Pace bowler Yash Dayal showcased a stunning show under pressure while bowling the crucial last over in Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s (RCB) must-win game against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in this year’s Indian Premier League (IPL 2024). He was required to defend 17 runs off the last six balls, with a spot in the playoffs at stake. The over started with MS Dhoni striking a massive 110-meter six as well. However, Dayal bounced back by dismissing him off the subsequent delivery and sealed the deal for his side.

Talking about the fateful over, Dayal said during an interview with News 24, “After the first six, I didn’t think that I could win the match for RCB and take them to the playoffs. While returning to my bowling mark, I thought to myself, ‘Yaar hamesha main hi kyu phas jaata hoon is situation mein?”’

Yash Dayal also shared that it was Virat Kohli who came to his rescue after the first-ball six. Mentioning that Kohli suggested he should use
the slower ball option against MS Dhoni.

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Dayal added: “Virat bhaiya came to me and told that I could take some time. He told me not to bowl fast to Mahi bhai (MS Dhoni) and to bowl just slower ones. He said that if I bowled fast, it would surely go for a six. I had confidence in my slower ball and was able to control it well. I bowled a back of the hand one, and it worked.”

However, he earned a lot of praise for his last over heroics in the crucial match. While RCB qualified for the playoffs after the win, the side’s campaign ended with a heartbreaking four-wicket loss to Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the Eliminator as well.

“We were obviously going to celebrate after beating a team like CSK in a knockout match. I remember one thing from the celebration, every single person came and hugged me in the team room, whether it was someone’s family member or it were the players,” Yash Dayal concluded.