On Saturday, RCB defeated CSK by 27 runs in front of a roaring and jam-packed M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
CSK needed 17 runs off the final over.Despite being hit for a towering six by Dhoni on the first ball, Dayal managed to hold his nerve and seal the win for RCB.
Jadeja and Dhoni hit nine stunning boundaries between them to push CSK past 200, but once Dhoni fell to Dayal in the final over, the match swung in RCB’s favour.
After being hammered for a maximum over long leg by Dhoni, an angry Virat Kohli ran towards Dayal and instructed him to bowl a slower ball to Dhoni.
A video of Virat instructing Dayal, saying “yorker nahi, slower daal,” is now going viral on social media.
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After the dismissal of Dhoni, CSK needed 10 runs off the last two balls to qualify, but Dayal bowled magnificently and did not concede a single run, sparking frenzied celebrations in the stadium.
Dayal starred with the ball, claiming 2 for 42, including the crucial wicket of MS Dhoni in a thrilling final over.
With RCB’s win, the five-time champions CSK were eliminated from the IPL 2024.
RCB will now face Rajasthan Royals in the Eliminator at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Wednesday.
