RCB vs RR 2025: RCB’s Powerplay Dominance and Death-Over Drama Sink Royals, Winning them the first of the Season at Home!
RCB vs RR 2025: The Challengers won the battle between the two Royals! RCB have won the first match at their home with a fantastic batting and bowling display. RCB defeated RR by 11 runs in the 42nd match at M. Chinnaswami Stadium.
Virat Kohli paved the foundation for a big score, and Padikkal, Jitesh and Tim David supported valiantly with the bat. Hazlewood was just phenomenal with the ball and bagged 4 wickets with just 33 runs in his four overs.
RCB vs RR 2025, Match Review
RCB losing the toss at home has been a new normal for the fans. The fourth match for RCB at home, and they have not won the toss here at the M. Chinnaswamy. Rajasthan made the right call at the toss and opted to bowl first. They came up with one change (Theekshana went out, Fazalhaq Farooqi came in), while RCB landed the same playing 11.
RR Playing 11: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubham Dubey, Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag (c), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Sandeep Sharma, Tushar Deshpande (Impact- Vaibhav Suryavanshi)
RCB Playing 11: Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (c), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal (Impact- Suyash Sharma)
Phil Salt’s explosive intent and King Kohli’s calm, calculated strokeplay have been the backbone of RCB’s success this season. But what happens when both decide to go full throttle? That’s exactly what unfolded this time—Salt and Kohli hammered 59 runs in the powerplay without losing a wicket.
Even after Salt’s dismissal in the 7th over, Devdutt Padikkal picked up the baton seamlessly. He and Kohli stitched together a solid 95-run stand in just 50 balls, putting RCB in complete control.
It was a golden phase for RCB. Kohli anchored the innings with a classy 70 off 42, while Padikkal dazzled with a quickfire 50 off 27. Both fell within six balls of each other, but the momentum didn’t drop. Tim David and Jitesh Sharma came in swinging, finishing with a flurry in the death overs and propelling RCB to a commanding total of 205.
Rajasthan Royals began their big chase in grand fashion, with Jaiswal launching Bhuvneshwar Kumar for a massive six straight away. Yash Dayal was taken apart in the second over, conceding 18 runs, as Jaiswal went on a rampage against the RCB bowlers. However, Bhuvneshwar struck back by dismissing the young Vaibhav Shuryavanshi cheaply, and on the penultimate ball of the powerplay, Josh Hazlewood cramped Jaiswal with a sharp bouncer, ending his innings on 49, just one short of a half-century.
Skipper Riyan Parag struggled for timing but still managed a quick 22 off 9 balls before edging one to the keeper off Krunal Pandya. Just as Nitish Rana looked settled, Krunal struck again, removing him for 28 off 22. With 66 runs needed from the final 36 balls, the game was finely poised.
Dhruv Jurel capitalized on his rich vein of form, steadily chipping away at the target. In the meantime, Hazlewood sent Hetmyer back to the pavilion with a faint edge to the keeper. The equation now reads: 40 required off 18 balls.
Then came a rollercoaster final phase. Bhuvneshwar’s 18th over turned out to be expensive, as Dhruv and Shubham Dube smashed 22 runs, putting RR in the driver's seat. But the very next over flipped the script—Jitesh Sharma took a brilliant review, and it got them the big wicket of Dhruv Jurel. Hazlewood then dismissed Jofra Archer on the next delivery, swinging the momentum back in RCB’s favor.
The chase finally crumbled with the wicket of Shubham Dube on the very first ball of the last over. Dayal bowled the remaining five balls with full control, sealing a much-awaited first win for Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium by 11 Runs.
RCB vs RR 2025 Scorecard
Royal Challengers Bengaluru- 205/5 (20 Overs)
Virat Kohli- 70 (42)
Sandeep Sharma: 4-0-45-2
Rajasthan Royals- 194/9 (20 Overs)
Yashasvi Jaiswal- 49 (19)
Josh Hazlewood: 4-0-33-4
RCB Defeated RR by 11 Runs at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium