Dinesh Karthik Catch: In South Africa, the SA20 tournament is currently underway, similar to the IPL. Dinesh Karthik, the former Indian wicketkeeper-batsman, is participating in its third season, representing the Paarl Royals. The ninth match featured MI Cape Town facing off against the Paarl Royals, where Karthik, at 39 years old, showcased his remarkable fitness by executing a stunning one-handed catch behind the stumps. This impressive moment has been shared widely on social media.
Match summary
Paarl Royals’ captain, David Miller, won the toss and opted to have MI Cape Town bat first. Unfortunately, Cape Town struggled to make a significant impact, finishing their innings with 158 runs for 4 wickets in 20 overs, with Rassie van der Dussen top-scoring with 91 runs. Mujeeb ur Rahman emerged as the standout bowler for the Royals, claiming 2 wickets for 27 runs.
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The Paarl Royals successfully chased down the target of 159 runs in 19 overs, finishing with 6 wickets in hand. Luan Dre Pretorius was the star of the innings, scoring 83 runs, while captain Miller contributed an unbeaten 24 runs. Dinesh Karthik added 10 runs to the total. For MI Cape Town, Trent Boult and Rashid Khan each took 1 wicket.
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Dinesh Karthik’s stunning catch gives #PaarlRoyals their 1st wicket!
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The catch
During the fifth over of MI Cape Town’s innings, Dayyan Galeem was bowling, and Azmatullah Omarzai faced the first ball. Attempting to flick a short delivery, Omarzai mis-timed his shot, resulting in an edge. Karthik reacted quickly, diving to his right to make a spectacular one-handed catch, sending Omarzai back to the pavilion after scoring 13 runs off 11 balls.