Dinesh Karthik finishes the second T20I against Australia in style
Dinesh Karthik Scoring six and four runs in the final over.
OverIndia vs. Australia: India needed 9 runs off the final over bowled by Daniel Sams to win. Dinesh Karthik finished the game in just two balls.
India conquered Australia by 6 wickets in the second Twenty20 International on Friday in Nagpur. Due to the soggy outfield, the game was shortened. Because of the delay, the match was reduced to 8-overs-a-side. Australia scored 90 runs for the loss of five wickets. While India scored on the first ball of the eighth over.
India needed 9 runs off the final over bowled by Daniel Sams to win.
The first ball was bowled by the left-arm pacer on Karthik’s pads, and he smashed it for a six over backward square leg. To avoid any drama near the end of the game, Karthik pulled Sams’ slower short ball for a four towards deep mid-wicket also finished the game for India.
Indian skipper Rohit, who was standing at the non-end, striker’s ran to Karthik and hugged him shortly after the match-winning four. Earlier, Matthew Wade’s 43 off 20 balls and Aaron Finch’s 31 off 15 balls helped Australia post a competitive score.
In response, Rohit and KL Rahul gave India a great start, adding 39 runs in just 2.4 overs before Rahul was bowled by Adam Zampa. The Australian spinner then dismissed Virat Kohli also Suryakumar Yadav to keep his team in the game. But India was eventually defeated by the duo of Rohit and Karthik.
