The recent matches between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 were quite exciting. Here are the details:
Match on May 18, 2024:
Venue: M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Result: RCB won by 27 runs
Inning 1: RCB scored 218 runs for 5 wickets in 20 overs.
Inning 2: CSK scored 191 runs for 7 wickets in 20 overs.
Player of the Match: Faf du Plessis (RCB) with a brilliant 54 runs off 39 balls
CSK needed 17 runs off 6 balls to qualify. MS Dhoni was on strike. Ravi Shastri was on commentary. Was it on the cards? Yash Dayal then came on, bowled a full toss on Dhoni’s pads. The ball travelled. And how! Earlier in the night, Virat Kohli hit the stadium roof. MSD sent it over. A 110m six. Shastri’s voice was booming. 11 off 5 balls. A famous finish in sight. And then up stepped Dayal to bowl a back-of-the-hand slower ball. It was in Dhoni’s slot but the change of pace threw him off. Toe edge of that famous bat. And Swapnil Singh made no mistake. Dhoni walked back. Dayal then kept Shardul Thakur and Ravindra Jadeja quiet. For a guy who might have had flashbacks to Rinku Singh there briefly, it was a stunning comeback within the comeback. Cue eruption of emotions for Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis and Co.
