR to a good-looking 191/7. In Rajasthan’s chase, KKR’s file signing Pat Cummins was the hero of the day as he picked up 4 wickets, returning with figures of 4-0-34-4
KKR thus stayed alive within the competitors however their playoff qualification nonetheless stays within the arms of different groups with internet run-rate being the figuring out issue.
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