India squash star Dipika Pallikal took to social media to express her happiness over husband Dinesh Karthik's match-winning knock in the Nidahas Trophy final Sunday, March 19 in Colombo. In the final of the Nihadas Trophy, India won the title by defeating Bangladesh by 4 wickets. India wicket-keeper batsmen Dinesh Karthik's vital 29 runs helped India achieve this position. Although the last two overs remaining was in the favor of Bangladesh, Dinesh Karthik grabbed the last ball and hit a six.
The Men in Blue were facing an uphill task of getting 34 runs off their last 12 balls, but Karthik held his nerves and collected 22 runs in the 19th over and went on to hit a six off the last ball, much to the delight of the Indian and Sri Lankan fans at the R Premadasa Stadium.Even as his teammates rushed onto the ground in elation, Karthik cut a composed figure after helping India prevail in the last-ball thriller.
Earlier, Bangladesh made 166 runs in the last 20 overs, in which Sabbir Rehman (77) of Bangladesh played an important role in batting first. The start of the Indian batting line-up was quite average in which Rohit Sharma's half-century was included. India were in a spot of bother during their chase of 169 when Karthik walked out to bat at number seven. Skipper Rohit Sharma had smashed a 42-ball 56 but the momentum swung Bangladesh's way after his wicket.
