Krunal Pandya and Virat Kohli Put together match wining partnership for RCB (Image Credit:- X)

Krunal Pandya (73* runs from 47 balls) and Virat Kohli (51 runs from 47 balls) powers RCB to 6 wicket win over Delhi Capitals. This was their sixth straight win away from home in this IPL 2025 season. RCB chased down 163 run target set by Delhi in 18.3 overs.

Opener Abhishek Porel (28 runs from 11 balls) gives Delhi brisk start with 33 run opening stand with Faf du Plessis (22 runs from 26 balls). Delhi then lost Karun Nair (4 runs from 4 balls) quickly inside the powerplay. Delhi scored 52 runs for the loss of 2 wickets at the end of powerplay.

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RCB bowlers put a brake in the scoring rate by picking wickets at regular intervals. K.L.Rahul (41 runs from 39 balls) and Tristan Stubbs (34 runs from 18 balls) innings at the end took RCB to 162/8 in 20 overs.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar picked 3 wickets for 33 runs (Image Credit:- X)

Bhuvneshwar Kumar (3/33 in 4 overs) , Josh Hazlewood (2/36 in 4 overs) , Krunal Pandya (1/28 in 4 overs) and Yash Dayal (1/42 in 4 overs) are wicket takers for Royal Challengers Bengaluru.

RCB lost Jacob Bethell (12 runs from 6 balls) , Devdutt Padikkal (0 runs from 2 balls) and Rajat Patidar (6 runs from 6 balls) for just 26 runs in 4 overs. Left arm spinner Axar Patel dismissed opener Jacob Bethell and Devdutt Padikkal in third over of the innings.

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Karun Nair’s outstanding direct hit runs out Rajat Patidar after mix up with Virat Kohli. Krunal Pandya’s outstanding innings of 73* runs from 47 balls including 5 fours and 4 sixes and Virat Kohli (51 runs from 47 balls) took RCB closer to the target.

Krunal Pandya and Virat Kohli put together 119 runs partnership from 84 balls for the fourth wicket. Tim David (19* runs from 5 balls) cameo at the end took RCB home in 18.3 overs. Axar Patel (2/19 in 4 overs) and Dushmantha Chameera (1/24 in 3 overs) are the wicket takers for Delhi Capitals.

Pandya named Player of the Match for his unbeaten knock of 73 (Image Credit:- X)

With this win RCB moves to top of the table and Delhi stands at third.

Player of the Match:- Krunal Pandya (73* runs from 47 balls)

Next Match (28/04/2025):- Rajasthan Royals vs Gujarat Titans , 07:30 PM.