In the second match of the 10th edition of Indian Premier League, the Rising Pune Supergiant defeated the Mumbai Indians thanks to a wonderful half-century by the captain Steve Smith. However, more tthanSmith it was Dinda who was the talk of the town and for all the wrong reasons. For those who have followed the IPL over the years, a disappointed Dinda with his hands on hips is a very familiar sight. So many times we have seen him getting smashed for an expensive over towards the end of the innings.
Meet the KKR team:
Aapke junoon ko salaam. #DusKiDahaad #AmiKKR pic.twitter.com/bmGnyiSY7L
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) April 4, 2017
Yesterday was no exception as the Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya got the better of Dinda and scored 30 runs of his last over. Pandya’s heroics included 4 sixes and a four. In this game, Dinda went to break many worst bowling records, a feat that he won’t be proud of. This was the most expensive 20th over in the history of the Indian Premier League. Here is the complete list:
1. Ashok Dinda – 30 runs
2. David Hussey – 27 runs
3. R Shukla – 27 runs
4. Ashok Dinda – 26 runs
5. Ashok Dinda – 26 runs
6. Mashrafe Mortaza – 26 runs
So, now Dinda has three of the six most expensive final overs in the history of IPL. Not just this, he became the first bowler to concede 57 or more runs in an IPL match twice. In 2013, he gave away 63 runs from his 4 overs against the Mumbai Indians. As usual, Twitter can’t stop trolling him, check out the top reactions:
ABD scores the first 50 for RPSG. The name is Ashok BhimChandra Dinda. #IPL
— Ravi Maestri (@ravimaestri) April 6, 2017
Yesterday: Vintage Yuvraj
Today: Vintage Dinda#IPL2017— Vignesh (@MadridistaSays) April 6, 2017
When your name is Ashok make it Kumar not Dinda #IPL2017 #ipl #mivsrps #RPSvMI
— ikpsgill (@ikpsgill1) April 6, 2017
We should nominate Dinda for high jump and Imran Tahir for 100 meter race..
— Sarcastic Dude (@Sarcasticdudee) April 6, 2017
Saving oppositions ass since his debut. What a hero. #RESPECT #AshokDinda???? #IPL
— Frank (@FranklinnMJ) April 6, 2017
This will go down as – That Dinda over #IPL
— Gaurav Sethi (@BoredCricket) April 6, 2017
#RPSvsMI
It used to be called slog overs.
Then Dinda started bowling
Now it’s called death.— Ramesh Srivats (@rameshsrivats) April 6, 2017
In the 3rd match of the season, Gautam Gambhir’s Kolkata Knight Riders will take on Suresh Raina’s Gujarat Lions on Friday evening. KKR will be without the services of their star all-rounder Andre Russell while Gujarat’s Ravindra Jadeja and Dwayne Bravo have been ruled out for the first few weeks as well.