The Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) skipper Faf du Plessis devoted his Player of the Match award on Saturday (May 18) to his group’s rising death overs specialist Yash Dayal after the latter efficiently defended 17 off the final over to deny Chennai Super Kings (CSK) a spot in the playoffs.
Dayal was underneath an amazing quantity of strain as he discovered himself towards MS Dhoni, arguably the greatest finisher that the sport has seen.
The left-arm speedster erred in size and was tonked for a 110m most on the very first supply of the over. But simply when the CSK followers thought that Dhoni was about to take them over the line but once more, Dayal obtained the higher of the former CSK skipper and despatched him packing with a back-of-the-hand slower one.
Dayal adopted it up with 0,1,0,0 and sealed the sport in RCB’s favour. The win helped Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) seal a berth in the playoffs and they’re now one of the high contenders to elevate the title this season.
Du Plessis lavished reward on Dayal throughout the post-match presentation and devoted his Player of the Match honour to Dayal. He additionally revealed that he had suggested Dayal to take the tempo off and it in the end paid dividends.
“What a night! Such a great atmosphere. Just a pleasure to finish the season in front of the home seasons,” stated du Plessis.
“There was a lot of rain falling on the pitch, and you don’t want that moisture. It felt like a day-five Test match in Ranchi! The contributions from many batters at good strikes, I’m really proud. We were defending 175 (and neither 201 nor 218)! We tried to get the ball changed tonight. I dedicate the Man of the Match (award) to Yash Dayal! I said to him pace off on this wicket is the best option.”
