Twitter Reactions: Dinesh Karthik takes Bangladesh by surprise to win the finals for India

The critics around the cricket fraternity were accusing the Nidahas Trophy for being a boring tournament. Well, the finals of the tournament proved to be the most thrilling game played in the recent times in the shortest format of the game. It is not an everyday story to see a six being hit on the last ball to seal the fate of the game. Dinesh Karthik did exactly that to win the title for team India.

Team India needed 34 runs to win off the final two overs and Dinesh Karthik was the new man at the crease. Very few gave the Men in Blue a snigg in the series. However, DK had some other plans. The veteran superstar milked Rubel Hossain for 22 runs in the penultimate over of the chase.

And in the final over, he slaughtered Soumya Sarkar as well. With 5 needed off the last delivery, the pressure was on DK. He, however, remained calm and then clubbed one in to the stands to singlehandedly win the series for his side.

Earlier in the game, it was the Indian captain Rohit Sharma who had invited the Bangladesh side to bat first. Indian spinners struck early to send the Bangladeshi openers cheaply. Yuzvendra Chahal, in particular, was a tough cookie for the Bangladeshi. The triple strike from Chahal left the Bangladesh batsmen guessing for long.

It was Sabbir Rahman who then took the counter attack to help his side get back in to the game. Sabbir scored a crucial 77 to take Bangladesh to 166 in their stipulated 20 overs. In the run chase, team India kept losing wickets at regular intervals. It was Rohit Sharma who kept the chase on track with an anchoring knock from one end.

His departure exposed the inexperience Indian lower middle-order that had been untested in the series. A brilliant over from Mustafizur in the 18th over of the game pushed the game away from team India. But Dinesh Karthik knew he had a story to write for himself. His unbeaten 29 off 8 deliveries sealed the match and the series for the Indian team.

Here is how the fans reacted to DK’s knock and the Indian win:

India beat Bangladesh in the final of #NidahasTrophy2018#IndvBan pic.twitter.com/zFKfHItAiu

— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) March 18, 2018

Washington Sundar in powerplay overs this tournament:

Overs – 13
Runs – 77
Wickets – 6
Eco. rate – 5.92 #INDvBAN

— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) March 18, 2018

Bangladesh must be hating all Indian wicketkeeper batsmen

— The UnReal Times (@TheUnRealTimes) March 18, 2018

29 off 8…. @DineshKarthik take a bow!! Up there with one of the best closing innings of all time! #indvsban

— Mitchell McClenaghan (@Mitch_Savage) March 18, 2018

CRY BABIES WILL NOW BREAK THE GLASS BUT FOR DIFFERENT REASON.

— Silly Point ?‏ (@FarziCricketer) March 18, 2018

Umm the city of joy must be delighted. Eh @KKRiders fans? ?

— Jatin Sapru (@jatinsapru) March 18, 2018

Good decision by @KKRiders to make @DineshKarthik captain! What an innings ?

— Vikram Sathaye (@vikramsathaye) March 18, 2018

Dinesh Karthik came in when India need 34 runs in 12 balls and he did this…

6, 4, 6, 0, 2, 4, 1, 6

Won it with last ball Six..

— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) March 18, 2018

Exceptional !!! All Hail DK BOSS, Sensational Finish @DineshKarthik ? pic.twitter.com/vHOHgTxgvB

— Lakshmi Narayanan (@lakshuakku) March 18, 2018

India doing a victory lap in Colombo, crowd loving it. #sentencesyouneverthoughtyouwouldtype

— Andrew Fidel Fernando (@andrewffernando) March 18, 2018

Remember, Dinesh Karthik had to do the heroics because of Vijay Shankar. He is no less a hero! ?

— Keh Ke Peheno (@coolfunnytshirt) March 18, 2018

#INDvBAN

Apni team haar gayi aisa… pic.twitter.com/xjnUIDXaN8

— SAGAR (@sagarcasm) March 18, 2018

Bangladesh were in the game for a long time when nobody expected them to and then @Mustafiz90 bowled that superb 18th over. The last two overs though, didn't go to plan, particularly Rubel. I thought it was asking too much of Soumya Sarkar to bowl a high-pressure last over.

— Mohammad Isam (@Isam84) March 18, 2018

Dinesh Karthik made his debut before Dhoni. But he is still only 32 and batting better than ever before. Could well be a wonderful second wind for him if he can keep his form from the last 2 years

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) March 18, 2018

Shri @DineshKarthik right now ???? @BCBtigers #INDvBAN pic.twitter.com/AW0azmnyFs

— Rofl Gandhi (@RoflGandhi_) March 18, 2018

Congratulations to the entire team #TeamIndia?. Very well done boys. What a super innings by @DineshKarthik.✌️

— Amit Mishra (@MishiAmit) March 18, 2018

Wow! What a win. 2 overs , 34 runs to win the finals , #DineshKarthik pic.twitter.com/lGJgxdMoT7

— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) March 18, 2018

Super win for #TeamIndia huge achievement for this young side, #future in good hands,should do a world of good for the confidence @BCCI

— subramani badrinath (@s_badrinath) 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

Top inn @DineshKarthik very well done.. special hitting.. #indvsBang @BCCI congratulations #TeamIndia captain @ImRo45 ???

— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) March 18, 2018

Congratulations #teamindia. Outstanding @DineshKarthik takes us home.. #indvsban #NidahasTrophy2018Final ??

— Pragyan Ojha (@pragyanojha) March 18, 2018

Wow @DineshKarthik what an inning to win the game for team India ?? #INDvBAN final

— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) March 18, 2018

Oof! What a shot @DineshKarthik. Six over covers. Unbelievable superb cameo changed the game . #INDvsBAN #NidahasTrophy2018 final

— R P Singh (@rpsingh) March 18, 2018

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