Bhubaneswar, April 16 -- RCB wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik was absolutely in beast mode against SRH after scoring a blistering 83 runs off 35 balls which included 7 sixes. However, his courageous effort went in vain as Pat Cummings led Sunrisers Hyderabad to emerge victorious in an epic run-fest contest at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.

During the match, Karthik went on to hit the biggest six which was recorded 108m of the bowling of T Natarajan.

Scoring at a strike rate of 205, DK has already scored 226 runs in 7 matches for Royal Challengers Bengaluru.

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