Watch: Dinesh Karthik gets furious after getting out, later fined for breach of code of conduct
The highly anticipated IPL season is about to come to an end with one more game. A week ago, the regular season ended, and the playoffs have concluded.
However, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will meet in the final (KKR). It's been an incredible tournament, full of highs and lows that have occurred in an incredibly short period of time.
However, Chennai Super Kings will have their work cut out for them in this matchup. After beating the Delhi Capitals on Wednesday, the Kolkata Knight Riders will be in a better mood.
They even had a tremendous comeback against Royal Challengers Bangalore, which gave their players even more confidence. And it was on display against the Delhi Capitals on Sunday.
The Kolkata Knight Riders, on the other hand, had won the toss and elected to bowl first. Kolkata Knight Riders When it came to the due factor and chasing in a major game like this, the pitch was very sluggish.
And the Delhi Capitals' batting was dismal, as they were very sluggish throughout the opening game. In addition, it was possible to watch each and every DC batter making run-a-ball runs. In addition, the previous match's hero batsmen Prithvi Shaw and Rishabh Pant failed to impress in any way.
As a consequence of Delhi's performance, the Capitals were limited to 138 runs in their first innings. Even the Kolkata Knight Riders, on the other hand, did not seem to be at ease in that particular field. Despite the fact that the top of the order helped them to a great first-wicket stand.
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However, their middle-order came dangerously close to costing them the game. Rahul Tripathi, on the other hand, stepped up to the plate and kept his cool to give an incredible win to the Korbo lorbo army
Kagiso Rabada got the better of Dinesh Karthik, who was pictured furious after the match. In the 18th over of the second inning, the incident happened with the final ball of the eighteenth over. Mistimed by Dinesh Karthik, the ball took the bat and went for the stumps.
The Tamil Nadu player, on the other hand, was not pleased with his exit and was spotted seething. In addition, he was so frustrated that he pulled the stumps out with his bat.
Dinesh Karthik was punished for the incident by the match referee. This IPL season's umpires have taken a strong stance against similar occurrences.
After what had occurred, Dinesh Karthik should have maintained his composure. He's normally a cool and collected guy, but the match tension got to him. And the acts of this kind have repercussions. On Friday, KKR and CSK will square off in the championship game.