Delhi: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) finally won their first win at the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 at M Chinnaswamy Stadium. With an 11 -run win against Rajasthan Royals, RCB returned after three consecutive defeats and now has become a challenge for the rest of the teams with 12 points in 9 matches.

The important role of Virat and Karthik

The team’s head coach Andy Flower said that the thinking and experience of the team’s experienced player Virat Kohli and batting coach Dinesh Karthik are a big reason behind this success of RCB. He said, “DK has a good understanding of this ground and IPL. The suggestions and leadership of Dinesh and Virat have been very high level.”

Virat and Padikkal laid a strong foundation

The start of the match was not easy. The pitch was helpful for a little bowlers, but Kohli did wonders by scoring 70 runs in 42 balls. At the same time, Devdutt Padikkal scored 50 runs from 27 balls. The team’s score increased rapidly with the innings of both of them.

Tim David and Jitesh Sharma’s stormy finish

After the dismissal of Virat and Padikkal, David played 23 runs and Jitesh played an unbeaten innings of 20 runs to 205/5. This was the biggest score of RCB against Rajasthan in the last 10 years.

Hazelwood did wonders, overturned match

When RR needed 18 runs in 2 overs to win and Dhruv Jurlel scored 22 runs in Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s bowling, then Josh Hazlewood took the front. He gave just 1 run in the 19th over and overturned the match by taking 2 wickets.

Coach Andy Flower praises

The RCB coach said, “Hazlewood gave just 7 runs in two overs and took 3 wickets. He is very calm, thinks and make strategies even under pressure. He is a class bowler.” He also said that three fast bowlers of the team have performed brilliantly in the season and the legendary bowlers are at the forefront.

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