T20 World Cup 2022: Top 10 funny Dinesh Karthik memes after his failure against South Africa

Team India wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik's dismal batting form continued in the current T20 World Cup 2022 on Sunday, October 30.

After failing against Pakistan last week, Karthik once again crumbled under pressure. He departed for just six runs off 15 balls against South Africa when his team needed him the most.

Rohit Sharma won the toss and chose to bat first at the Perth Cricket Stadium. They got off to a poor start as Lungi Ngidi (4/26) breathed fire and destroyed their top order. India were reduced to 49/5 in 8.3 overs, with all the top-order batters back in the pavilion.

At this juncture, Karthik entered the crease and stitched a useful 51-run stand with Suryakumar Yadav. However, he did not play fluently during the partnership, as most of the runs came from Suryakumar's bat.

Karthik departed in the 16th over when he tried to hit his way out of the slump, leaving Suryakumar alone with the finishing task. India eventually reached 133/9 in 20 overs.

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Fans slam Dinesh Karthik for poor performances in T20 World Cup 2022

Fans were disappointed with Karthik's inability to provide the goods for his side in the death overs, as they desperately needed them on Sunday. They pointed out Karthik's struggles in recent times against top teams in this regard and trolled him by sharing memes.

Here are some of the best reactions:

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"My height helped a bit I think" - Lungi Ngidi after his four-wicket haul against India in Perth

South African bowler Ngidi reflected on a hostile four-wicket spell against India and opened up that his height assisted him in the cause. The lanky pacer revealed that they utilized the bounce on offer well and cramped the batters while bowling at a decent pace.

Speaking at the mid-innings break, Ngidi said:

"Coming up against a team like this, you want to dismiss them for a low total. The early wickets helped us restrict them. My height helped a bit I think. A few got up off a length."

Ngidi added:

"There is a bit of bounce out there. Played here before so knew the sort of lengths that I need to hit. (Team plan) We knew they probably wanted to use our pace so we wanted to cramp them for space and bowl hard lengths. We are very happy about bowling them out for that total."

After 10 overs, South Africa reached 40/3 with David Miller and Aiden Markram at the crease.