Dinesh Karthik is a great asset to us: RCB skipper Faf du Plessis hails veteran batter's composure after RR win
India Today
Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Rajasthan Royals by 4 wickets in the 13th game of IPL 2022 season at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) skipper Faf du Plessis was in awe of Dinesh Karthik's superb composure under the pressure after the veteran batter sealed the game against Rajasthan Royals with his sensational death overs batting.
Plessis said, ‘’To pull it out of nowhere, you need some great characters and DK is as great a character as you can get. His composure under pressure is amazing. He is really calm and such a great asset to us. We bowled really well, up to the 18th over and then Jos got some good shots. Got a score that we thought was a bit above-par with the conditions and the surface spinning a bit. We started quite well though, but then Yuzi (Chahal) bowled really well to get them back in.’’
RCB’s bowler Harshal Patel returned with a spell of 1-18 in the 13th game of the IPL 2022 season.
‘’Like I always say, winning the game for the team and crossing the line is the reason why I play the game and this was one of those occasions. I had my plans when we came into the game to bowl the hard length and not a lot of slower balls as it is a very good wicket here but it turned out to be completely different, it is all about assessing and adapting to the conditions. At the top of my mark. I am pretty sure what I want to bowl and my field placements is where I want the batter to hit me. There are certain things you can do and certain things you can't do’’, Patel said.
Dinesh Karthik and Shahbaz Ahmed played knocks of 44 and 45 respectively.
RCB were left struggling at 87/5 in the 13th over but Karthik and Ahmed played gem of an innings and they helped RCB go past the finishing line to register their second victory of the ongoing season.
Jos Buttler smashed an unbeaten 70 to power Rajasthan Royals to 169 for 3 against Royal Challengers Bangalore in their Indian Premier League match here on Tuesday.
