Twitter Reactions: Evergreen Dinesh Karthik takes RCB to yet another win
Dinesh Karthik once again came to RCB's rescue and slammed a match-winning half-century.
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Royal Challengers Bangalore have taken a massive leap in the IPL 2022 points table following a 16-run win over Delhi Capitals. It wasn’t really a comprehensive win for the Faf du Plessis-led side as some loopholes in the team were exposed. Nonetheless, Dinesh Karthik once again came to the rescue and slammed a fiery half-century. Josh Hazlewood was the side’s standout performer with the ball, scalping three wickets.
Earlier in the match, Delhi Capitals won the toss and opted to bowl at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. RCB suffered a top-order collapse with the trio of Faf du Plessis, Anuj Rawat and Virat Kohli were dismissed cheaply. Kohli’s dismissal, in fact, was nothing but a bonus for DC as the talismanic batter was run-out at a personal score of 12. The repair was then done by the dashing Glenn Maxwell.
Dinesh Karthik plays yet another sensational knock
Regardless of the sensitivity of the situation, Maxwell went after the bowlers from the outset and played some delightful shots all over the park. He brought up his maiden half-century of the season and was eventually dismissed for a 34-ball 55. The baton was then passed onto the evergreen Dinesh Karthik, who played yet another destructive knock.
The 36-year-old was watchful at the start and shifted gears in the end overs. He brought up his maiden fifty of the season and remained unbeaten on 66 off 34 balls. He received substantial support from Shahbaz Ahmed, who scored 32 off 21 balls. As a result, RCB posted 189/5 in their allotted 20 overs.
In reply, DC got off to a flying start with openers David Warner and Prithvi Shaw adding 50 runs inside the first five overs. While Shaw was dismissed after scoring 16, Warner brought up yet another fifty. He eventually fell prey to Wanindu Hasaranga after scoring 66 off just 38 balls.
While Mitchell Marsh, who scored 14 off 24 balls, endured a hard time on his DC debut, Rishabh Pant scored a counterattacking 34 off 17 deliveries. Pant’s dismissal proved to be the turning point of the game as DC lost momentum afterwards. While Shardul Thakur and Axar Patel played some big shots towards the end, the Capitals were eventually restricted to 173/7 , losing the contest by 16 runs. RCB are now third in the points table with eight points.
Meanwhile, let’s look at how Twitter reacted to RCB’s triumph:
Good win for @RCBTweets! Join @gujarat_titans & @LucknowIPL at 8 points. It's going to be a very interesting show between these teams in the next few games 🤩 #IPL2022
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) April 16, 2022
A finisher is usually there for icing and cherry on top but this match DK build the base as well. How costly was that drop catch of him on 5? Warner wkt was the game changer. And how good has Hazlewood been in T20s since his CSK stint! #DCvRCB #IPL2022
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) April 16, 2022
Full marks to Rishabh Pant for trusting and giving confidence to his bowlers but Delhi bowlers didn’t perform upto to his expectations. It will be a good chase to watch. #RCBvsDC #TATAIPL2022
— Amit Mishra (@MishiAmit) April 16, 2022
How good is shahbaz Ahmed 🔥 #RCBvsDC
— Shreevats goswami (@shreevats1) April 16, 2022
A T20 Special with all the requisites. It's when FIZZ goes FLAT in a spit. DK take a bow. @DineshKarthik @RCBTweets #RCB pic.twitter.com/pHmrI82jvW
— Ravi Shastri (@RaviShastriOfc) April 16, 2022
Dinesh Karthik is a story of Grit and determination!
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) April 16, 2022
Some of those shots by @DineshKarthik were just 🤯
What an amazing #IPL2022 he’s having, so happy for him!
A cracking finish to add to a superb 50 by @Gmaxi_32 has taken #RCB to a very competitive total! Steep chase for #DC now. #DCvRCB— Abhinav Mukund (@mukundabhinav) April 16, 2022
Brillaint knock by @DineshKarthik
Some terrific batting to take RCB to a safe total!Looke like an interesting match ahead ! #RCBvsDC— Kris Srikkanth (@KrisSrikkanth) April 16, 2022
The best 5crs @RCBTweets has ever spent !! @DineshKarthik 🔥🔥
— Veda Krishnamurthy (@vedakmurthy08) April 16, 2022
Woaaahhh @DineshKarthik 4️⃣4️⃣4️⃣6️⃣6️⃣4️⃣
Huge huge over for @RCBTweets #IPL2022 #RCBvsDC— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) April 16, 2022
DK .. 🚀🚀🚀🚀 #IPL2022 👁👁
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) April 16, 2022
Wow wee 😱 DK smashing it again in the death overs. Strike rate over 200 💥 #RCBvsDC
— Lisa Sthalekar (@sthalekar93) April 16, 2022
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