Dinesh Karthik smashes his 21st IPL fifty, clocks 150 sixes
What's the story
Dinesh Karthik played a blinder for Royal Challengers Bengaluru against Mumbai Indians in match number 25 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season on Thursday at the Wankhede Stadium.
Karthik came to the crease when RCB were reduced to 108/4 in 12.2 overs. Karthik shared a crucial 45-run stand alongside Faf du Plessis.
The RCB kept losing wickets but Karthik held his nerves.
Knock
A proper finisher's knock from DK's blade
Karthik came in and scored six from the first nine balls faced. He broke loose in the 16th over, smacking pacer Akash Madhwal for four fours.
Karthik hit a six each in the final ball of the 18th and 19th over. Jasprit Bumrah was excellent for MI in this phase.
Karthik helped RCB finish strongly (196/8), smashing Madhwal (1/57) once again.
Runs
Decoding Karthik's IPL stats
Karthik scored 53* from 23 balls. His strike rate was 230.43. His knock was laced with five fours and four sixes.
In 248 IPL matches, Karthik owns 4,659 runs at 26.32. He has raced to 21 half-centuries.
Notably, the veteran now owns 150 IPL sixes. He also raced to 450 fours.
As per ESPNcricinfo, Karthik has scored 428 runs versus MI (50s: 2).
Information
Karthik has struck at 190-plus in IPL 2024
Karthik owns 143 runs from six matches (5 innings) this season at an average of 71.50. His strike rate is a massive 190.66. DK has smashed 11 fours and 11 sixes. This was his maiden IPL fifty of the season.