NEW DELHI: Former Indian wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik rolled back the years with some stupendous hitting in the SA20 match between Joburg Super Kings and Paarl Royals at The Wanderers Stadium, in Johannesburg on Thursday.
Batting first while playing for Paarl Royals, Karthik top scored for his team with a 39-ball 53 to help his team post 150/9 in their 20 overs.
The highlight of Karthik’s knock was three successive sixes that he smashed off Wihan Lubbe in the 13th over of the Paarl Royals innings.
The first six came off a free-hit as Karthik got down on his knees to get under the flatter delivery and struck a slog sweep to send the ball sailing into the deep mid-wicket stands.
Lubbe then bowled a short-pitched delivery next and Karthik pulled the delivery over deep square leg for the second successive six.
Next ball Karthik again got down on his knees and smashed a slog sweep and the ball went sailing over mid-wicket into the crowd.
The official X handle of SA20 shared the three consecutive sixes hit by Karthik:
Karthik’s knock though wasn’t enough to save Paarl Royals from a seven-wicket defeat as Joburg Super Kings chased down the 151-run target in 17.5 overs.