DK guides RCB to a win against Rajasthan

Dinesh Karthik (44 no) and Shahbaz Ahmed (45) added a quick-fire 67 runs for the sixth wicket to help Royal Challengers Bangalore chase down the 170-run target with five balls to spare. Earlier, sent in to bat, Jos Buttler (70 no) put on two big stands – 70 for the second wicket with Devdutt Padikkal (37) and unbeaten 83 with Shimron Hetmyer (42 no) for the fourth wicket – to help Rajasthan Royals post a competitive 169 for 3 in 20 overs at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai.

Dinesh Karthik, Player of the Match, said, ‘ I think I made a conscious effort this year to do justice to myself because the last year, I felt I could have done better. The way I trained was much better this time around. Credit to the person who trained with me. I’m making a conscious effort to tell myself that I’m not done yet. When I went in, we needed 12 rpo and had to keep going. I train for these situations. To stay calm and know whom you can take down. I’ve tried to play as much white-ball cricket as possible, and prepare as many scenarios as possible. Lot of people have spent time with me in this journey, leading upto the tournament and it’s the work that goes unnoticed mostly. I think T20 cricket, it’s mostly premeditating but you also need to be clear about where to target.’

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