IPL 2024: Yash Dayal holds his nerve as RCB beat CSK to clinch playoff spot

IPL 2024: Yash Dayal holds his nerve as RCB beat CSK to clinch playoff spot.

In a sensational last over, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) beat Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by 27 runs to record their sixth straight win and qualify for the 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL) playoffs.

Chasing 219 runs for victory, CSK ran into trouble early, losing skipper Ruthurai Gaikwad (0 off 1 ball) and Daryl Mitchell (4 off 6 balls). After that, Rachin Ravindra and Ajinkya Rahane started a revival, changed the batting and hit a timely boundary to keep CSK in the chase, but just when the five-time champions were waiting, Rahane was dismissed by Lockie Ferguson for 22 balls. CSK and 33 desperately need 114 runs in the last 10 overs of their match to qualify their innings.

It was now down to Ravindra and Shivam Dube to deepen the innings and the latter got a life on 4 when he was dismissed by Mohammed Siraj. But when Dube sold a dummy to Ravindra (61 runs from 37 balls) and fell for 7 after four balls, CSK looked down to even qualify for the playoffs.

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The task became a notch tougher when du Plessis pulled off a shout to dismiss Mitchell Santner for 3, meaning CSK needed Jadeja and Mahendra Singh Dhoni's final strike to come in.

219 was long forgotten as a target as the equation came down to 50 runs in 18 balls to qualify for CSK. The target was reduced to 16 from the last over with CSK's number 7 and 8 in the middle and when the former hit him for a six on the first ball, the result looked inevitable.

But Dayal redeemed himself by removing Dhoni off the next ball and then taking a single off his last four balls to take RCB home and into the playoffs.

Earlier, captain Faf du Plessis' 39-ball 54, Virat Kohli's forty (47 off 29 balls) and Rajat Patidar (41 off 23 balls) and an unbeaten 38 from Cameron Green helped RCB post 218. in its 20 overs.

The opening duo of du Plessis and Kohli scored 31 runs in three overs, the latter looking strong as he pulled Tushar Deshpande for a six that reached the roof of the venue.

But then, as had been predicted all day, the skies opened up and caused a 41-minute delay. When play resumed, CSK's spinners came into play as the pitch began to rotate considerably, making it difficult for the opening duo to keep up with the pace before the break.

Kohli brought out the sweep and even cleared the fence more than once. However, Mitchell Santner prevailed in the 47th over and was caught at long-on by Daryl Mitchell and at the halfway mark RCB were 78 for 1 with the pitch taking a significant turn.

Kohli's wicket saw du Plessis take control and lay the foundation for a high score with the in-form Rajat Patidar, even as CSK continued to roll with the trio of Mahesh Theekshana, Ravindra Jadeja and Santner leading the charge. pairs mixed. for them.

The partnership was broken by Santner when Patidar drilled the ball straight as an arrow which hit the spinner's right arm and after several replays, the third umpire ruled that du Plessis was out for 54 runs.

At the 15-over mark, RCB were 138 for 2 and needed a final surge. Gaekwad dropped Green for 18 in the 16th over and the Australian scored 71 in 28 balls with Patidar before the latter fell for 23 in the 41st over.

Quick spells from Dinesh Karthik (14 off 5 balls) and Glenn Maxwell (16 off 4 balls) provided late momentum and helped RCB post a mammoth total in a must-win clash.