In the 42nd match of IPL 2025, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) defeated Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 11 runs at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, marking RCB’s first home win of the season and elevating them to third in the points table. Batting first after losing the toss, RCB scored 205 runs for 5 wickets, anchored by Virat Kohli’s impressive 70 runs with 8 fours and 2 sixes.
Openers Phil Salt contributed 26 runs, while Devdutt Padikkal added 50 runs, forming a vital 105-run partnership with Kohli. Late innings contributions from Tim David (23 runs) and Jitesh Sharma (20 not out) helped push the total past 200. For RR, Sandeep Sharma took 2 wickets, with Hasaranga and Jofra Archer each claiming one.
In response, RR started well, with Yashasvi Jaiswal scoring a brisk 49 runs off 19 balls before wickets fell quickly. Dhruv Jurel’s valiant 47 runs weren’t enough as RR ended up with 194 runs for 9 wickets. Josh Hazlewood starred with the ball for RCB, taking 4 wickets, while Krunal Pandya and Bhuvneshwar Kumar took 2 and 1 wicket respectively.
RCB now has 12 points, joining Gujarat Titans and Delhi Capitals in the top three.
