After trailing early on, Royal Challengers Bangalore overcame Punjab Kings by Dafabet in Monday’s IPL 2024 match in Bengaluru. Dinesh Karthik was instrumental in helping the Royals chase 177 runs in 19.2 overs.
RCB’s run chase got off to a rough start, with Virat Kohli being the only player in Betway Sports the top order to maintain the pursuit. He used some incredible strokes to finish the chase.
The former RCB captain nearly missed a century after smashing 77 off 49 balls, which included 11 fours and two sixes, before Rummy Wealth withdrew him from the game on the final delivery of the 16th over. At 130/5, with Kohli out, RCB was starting to lose steam.
As soon as Dinesh Karthik joined the game, it appeared as though RCB would lose again. Partner Anuj Rawat was removed off the wicket in the second delivery of the 17th over, and Mahipal Lomror replaced him as the wicketkeeper.
At first, this did not seem like good news for him. He opened off the inning with a four-ball, then singled the next. Afterwards, Karthik smashed Sam Curran for a four ball with two balls left in the over.
Lomror smashed Indian pacer Arshdeep Singh for four and a six to take the total to 23 off 12 balls after Singh gave up 13 runs in the eighteenth over. Then, in the 19th over, Karthik struck Harshal Patel for four and six, costing him 13 runs.
With the game on the line in the last over, Shikhar Dhawan decided to partner with Arshdeep because the RCB needed ten runs. The veteran PBKS bowler struck a length delivery in his opening over, which Karthik expertly deflected for a six. When Karthik hit a six, everyone in the Royal Challenge Bangalore dugout, including captain Virat Kohli, jumped with joy! After Arshdeep hit a wide and then a full delivery that Karthik hammered for a four beyond the bowler, the game was spectacularly concluded by the player.