Dinesh Karthik was the hero as DK hit a last ball six to give India a sensational victory in the final of the Nidahas Trophy!
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Walking into the middle, DK knew that he had a huge task at hand in front of him, as India needed another 34 runs from the final two overs.
After a sensational over from the Fizz, Bangladesh must have thought that they had the match in the bag, as even the most optimistic Indian fan could not see a victory coming.
But no one told that to DK, as he smashed 22 off Rubel in the 18th over, leaving Indian 12 runs to get off the final over.
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It came down to five of the last ball, as DK was one strike to face Soumya Sarkar to win the Nidahas Trophy. Ultimately DK was too good, as the veteran hit a flat six over extra cover to win an incredible match for his team.
DK’s smile told the whole story, as the Tamil Nadu player soaked in the best moment of his 14 year long career. Karthik has been around for a long time, but unfortunately for him he played during the MS Dhoni era, as he always found himself in the great man’s shadow.
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But no tonight, as DK had his Mianded moment and shone brightly in the Colombo night. He was just there for eight balls, but DK played one of the best T20I innings we have seen in a very long time.
Here are the Twitter reactions!
Wow! What a win. 2 overs , 34 runs to win the finals , #DineshKarthik pic.twitter.com/lGJgxdMoT7
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) March 18, 2018
Top inn @DineshKarthik very well done.. special hitting.. #indvsBang @BCCI congratulations #TeamIndia captain @ImRo45 👌🇮🇳
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) March 18, 2018
India beat Bangladesh in the final of #NidahasTrophy2018#IndvBan pic.twitter.com/zFKfHItAiu
— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) March 18, 2018
Well done Team India @BCCI . What an amazing win. @DineshKarthik what a knock under pressure. This is a bunch of youngsters and they've done so well on this tour. #INDvBAN
— Yusuf Pathan (@iamyusufpathan) March 18, 2018
Unbelievable Moment
Watch Winning Shot By Dinesh Karthik #INDvBAN #NidahasTrophy Shankar #Bangladesh pic.twitter.com/ARAjqtlcG9— Narendra Modi (@sirnarendramodi) March 18, 2018
Vijay Shankar after Dinesh Karthik's inning#INDvBAN #dineshkarthik pic.twitter.com/hpsk4GDNYE
— Jagmal Singh (@f7aca64cbac9447) March 18, 2018
Dinesh karthik u beauty 😍😍😘😘😘. Just pulled of an unbelievable thing. Wah wat a man and what a nail bitting finish 😎😎😍😍. 29 off 8 balls. Hope this cements his place in the Indian squad. 😎😎😍😘😘🙂. Just unbelievable stuff. pic.twitter.com/bmNHfJIpQT
— Shyam Reloaded (@3660Manu) March 18, 2018
Bangladesh team posing after match !!#INDvBAN
Dinesh Karthik pic.twitter.com/TX3y8yPirc— Boring… (@graphicalcomic) March 18, 2018
Today "Dinesh Karthik" pic.twitter.com/5nIhfPFQTv
— JONsKNOWs (@This_JON_KNOWS) March 18, 2018
Vijay Shankar and Jaydev Unadkat after watching Dinesh Karthik's batting pic.twitter.com/TN77fQIFfL
— Laughing Colours (@LaughingColours) March 18, 2018