DK smashed a colossal 108-metre maximum against Natarajan. RCB faced SRH in IPL 2024 at Chinnaswamy Stadium on April 15th. Dinesh Karthik struck an enormous six off T Natarajan’s bowling delivery in the IPL match between the Royal Challengers Bengaluru team and Sunrisers Hyderabad side.
With that, the wicketkeeper-batter hit the longest six of the IPL season thus far. He passed Klaasen, who hit a 106-meter six off Lockie Ferguson early in the game.
The six came in the sixteenth over of RCB’s run chase. T Natarajan delivered a full-length ball on the pads, which Karthik smashed for a 108-m six that touched the stadium’s dome.
Watch Dinesh Karthik’s six below:
Karthik smashed many runs rapidly. He scored 83 off just 35 balls. This amounted to a strike rate exceeding 237. Furthermore, he struck seven towering sixes along with five fours. The right-handed batsman displayed stellar form throughout IPL 2024’s proceedings.
At 38 years old, Karthik remained unbeaten on 53 off 23 deliveries versus Mumbai Indians. This continued his recent hot streak. Prior knocks included 38 from 26 versus CSK, 28 not out from 10 against PBKS, and 20 off 8 versus KKR. His bat kept firing.
Dinesh Karthik’s sublime form continues. He aims to maintain it, keeping himself relevant for India’s 2024 T20 World Cup squad selection. The event, held in USA and West Indies, occurs in June.
Dinesh Karthik’s Heroics Go Unrewarded as SRH Triumph over RCB in IPL 2024 High-Scoring Thriller
Dinesh Karthik’s fighting knock was in fruitless as SRH defeated RCB by 25 runs in IPL 2024 on Monday.
Chasing 288, RCB managed 262/7. Apart from Karthik, skipper Faf du Plessis, Virat Kohli, and Anuj Rawat scored 62 (28), 42 (20), and 25*(14), respectively.
Pat Cummins led the way for the Sunrisers, finishing with 3/43, while Mayank Markande claimed two wickets.
When asked to bat first, SRH scored the greatest total in IPL history. They scored 287/3 in their allocated 20 overs. Travis Head top scored with 102 off 41 in an innings that included eight sixes and nine boundaries. Heinrich Klaasen also scored 67 off 31, with seven sixes and two boundaries.
Abdul Samad, Abhishek Sharma, and Aiden Markram contributed 37(10), 34(22), and 32(17), respectively.
Lockie Ferguson took two wickets for RCB, while Reece Topley claimed one.
SRH’s triumph bolstered their fourth spot on the IPL 2024 points table. Having secured victory in four out of six clashes. Cummins’ contingent now gears up to cross swords with Delhi Capitals at Arun Jaitley Stadium on April 20th.
Conversely, Royal Challengers Bangalore languish at the bottom, with a lone victory in seven battles. Faf du Plessis’ troops aim to reverse their fortunes in the IPL’s latter half. Their subsequent clash pits them against KKR at Eden Gardens on April 21st.
