Former Team India player Dinesh Karthik had retired from Indian cricket last year. He is now playing in a foreign league. He is part of the Paarl Royals team in South Africa's SA20 League. Dinesh Karthik is also the first player to play in this league. He made his debut in the league in the match played against Sunrisers Eastern Cape. His team also won this match. But Karthik did not get a chance to bat. However, he got a chance to play in the second match and he was a complete flop.

Big 'accident' with Dinesh Karthik

In the current season of SA20 League, Paarl Royals team played its second match against MI Cape Town. In this match, Paarl Royals had to face a crushing defeat. At the same time, Dinesh Karthik, who came to bat for the first time in the league, was also a complete flop. Dinesh Karthik, known for his explosive batting in T20 cricket, scored runs in this match at a strike rate of only 28.57. He could play only 2 runs in 7 balls and was run out. That means, the beginning of this league was very bad for them.

Let us tell you, Dinesh Karthik has returned to professional cricket after 7 months. Before this, he last played in IPL in May 2024. Since then he was out of the field. At the same time, he had announced his retirement from cricket on June 1, 2024. Dinesh Karthik had said goodbye to both international and domestic cricket. The special thing was that Dinesh Karthik had taken this decision on his birthday.

MI Cape Town's spectacular win

Talking about the match, MI Cape Town won the toss and decided to bat first. This decision of MI Cape Town proved to be right. They scored 172 runs at the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs. Reeza Hendricks played an innings of 59 runs in 37 balls. At the same time, Rassie van der Dussen also contributed 43 runs in 33 balls. Delano Potgieter also played an inning of 29 runs. While chasing the target, Paarl Royals team could score only 139 runs at the loss of 9 wickets in 20 overs and had to face defeat by 33 runs.