The visitors had posted a massive score of 214/2 and the hosts had managed to take the chase all the way till the very last over, with RCB needing 13 runs from the last four balls.

A boundary from Sreenath Aravind, a brace and a bye later, KB Arun Karthik was on strike with RCB needing six to win off the final ball. As if destiny would have it no other way, Arun Karthik read the slower ball from Dan Christian and got under the delivery to deposit the ball way over the mid-wicket fence that triggered wild celebrations in the RCB camp.

Arun Karthik turned into an overnight hero for RCB that day, but as per the wicketkeeper-batsman’s admission, lady luck had a thing or two to do with what he regards as one of his best T20 moments.

The famous last-ball six from Arun Karthik saw RCB make their way into the semifinals, where they registered a six-wicket win against the New South Wales to book their spot in the summit clash.

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However, the Daniel Vettori-led side could not overcome a stiff challenge from the Mumbai Indians and fell to a 31-run loss, finishing as the runners-up in that edition of the Champions League T20 tournament.

“Picking up that win for RCB is one of my most memorable moments”

And, although it’s been more than eight years since the famous last-ball six, Arun Karthik reminisced that famous moment as if it happened just yesterday, and fondly recalled a congratulatory message from de Villiers that he received after the match.

What’s notable about that memorable win for RCB was that both the batsmen (Arun Karthik and Sreenath Aravind) were new to the crease, but they did not let the pressure get to them.

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And, while Arun Karthik’s credentials with the bat were certainly not questionable, Aravind was perceived more as a bowler than a handy lower order batsman. However, if not for the left-arm pacer’s boundary off the third ball, RCB would have found themselves in muddled waters, and Arun Karthik shed light on how he backed Aravind to come good with the bat.

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