T20 World Cup 2022: Top 10 funny Dinesh Karthik memes after his failure against South Africa
Team India wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik's dismal batting form continued in the current T20 World Cup 2022 on Sunday, October 30.
After failing against Pakistan last week, Karthik once again crumbled under pressure. He departed for just six runs off 15 balls against South Africa when his team needed him the most.
Rohit Sharma won the toss and chose to bat first at the Perth Cricket Stadium. They got off to a poor start as Lungi Ngidi (4/26) breathed fire and destroyed their top order. India were reduced to 49/5 in 8.3 overs, with all the top-order batters back in the pavilion.
At this juncture, Karthik entered the crease and stitched a useful 51-run stand with Suryakumar Yadav. However, he did not play fluently during the partnership, as most of the runs came from Suryakumar's bat.
Karthik departed in the 16th over when he tried to hit his way out of the slump, leaving Suryakumar alone with the finishing task. India eventually reached 133/9 in 20 overs.
Fans slam Dinesh Karthik for poor performances in T20 World Cup 2022
Fans were disappointed with Karthik's inability to provide the goods for his side in the death overs, as they desperately needed them on Sunday. They pointed out Karthik's struggles in recent times against top teams in this regard and trolled him by sharing memes.
Here are some of the best reactions:
How Dinesh Karthik got selected for the wc team https://t.co/r5PORDLGq7
They compared Dinesh karthik with MS Dhoni https://t.co/HUCwbdU8F8
5 off 15 from Dinesh Karthik
#INDvsSA https://t.co/E5rZJK4AkJ
Dinesh Karthik today https://t.co/NTb1r1Ts0P
Dinesh karthik today: https://t.co/ycNm0ETaQq
Lmao 38 year old guy in big 2022
#SanjuSamson
#Rishabpant
#dineshkarthik
#WT20
#T20WorldCup https://t.co/aJgyK4352i
Dinesh Karthik in Big matches
11 (9) Vs pak 2007 T20-Wc
11* (15) Vs 2013 CT
6 (11) CT Final 2013
26 (46) Vs Pak Asia cup 2014
29* (8) Nidahas Final
36 (67) Asia cup final 2018
6 (25) Wc 2019 SF
1* (1) Vs Pak Asia Cup
1 (2) vs pak
6 (1) vs SA
Only 1 good inning in 15 years. https://t.co/5bd7YoV04a
Dinesh Karthik's future after T20 world cup
🤣🤣🤣 https://t.co/IZYFplae03
#INDvSA #dineshkarthik
When india struggling
DK:- https://t.co/U6Qx5SqFcn
#INDvsSA
#INDvSA
#ICCT20WorldCup2022
#KLRahul to #dineshkarthik we are same bro 😎 https://t.co/Xs9iY1CrPj
"My height helped a bit I think" - Lungi Ngidi after his four-wicket haul against India in Perth
South African bowler Ngidi reflected on a hostile four-wicket spell against India and opened up that his height assisted him in the cause. The lanky pacer revealed that they utilized the bounce on offer well and cramped the batters while bowling at a decent pace.
Speaking at the mid-innings break, Ngidi said:
"Coming up against a team like this, you want to dismiss them for a low total. The early wickets helped us restrict them. My height helped a bit I think. A few got up off a length."
Ngidi added:
"There is a bit of bounce out there. Played here before so knew the sort of lengths that I need to hit. (Team plan) We knew they probably wanted to use our pace so we wanted to cramp them for space and bowl hard lengths. We are very happy about bowling them out for that total."
After 10 overs, South Africa reached 40/3 with David Miller and Aiden Markram at the crease.