Bengaluru, May 3 -- Captain MS Dhoni took the fall for Chennai Super Kings, surrendering to a narrow 2-run defeat against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in a jaw-dropping thriller at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.

Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja had the task of piling up 15 runs from the final over to steer past the finish line. But Yash Dayal's searing yorkers derailed their hopes. Dhoni's attempt to finish ended on a bitter note after he got trapped in front of the stumps on a low full toss.

Shivam Dube smoked the ball into the stands on a no-ball to bring the equation down to six needed from three. In the end, Chennai stood one boundary away from robbing Royal Challengers Bengaluru of two points. But Dayal, a 'death over specialist', delivered a ...