Royal Challengers Bengaluru moved to the top of the IPL 2025 points table with a thrilling two-run win over Chennai Super Kings, and it was Yash Dayal who stood tall in the final over, defending 14 runs despite heavy dew. RCB’s batting coach Dinesh Karthik was full of praise for the left-arm pacer. Dayal bowled the final over with a wet ball and dismissed MS Dhoni, eventually restricting CSK to 211 in their chase of 214. Karthik said that the youngster’s calmness under pressure made the difference. “It’ll take a humongous effort to stop them scoring the runs that were left in the last over. But Yash being Yash, the way he delivered, it was outstanding. I think it was a very good team effort. Sometimes these kinds of games really uplift the mood and we’re very happy with how it transpired today,” Karthik said. With eight wins from eleven matches, RCB are now closer to securing a playoff berth in IPL 2025. Yash Dayal, who once went for 31 runs in a single over against Rinku Singh, has completely turned things around since then. In fact, since then, he has bowled the final over in five IPL matches and defended the target successfully each time. Also READ: CSK's Close Loss to RCB Highlights Bigger Chase Woes ‘He always bowls to a plan’: Karthik on Dayal’s mindset and preparation Karthik believes Dayal’s preparation and focus is what makes him a valuable asset. Despite his young age, the pacer has impressed the RCB management with his maturity and discipline. “He’s right up there with some of the best that are there in India. The one thing that you see with the young crop of cricketers is how much they work hard at their cricket behind the scenes. Yash is again someone who’s very diligent. He comes to bowling meetings with a paper, writes down everything and is very sure about what he wants to do,” Karthik said. Karthik also revealed the reason why RCB decided to retain Dayal ahead of IPL 2025, and how the team sees long-term value in him. “Yes, the execution could be up and down at times. But one thing you’ll never get less of is his effort. He always bowls to a plan, and when he lands his yorkers, he feels so good about himself. That’s one of the reasons we retained him—he’s got a special skill and can handle pressure well. Same game, one year ago, he did it for us. And yet again today, he did a nice job for us,” Karthik said. RCB will next face LSG in Lucknow on May 9, before hosting SRH and KKR in their final league stage matches on May 13 and 17.