IPL 2024: Yash Dayal records his career-best bowling figures
What's the story
Left-arm pacer Yash Dayal recorded his career-best bowling figures, guiding Royal Challengers Bengaluru to a 47-run win against Delhi Capitals in IPL 2024 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. Dayal took three wickets as the Royal Challengers successfully defended 187. They bowled out the visitors for 140. Dayal also dismissed DC's stand-in skipper Axar Patel, who smashed a half-century. Here are the key stats.
Spell
Dayal takes three for 20 runs
RCB reduced DC to 24/3 after removing the dangerous Jake Fraser-McGurk, who was dismissed run-out. Shai Hope struck a straight drive off Dayal, with the ball brushing the latter's fingers before hitting the stumps at non-striker's end. Fraser-McGurk fell short of his crease, which resulted in an unfortunate dismissal. Dayal later dismissed Axar and Kuldeep Yadav. He conceded 20 runs in 3.1 overs.
Figures
13 wickets in IPL 2024
As mentioned, Dayal recorded his career-best bowling figures in the IPL. He now has 13 wickets from 12 games at 29.23 in IPL 2024. His tally includes an economy rate of 8.80. Overall, Dayal has 26 wickets in as many games at 32.35 in the cash-rich league. The left-arm pacer moved from Gujarat Titans to RCB ahead of IPL 2024 season.
Career
Dayal races past 50 T20 wickets
Dayal joined GT back in the IPL 2022 auction for Rs. 3.20 crore. He featured in 14 IPL matches for the Titans, scalping 13 wickets. Dayal had an underwhelming IPL 2023 as he scalped only two wickets. Overall, the 26-year-old speedster has raced past 50 wickets in T20 cricket. He owns 51 scalps from 54 T20s at 29.05.