RCB vs RR: Rajasthan’s 5th consecutive defeat, RCB won by 11 runs
TATA IPL 2025:
Due to Josh Hazlewood‘s lethal bowling in the last overs, Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 11 runs against Rajasthan Royals at Chinnaswamy Stadium. This is Rajasthan’s 5th consecutive defeat.
RCB finally broke their home losing streak, securing their first win at Chinnaswamy Stadium this season. RR, on the other hand, suffered their fifth consecutive loss, making their playoff chances even tougher
Key Performances of the day
- Virat Kohli scored 70 runs off 42 balls.
- Devdutt Padikkal contributed 50 runs off 27 balls.
- Yashasvi Jaiswal played a fiery knock of 49 runs off 19 balls for RR.
- Josh Hazlewood was the standout bowler, taking 4 wickets.
Player of the Match: Josh Hazlewood (RCB) – 4 wickets for 33 runs in 4 overs.
While RCB has reached the third position in the points table with this win. Rajasthan Royals won the toss and chose to field first. Virat Kohli scored 70 runs in 42 balls and Devdutt Padikkal scored 50 runs in 27 balls to take the team’s score to 205 for 5. In response, Jaiswal and Vaibhav gave a quick start to Rajasthan. Jaiswal missed the half-century. During this, Dhruv Jurel played an innings of 47 runs in the middle order. But in the last overs, Hazlewood came and took three wickets and prevented Rajasthan from winning. Hazlewood took 4 wickets for 33 runs.
Points Table: RCB reached third place with 12 points
Royal Challengers Bangalore’s good performance continues in the season. They have secured the third position in the points table with their sixth win in 9 matches of the season. RCB has lost three matches so far to Gujarat Titans, Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings. After this, they have six matches to their name. Gujarat Titans is still at number one in the points table with 6 wins in 8 matches. At the same time, Delhi Capitals team remains at number two with 6 wins in 8 matches. On the other hand, Rajasthan is missing Sanju Samson completely. They have defeated only Chennai and Punjab so far in the season. They have suffered defeat in the remaining 7 matches. They have come to the last position in the points table. It seems very difficult for them to go to the playoffs.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 205-5 (20 overs)
Philip Salt and Virat Kohli once again gave a good start. Both added 64 runs for the first wicket. Salt scored 26 runs with the help of 4 fours in 23 balls. After this, Virat Kohli along with Devdutt Padikkal took the score past 100. During this, Virat was successful in scoring the 5th fifty of the season in 33 balls. He has scored 50 plus scores 5 times in the last 9 innings. Virat fell prey to Jofra Archer in the 16th over. He scored 70 runs with the help of 8 fours and 2 sixes in 42 balls. After this, Devdutt Padikkal contributed 50 runs with the help of 4 fours and 3 sixes in 27 balls. When captain Rajat Patidar was out after scoring 1 run, Jitesh Sharma along with Tim David took the score to 205. Tim David scored 23 and Jitesh scored 20 runs.
Rajasthan Royals: 194-9 (20 overs)
Jaiswal and Vaibhav again gave a good start. Vaibhav scored 16 runs off 12 balls with the help of two sixes and was bowled by Bhuvneshwar. During this, Jaiswal did a lot of hitting and the team’s score crossed 50 in just five overs. In the sixth over, he was out after scoring 49 runs off 19 balls with the help of 7 fours and three sixes. He has been out on this score for the second time. Nitish Rana handled the innings along with captain Riyan Parag and brought the score to 110 in just 9 overs. Riyan Parag was out on the ball of Krunal Pandya after scoring 22 runs. After Riyan Parag, Nitish Rana was also out on the ball of Krunal. He scored 28 runs off 22 balls. Shimron Hetmyer flopped again. He could score only 11 runs. During this time Dhruv Jurel held one end and hit some good shots. There were high expectations from Dhruv but he fell prey to Hazelwood in the 19th over. He scored 47 runs with the help of three fours and three sixes in 34 balls. Hazelwood gave a big blow to Rajasthan by dismissing Jofra Archer on 0 on the very next ball. Rajasthan needed 17 runs in the last over but Shivam Dubey was out on the first ball of the 20th over. This ended the remaining hopes of Rajasthan.
Playing 11 of both teams
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar (captain), Devdutt Padikkal, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal
Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubham Dubey, Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag (captain), Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Shimron Hetmyer, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, Fazalhaq Farooqui, Tushar Deshpande, Sandeep Sharma