#9 Dinesh Karthik - 97 Vs Rajasthan Royals, 2019

Kolkata Knight Riders started off the 2019 IPL with four wins in five matches as the Andre Russell storm hit. But they lost the next five and questions were raised about the contributions of skipper Dinesh Karthik.
He silenced the critics with a fantastic knock against Rajasthan. Promoting himself to No 4, he first steadied the innings after his side managed only 49 in the first 10 overs. He attacked leg-spinner Shreyas Gopal for a 25-run over.
Karthik was brilliant as he smashed sixes over midwicket with power and also used the pace and bounce to hit boundaries over fine-leg and third-man. His 97 took KKR's total to 177 as the next best score was just 21.
Although spinners Sunil Narine and Piyush Chawla broke the Royals' top order, a late flourish from 17-year old Riyan Parag and Jofra Archer took the victory from the hands of KKR.
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