Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) batter Dinesh Karthik grew to become the participant with the best strike fee within the loss of life overs (17-20 overs) and the second-highest run-getter within the loss of life overs of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 following his excellent cameo towards the Punjab Kings (PBKS) on Monday. Virat Kohli’s batting masterclass mixed with Karthik and Mahipal (*10*) ending touches sealed a four-wicket win for the RCB towards PBKS on the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on the IPL 2024.
The right-hand batter performed an unbeaten knock of 28 runs from simply 10 balls which was laced with three fours and two sixes in his innings. In this innings the 38-year-old cricketer scored runs at a strike fee of 280.
With this knock, the Chennai-born participant grew to become the second-highest run-getter within the loss of life overs (17-20 overs). He has scored 372 runs at a strike fee of 203.27 and is simply behind Rajasthan Royals (RR) batter Shimron Hetmyer who has scored 383 runs at a strike fee of 197.42.
The different three batters within the high 5 checklist are Rinku Singh of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) with 351 runs at a strike fee of 195, Tim David from Mumbai Indians (MI) who has scored 290 runs at a strike fee of 207.14 and on the fifth quantity comes left-hand batter David Miller from Gujarat Titans (GT) who has scored 285 runs at a strike fee of 161.01.
Coming to the match, Punjab Kings (PBKS) noticed their batters getting begins however none of them may convert them into one thing huge. Skipper Shikhar Dhawan (45 in 37 balls with 5 fours and a six), Jitesh Sharma (27 in 20 balls with a 4 and two sixes) and Sam Curran (23 in 17 balls) performed respectable knocks, however on a batting-friendly Chinnaswammy pitch, PBKS may muster solely 176/6 in 20 overs.
Mohammed Siraj (2/26) and Glenn Maxwell (2/29) took two scalps every. Yash Dayal and Alzarri Joseph took a wicket every. In the chase of 177, RCB misplaced wickets at common intervals, however Virat (77 in 49 balls, with 11 fours and two sixes) held the ship regular on the different finish. After his dismissal, issues received tough for RCB, however sturdy end from Dinesh Karthik (28* in 10 balls, with three fours and two sixes) and Mahipal Lomror (17* in eight balls, with two fours and a six) guided the staff to a four-wicket win with 4 balls left.
Harpreet Brar (2/13) and Kagiso Rabada (2/23) have been the decide of the bowlers for PBKS. Kohli was awarded Player of the Match for his marvellous innings
(*28*)
Source hyperlink
