Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) defeated Delhi Capitals (DC) by 6 wickets in the 46th match of IPL 2025 played at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.
Delhi batted first and scored 162/8 in 20 overs, in response to which RCB won by scoring 165/4 in 18.3 overs thanks to Krunal Pandya’s unbeaten 73 and Virat Kohli’s 51 runs.
First innings: Delhi Capitals 162/8 (20 overs)
Delhi got off to a fast start, with Abhishek Porel (28 runs, 11 balls) batting aggressively. Faf du Plessis (22) and KL Rahul (41 runs, 39 balls) held the innings together, while Tristan Stubbs (34) made useful contributions.
Captain Axar Patel (15) and Karun Nair (4) were dismissed cheaply. Delhi could not score big due to wickets falling at regular intervals.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar (3/33) and Josh Hazlewood (2/36) bowled brilliantly for RCB.
Delhi Capitals top scorers
- KL Rahul: 41 runs (39 balls, 3 fours, 0 sixes)
- Tristan Stubbs: 34 runs (18 balls, 5 fours, 1 six)
- Abhishek Porel: 28 runs (11 balls, 2 fours, 2 sixes)
- Faf du Plessis: 22 runs (26 balls, 2 fours, 0 sixes)
Royal Challengers Bangalore top bowlers
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar: 4 overs, 33 runs, 3 wickets
- Josh Hazlewood: 4 overs, 36 runs, 2 wickets
- Yash Dayal: 4 overs, 42 runs, 1 wicket
- Krunal Pandya: 4 overs, 28 runs, 1 wicket
- Suyash Sharma: 4 overs, 22 runs, 0 wickets
2nd innings: Royal Challengers Bangalore 165/4 (18.3 overs)
163 Chasing the target, RCB had a poor start, with Jacob Bethell (12) and Devdutt Padikkal (0) getting out early. Captain Rajat Patidar (6) was also run out.
Virat Kohli (51 runs, 47 balls) and Krunal Pandya (73* runs, 47 balls) took charge of the innings with a 119-run partnership for the fourth wicket. Tim David (19*) scored fast in the end to ensure victory in 18.3 overs.
Axar Patel (2/19) bowled brilliantly for Delhi, while Dushmantha Chameera took one wicket.
Top scorers of Royal Challengers Bangalore
- Krunal Pandya: 73* runs (47 balls, 5 fours, 4 sixes)
- Virat Kohli: 51 runs (47 balls, 4 fours, 0 sixes)
- Tim David: 19* runs (5 balls, 3 fours, 1 six)
- Jacob Bethell: 12 runs (6 balls, 1 four, 1 six)
Top bowlers of Delhi Capitals
- Axar Patel: 4 overs, 19 runs, 2 wickets
- Dushmantha Chameera: 3 overs, 24 runs, 1 wicket
- Kuldeep Yadav: 4 overs, 28 runs, 0 wickets
- Mukesh Kumar: 3.3 overs, 51 runs, 0 wickets
- Vipraj Nigam: 1 over, 12 runs, 0 wickets
Decisive moment of the match
The decisive moment of the match came in the 18th over, when Krunal Pandya dismissed Mukesh Kumar He hit two fours and a six against RCB, which brought RCB closer to victory.
In the 18.3rd over, Tim David hit a four off Mukesh’s ball to give RCB a 6-wicket win.
