As it turned out, with six needed off the last delivery, it was a word of advice from Mahendra Singh Dhoni that helped Bravo hold his nerve and bowl an accurate off-side yorker that Rashid Khan could only squeeze out for one run. That left Hyderabad at 178-6 in reply to Chennai’s 182-3.

However, once Williamson, who top scored with 84 in 51 balls, fell in the 18th over, Hyderabad’s chase looked dead in the water. Khan hit a six and a four off consecutive balls in the last over to keep them within striking distance, till Bravo’s yorker stopped them short.

“I am just ashamed that we couldn’t get across the line but a lot of positives to moving forward with,” said Williamson.