Karthik’s final-ball six dashes Bangladesh’s dreams
Walking in with the team needing 34 off the last two overs, the wicketkeeper-batsman pulls off an incredible win for India.
Dinesh Karthik did a Javed Miandad with a last-ball six as India pulled off an incredible chase beating Bangladesh by four wickets in the Nidhas T20 tri-series final here tonight.
Needing five off the final delivery, Karthik smashed Soumya Sarkar over extra-cover as a second-string Indian side held its nerve in a tense situation to chase down a target of 167 in 20 overs.
It would count as one of India's famous last-ball sixes — something that the Pakistani legend did against India 32 years back in Sharjah.
Karthik's gem of a cameo got him 29 off 8 balls with two boundaries and three sixes — the last of them which will forever be etched in the memory.
Skipper Rohit Sharma's (56 off 42 balls) dismissal set India's inexperienced middle-order in panic mode and Vijay Shankar's four dot-balls off the 18th over by Mustafizur Rahaman made it very difficult for India.
