Delhi: The Royal Challengers Bangalore and Punjab Kings were played at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. The match started about two and a half hours late due to rain. As soon as the weather cleared, Bangalore’s team landed on the field to bat, but their condition deteriorated from the beginning.
Batting stumbled badly
RCB batsmen were seen struggling from the beginning. Seven batsmen of the team returned to the pavilion on a score of just 42 runs. Experienced players like opener batsmen Virat Kohli, Phil Sold and Rajat Patidar could not do anything special.
Team reached 95 from David’s fifty
The only good innings for RCB was Tim David, who scored a fast innings of 50 runs in 26 balls and brought the team to a respectable score. Apart from him, Rajat Patidar scored 23 runs. The entire team could score only 95 runs and in response, the Punjab team won the match with 5 wickets.
RCB’s name for shameful record of IPL history
With a continuous defeat on the home ground, RCB also set an unwanted record in the IPL. RCB has lost a total of 46 matches at the Chinnaswamy Stadium so far, which is the highest defeat of any team on any one ground. Earlier this record was in the name of Delhi Capitals, who lost 45 matches at Arun Jaitley Stadium.
Comparison of domestic defeat of other teams
KKR has lost 38 matches at Eden Gardens, Mumbai Indians have lost 34 times in Wankhede, while Punjab Kings have lost 30 matches in Mohali so far. RCB has reached the top of this list.
Most of the match losing teams at home ground
| Serial number | team name | Domestic ground | Match lost on home ground |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore | 46 matches |
| 2 | Delhi Capitals (DC) | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi | 45 matches |
| 3 | Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | 38 matches |
| 4 | Mumbai Indians (Mi) | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | 34 matches |
| 5 | Punjab Kings (PBKS) | IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali | 30 matches |
Punjab bowling
Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and decided to bowl first, who went in favor of the team. Arshdeep Singh dismissed Phil Salt in the first over, and Kohli also returned to the pavilion in the next over. Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep, Marco Jansen and Harpreet Brar took two wickets while bowling brilliantly.
Punjab’s easy win with Vadhera’s innings
The Punjab Kings team, chasing the target, took the match in 12.1 overs. Star batsman Nehal Wadhera won the team by scoring a brilliant 33 runs. Punjab won the match by 5 wickets.
Third consecutive defeat on home ground
With this defeat, RCB lost the third consecutive match at its home ground in IPL 2025. Earlier, Delhi Capitals and Gujarat Titans also defeated him at Chinnaswamy Stadium.
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