Dinesh Karthik’s Retirement Almost Confirmed, Virat Kohli in Tears After RCB Lose vs RR in IPL 2024 Eliminator | WATCH VIDEO
Ahmedabad: Once the Royal Challengers Bengaluru lost the IPL 2024 eliminator on Wednesday, Dinesh Karthik’s gestures suggested that he may have played his last IPL game. There was a lap around the stadium in Ahmedabad, while Virat Kohli was spotted in tears after the elimination. After the game, Karthik took off his gloves and thanked the fans for all the support. It was almost certain that Karthik is retiring, while it is still not official. Even Kohli walked up to him with teary-eyes and hugged him.
Here is the clip from after the match that is now going viral:
DK signing off pic.twitter.com/Nwzp06wrRM
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RR went up and down in their chase of 173 but finally managed to end their five-match winless streak with a four-wicket win over RCB.
With the result, RR have ended RCB’s dream comeback run and six-game winning after being at the bottom of the points table to now set up a clash with Sunrisers Hyderabad in Qualifier 2 at Chennai. The winner of the Qualifier 2 clash at Chennai will face Kolkata Knight Riders in the final on Sunday.
After Avesh Khan (3-44) and Ravichandran Ashwin (2-19) starred in a disciplined bowling effort to restrict RCB to 172/8, Yashasvi Jaiswal top-scored with 45, followed by Riyan Parag (36), Shimron Hetmyer (26) and Rovman Powell (16 not out) propelled RR to complete the chase in 19 overs.
Chasing 173, Jaiswal survived on five when Cameron Green dropped a difficult chance at first slip. After that, Jaiswal hit three fours off the next four balls against Yash Dayal, before he and Tom Kohler-Cadmore took three boundaries collectively off Mohammed Siraj.