Below and out the third ball, Royal Challengers Bengalur pulled the game back from the jaw defeat against Chennai Super Kings at the M Chinnaswama stadium in Bengalur. Yash Dayal defended 6 runs and bowed the sensational last three balls on Saturday to give RCB a thrilling victory on Saturday.
Dayal, who just hit Shivam Dube for a massive six in the third ball, introduced an incredible comeback and helped his team to win against the CSK arch-squadors for the second time in two years on their home terrain.
In 2024, Dayal’s Sensational Over helped RCB qualify for play -off IPL 2024 and completed an incredible comeback in the second half of this season. And in 2025, after playing their 11th match in IPL, RCBs are on top of the table with one foot in play -off after their nervousness against CSK on Saturday.
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In both matches, the common factor was Dayal – which held its nerve in the finals against Mrs. Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja, two of the most famous finishers in the history of Indian Premier League. RCB Dinesh Karthik talked coach spoke very about Pacer after the game and said he was the most sought and most worked player he had ever seen in the Indian cricket.
“Work ethics. There is some of the best there in India. The only thing you see with cricket crops is, as they work hard behind the scenes. The reasons we kept it,” Karthik said after a Bengalur match.
Return from Rink Singh onslaught
Dayal came out of incredible adversity. Dayal’s family, which came from prayer, became the aim of mockery after Yash was hit five equal six from Rink Singh in IPL 2023.
Yash’s father, Chanderpal, revealed in 2024 that the ridicule deeply influenced the family and caused his wife to become ill while Yash himself went to the shell.
“It was like an accident for us. The school bus would pass around and the children shouted,” Rink Singh, Rink Singh, five six. “It was so painful – why did it happen to my son?” Yash Dayal’s father told PTI in an interview.
Chanderpal further shared that he motivated his son using Stuart Broad’s example, one of the greatest English sailors of all time. He reminded Yash that a dream was to play for India, and that he shouldn’t stop until he reached this goal.
Pacer returned with the Bang in IPL 2024 and defended 17 against CSK in Chinnaswamy in the final – and did it again in 2025 against the same team and the same doughs.
Captain RCB Rajat Patidar was full of praise for Dayal and called him the main team of the team for his ability in powerplay and at death.
“He is the main manager of the team, he is a specialist in death. It was a clear idea to give the last Yash. He also did well last year and I am happy for him,” Patidar said after the presentation after the match.
RCB has one leg in play -off
The Royal Challengers Bengalur became the first team to achieve 16 points this season – the sum that everyone traditionally closes instead of play -offs. Although their qualifications are not yet officially confirmed, with six other teams still in a mathematical dispute, the RCB took the main step forward.
If they continue this level of form, it is the best two. And what would it be a turn-for team that was once ridiculed for missing key targets on the day of 1 mega auction 2025, now stood high with momentum, faith and redemption that have led them to their most complete season in recent years.
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Published:
Kingshuk Kusari
Published on:
4th May 2025
