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Dinesh Karthik played India's first-ever T20 match which took place way back in 2006.

It is important to learn to embrace pressure. It is good to see a bilateral series going down to the final match. It was a tough pitch to bat on. It was hard to hit boundaries. The record being the oldest Indian to score a fifty in T20Is. And yet it seemed everything has remained the same.

Dinesh Karthik produced a man of the match performance to help India defeat South Africa in the fourth T20I and level the series 2-2.

In the process, the 37-year-old became the oldest Indian to score a half-century in T20Is, surpassing The lower middle-order batsman smashed his first half-century in the shortest format of the game, top scoring for the Men in Blue with 55 runs off 27 balls. He smashed his first half-century in T20Is, top scoring for the Men in Blue with 55 runs off 27 balls.

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Man must have been hurt deeply by not winning the 2019 WC Semis, and he is dying for a redemption. Credit to Rishabh and Rahul Bhai for sticking with the same team throughout despite couple of losses at the start. MOM in India’s first ever T20 international .. 16 years later gets his maiden fifty against the same side. Terrific fightback from team India to level the series. Kudos to Dravid and selectors for backing him.#INDvsSA pic.twitter.com/uQYKhwMn2v — Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)June 17, 2022 — Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)June 17, 2022 — Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)June 17, 2022 Karthik smashed 55 runs off 27 balls, his innings laced with 9 fours and 2 sixes, a strike rate of 203, the best among all Indian batters today. It was Dinesh Karthik’s late power-hitting during India’s innings that set up the momentum for the hosts. A run out of Quinton de Kock in the fifth over by Harshal Patel set the tone for India’s bowlers who then kept the lid on and struck regularly. That is what India did on Friday in Rajkot against South Africa as they have now come from 2-0 behind to level the series 2-2 with the final showdown on Sunday in Bangalore.

Veteran Indian batsman and wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik surpasses MS Dhoni to achieve a huge milestone during India's 82-run win over South Africa.

In the 35 T20I games since, DK was unable to score a half-century but that long wait ended on Friday as his fifty helped turned the tide in India's favour. Moreover, what will further please the Indian selectors is that Karthik's knock came at a time when India were reeling at 81-4. Dinesh Karthik must be loving life at the moment.

India rode to a commanding 82-run win over South Africa in the Rajkot T20I on Friday. Dinesh Karthik's fruitful knock with the bat was one of the highlights ...

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India vs South Africa, 4th T20 Highlights: India crushed South Africa by 82 runs in the fourth T20I to draw the five-match series level 2-2 on Friday.

Pandya and Karthik then forged a 65-run stand in 33 balls to take India to a good score. The hosts then returned to dismiss South Africa for 87 in 16.5 overs. For India, Avesh Khan (4/18) snapped four wickets in a sensational spell of fast bowling, while Yuzvendra Chahal (2/21) claimed two and Harshal Patel (1/3 in 2 overs) took one.

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Therefore India would fancy their chances to win a thrilling series having been 0-2 down and then come back to win it 3-2. He is fast at spotting lengths and therefore doesn’t allow Shamsio to execute his plans. It seems as if all this was planned to culminate in a way that Karthik would win yet another series for India (remember Nidhas Trophy!), but this time at his home ground. Though he did not get to play any match at the M Chinnaswamy the home of red and gold, he will return there as a proud son of the soil who earned his maiden T20I fifty in just the last game and almost single-handedly stretched the series to the final match. Its’ the final of the series which is at 2-2 courtesy of two very comprehensive wins from the men in blue. After two scintillating wins, Rishabh Pant’s men will have the momentum with them when they take the field at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Sunday, June 19, 2022, in the final match of the five-match T20I series which is squared at 2-2.

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Quinton de Kock will be looking to replicate his performance in the upcoming India vs South Africa series as well. In the 1st T20I, South Africa pulled off their highest successful chase in T20I cricket and denied the hosts a record 13th successive T20I victory. If skipper Temba Bavuma doesn’t make it to playing 11, Keshav Maharaj will be given a chance to lead the team. In the 2nd T20I, South Africa outclassed the hosts by four wickets in a one-sided game to take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series. India will be attempting to bag the T20I series against South Africa when they meet each other in the fifth match at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Sunday (June 19). The five-match T20I series is now locked at 2-2 after the hosts India beat the Proteas by 82 runs at Rajkot in the 4th T20I. Either Reeza Hendricks or Temba Bavuma will play the final deciding T20I as batter Aiden Markram has been ruled out.

It's all to play for between India and South Africa as the two nations come face to face in the fifth and final T20I of the ongoing series in Bengaluru.

The match begins at 07:00 PM IST and will take place at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, in Bengaluru on Sunday, June 19. READ READ

After winning two consecutive matches against South Africa, the Indian team will be seeking a victory in the final T20I match to complete their comeback and ...

In the chase South Africa looked shaky while facing the Indian bowling lineup. After winning two consecutive matches against South Africa, the Indian team will be seeking a victory in the final T20I match to complete their comeback and seal the series. In the penultimate match, batter Dinesh Karthik and all-rounder Hardik Pandya displayed fabulous batting as the hosts managed to post a formidable total of 169/6 in 20 overs.

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This venue is known for producing high-scoring encounters due to its flat pitch and small boundary dimensions. On the other hand, India need similar performances from Ishan Kishan and Yuzvendra Chahal to keep doing their good work in the series. India will face South Africa in the fifth and final fixture of the 5-match T20I series at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. The series is tied 2-2, and the team winning this game will be taking the trophy home.