Lucknow, May 27 -- Royal Challengers Bengaluru stand-in captain Jitesh Sharma, who couldn't believe he executed a match-winning knock, revealed the message of his "mentor and guru" Dinesh Karthik, which allowed him to finish off a record-shattering chase against Lucknow Super Giants in the final group stage game of the 18th season of the IPL.

During Bengaluru's pursuit of an intimidating 228-run target, RCB was threadbare at 123/4 after losing its 'Chase Master' Virat Kohli in the 12th over. Jitesh arrived at the crease and joined hands with Mayank Agarwal to figure out a blueprint for RCB's successful heist in the tournament's history.

With a rollicking display with the bat, Jitesh left the spectators enchanted with his unbeaten 85 fro...