In a thrilling IPL 2025 clash at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, Royal Challengers Bengaluru faced off against Rajasthan Royals. RCB, after being put in to bat, posted a strong total of 205/5. Virat Kohli led the charge with a blistering 70, supported by Padikkal’s quickfire 50. Rajasthan Royals gave a tough fight but couldn’t chase down the target. Josh Hazlewood’s brilliant 4-wicket spell earned him the Player of the Match award.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Rajasthan Royals Match Information | RCB vs RR Match Details
Attribute Details Venue M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru Format 20-over match Toss Rajasthan Royals , elected to field firstSeries Indian Premier League 2025 Player of the Match Josh Hazlewood (RCB)RCB Impact Player (In) Suyash Sharma RCB Impact Player (Out) Devdutt Padikkal (2nd innings, 5.6 ov) RR Impact Player (In) Vaibhav Suryavanshi RR Impact Player (Out) Sandeep Sharma (1st innings, 19.6 ov) Match Referee Rajiv Seth (IND) Points Awarded Royal Challengers Bengaluru – 2 Rajasthan Royals – 0
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1st Inning Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Batsman Dismissal R B M 4s 6s SR Phil Salt c Hetmyer b Hasaranga 26 23 31 4 0 113.04 Virat Kohli c Rana b Archer 70 42 60 8 2 166.66 Devdutt Padikkal c Rana b Sandeep Sharma 50 27 46 4 3 185.18 Tim David run out (Hetmyer/†Jurel) 23 15 31 2 1 153.33 Rajat Patidar (c) c †Jurel b Sandeep Sharma 1 3 3 0 0 33.33 Jitesh Sharma † not out 20 10 19 4 0 200.00 Extras (lb 1, w 14) 15 Total 205/5 (20 Overs) – Run Rate: 10.25
Fall of Wickets – RCB Innings
Wicket No. Over Batsman Out Score 1 6.4 ov Phil Salt 61 2 15.1 ov Virat Kohli 156 3 16.1 ov Devdutt Padikkal 161 4 16.5 ov Rajat Patidar 163 5 19.6 ov Tim David 205
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Bowling Scorecard
Bowling O M R W ECON 0s 6s 4s WD Jofra Archer 4 0 33 1 8.25 12 0 5 2 Fazalhaq Farooqi 3 0 30 0 10 3 0 4 1 Tushar Deshpande 2 0 36 0 18 2 3 3 2 Sandeep Sharma 4 0 45 2 11.25 6 1 6 4 Wanindu Hasaranga 4 0 30 1 7.5 4 0 2 1 Riyan Parag 3 0 30 0 10 5 2 2 0
2nd Inning Rajasthan Royals
Batting R B M 6s 4s SR Yashasvi Jaiswal c Shepherd b Hazlewood 49 19 28 3 7 257.89 Vaibhav Suryavanshi b Kumar 16 12 20 2 0 133.33 Nitish Rana c Kumar b Pandya 28 22 47 1 3 127.27 Riyan Parag (c) c †Sharma b Pandya 22 10 19 2 2 220 Dhruv Jurel † c †Sharma b Hazlewood 47 34 45 3 3 138.23 Shimron Hetmyer c †Sharma b Hazlewood 11 8 14 0 1 137.5 Shubham Dubey c Salt b Yash Dayal 12 7 18 1 1 171.42 Jofra Archer c Patidar b Hazlewood 0 1 1 0 0 0 Wanindu Hasaranga run out (David/†Sharma) 1 3 6 0 0 33.33 Tushar Deshpande not out 1 2 5 0 0 50 Fazalhaq Farooqi not out 2 2 1 0 0 100 Extras (b 1, w 4) 5 Total 20 Ov (RR: 9.70) 194/9
Fall of Wickets – Rajasthan Royals Innings
Wicket No. Score Batsman Out Over 1 52 Vaibhav Suryavanshi 4.2 ov 2 72 Yashasvi Jaiswal 5.5 ov 3 110 Riyan Parag 9.1 ov 4 134 Nitish Rana 13.3 ov 5 162 Shimron Hetmyer 16.3 ov 6 189 Dhruv Jurel 18.3 ov 7 189 Jofra Archer 18.4 ov 8 189 Shubham Dubey 19.1 ov 9 191 Wanindu Hasaranga 19.3 ov
Bowling Scorecard
Bowler O M R W ECON 0s 6s 4s WD NB Bhuvneshwar Kumar 4 0 50 1 12.5 11 6 2 0 0 Yash Dayal 3 0 33 1 11 5 1 4 1 0 Josh Hazlewood 4 0 33 4 8.25 15 1 6 1 0 Romario Shepherd 1 0 15 0 15 2 1 2 0 0 Suyash Sharma 4 0 31 0 7.75 8 2 1 0 0 Krunal Pandya 4 0 31 2 7.75 8 1 2 1 0
Match Result
RCB won by 11 runs
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) secured a thrilling victory over Rajasthan Royals by 11 runs in a high-scoring encounter at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. Led by Virat Kohli’s explosive 70 and Josh Hazlewood’s 4-wicket haul, RCB successfully defended a total of 205/5. Despite a strong chase from Rajasthan Royals, they fell short, ending at 194/9 in 20 overs.