The IPL match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Lucknow Super Giants was a thrilling encounter, considered one of the most captivating in IPL history. The game went down to the wire, with Lucknow Super Giants needing just one run from the last ball.
In the final over, bowled by Harshal Patel, he narrowly missed the stumps with a slower ball. Unfortunately, Dinesh Karthik’s lackluster glovework behind the wickets drew a lot of criticism.
The pressure was on Avesh Khan to take Lucknow Super Giants beyond the finishing line in the final ball. Harshal bowled a full delivery outside off to him, and the batter missed it completely. However, Ravi Bishnoi, sprinting from the other end, made it to the other side before Dinesh Karthik could make an easy take behind the stumps.
Although it seemed like the wicketkeeper could orchestrate a runout, Lucknow Super Giants were destined to win due to Karthik’s blunder.
Karthik, who collected the ball cleanly, fumbled it, allowing the batters to sneak an easy single. His mistake brought back memories of Dhoni’s legendary runout during the T20 World Cup 2016 Super 10 fixture, where the Indian cricket legend famously eliminated Bangladesh by just one run.