Delhi: In the 42nd match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), while performing tremendous batting, scored a big score of 205 runs against Rajasthan Royals (RR) at the loss of 5 wickets in 20 overs. At the beginning of the match, Rajasthan Royals captain Ryan Parag had decided to bowl first after winning the toss, but the RCB batsmen proved the decision wrong. And batting first, Bengaluru scored 205 runs in 20 overs. RR’s team came to chase the target of 206 runs and could only score 194 runs in 20 overs and RCB won this match by 11 runs.
Banging innings of Kohli and Padikal
For RCB, opener batsman Virat Kohli continued a brilliant form and played a fast innings of 70 runs in 42 balls, including 8 fours and 2 skyscraper sixes. Along with him, Devdutt Padikkal also scored 50 runs off 27 balls while batting amazing. The pair firmly led the team towards the big score.
Floping Philip Soult
Opener Philip Soult started the innings in a fast way and was dismissed for 26 runs. After he was dismissed, Virat Kohli, along with Padikkal, took over the innings and maintained the run pace in the middle overs.
Finishing of Jitesh Sharma and Tim David
In the final overs of the innings, Jitesh Sharma scored an unbeaten 20 in just 10 balls, while Tim David also added 23 runs in 15 balls to bring the score to 200. At one time it seemed that the team could score 220 runs, but the Rajasthan bowlers indicated a return to the match by bowling brilliantly in the last over.
Rajasthan’s bowling faded
For Rajasthan, Sandeep Sharma took 2 wickets while bowling the best. Jofra Archer and Vanindu Hasranga also got 1-1 success, but no bowler appeared effective in front of RCB’s aggressive batting.
Rajasthan’s innings
The team of Rajasthan Royals started chasing a big target of 206 runs. Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal expressed his intentions by hitting a brilliant six on the first ball. But as the innings progressed, RCB bowlers returned to the match and tied the middle order.
Yashasvi and Jurael tried
Yashasvi Jaiswal scored the highest 49 runs for the team. At the same time, Dhruv Jurlel tried to speed up the final overs and scored 47 runs in 34 balls, but he could not cross the threshold of victory to the team. Nitish Rana also added 28 runs in the middle, but no major partnership could be formed.
Suryavanshi again showed power, but Bhuvneshwar took revenge
14 -year -old young batsman Vaibhav Suryavanshi once again impressed with his game. He scored 16 runs in 12 balls and also hit Bhuvneshwar Kumar two brilliant sixes. But veteran Bhuvi bowled him on the next ball and sent him to the pavilion.
Josh Hazlewood shocks important wickets
Josh Hazlewood proved to be hero for RCB. He took 4 wickets for just 33 runs in his 4 overs. In the 19th over, he dismissed Dhruv Jurael and Jofra Archer and destroyed RR’s expectations.
Krunal Pandya and Bhuvi also contributed
Spin bowler Krunal Pandya took two wickets while bowling economically. At the same time, Bhuvneshwar Kumar proved to be a little expensive and took 50 runs in 4 overs, but he also took a wicket. Yash Dayal also got a wicket.
Finally Rajasthan remained behind
The entire team of Rajasthan Royals could score 194 runs for 9 wickets in 20 overs and the match was named after RCB by 11 runs. With this victory, RCB registered the first win on its home ground and brought itself to a strong position in the points table.
Playing XI of both teams
| Rajasthan Royals (RR) | Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) |
|---|---|
| Shubham Dubey | Silver (Captain) |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | Phil Salt |
| Ryan Parag (Captain) | Virat Kohli |
| Nitish Rana | Devdutt Padikkal |
| Shimran Hetmyer | Liam Livingstone |
| Dhruv jurael | Jitesh Sharma (wicket keeper) |
| Jofra Archer | Tim david |
| Tushar Deshpande | Krunal Pandya |
| Sandeep Sharma | Bhuvneshwar Kumar |
| Vanindu Hasranga | Josh Hazlewood |
| Fazal Farooqui | Yash Dayal |
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