Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) bounced back in style after a defeat as they handed over to Rajasthan Royals (RR) IPL 2025 On Sunday, April 13, with a comfortable nine-wicket win at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. With disappointing outings against Delhi's capitals, RCB got stuck on the basics and showed peace to return to win methods.
It was asked to bat first, RR's innings was never going despite 47 runs of 75 runs from Yashasvi Jaywal. On a dull pitch, Jaiswal held one end firmly, but the lack of support from the other end was hurt to RR as they could not reach a rescued clan. The remaining batsmen can score 47 runs in only 49 balls.
Captain Sanju Samson also fought as he ended after scoring 15 runs by 19 runs. While Ryan Parag and Dhruv Juraral tried to score runs at a high strike rate, RCB was banned at 173/4. Krunal Pandya ended with 1/29 out of his four overs, while other bowlers gave good support.
Chasing 174, RCB did not waste any time. Phil Salat destroyed the RR bowling attack in the powerplay. His 65 knocks of 33 balls were placed with five borders and six sixes. Once the salt departed, Virat Kohli Played the role of anchor. With another half a century, his 66th in the IPL, Kohli equaled David Warner's record and ensured that there are no other challenges in chasing. Devdutt Padikkal supported him with an unbeaten 40, as RCB reached the target in 17.3 overs. With this win, RCB jumped third on the points table and won its fourth consecutive match on the road.
06:57 PM · 13 April, 2025
Major moments from RR vs RCB, 28 matches of IPL 2025
1. Rajasthan has the brunt of Phil Salt's carnez:
The Rajasthan -based franchise faced the massacre of RCB opener Phil Salt as he punished the opposition bowlers, scoring 65 off just 33 balls at a strike rate of 196.96. With five borders and six sixes, Salt's innings made it easy to chase RCB. For the first time in the T20, facing his England team partner Jofra Archer, Namak broke Archer on the square leg and crossed the stumps to exploit the small leg limit. Salt was dropped by Yashsavi Jaiswal at 40, and the side paid the price. With this knock, he now leads the chart for both the most runs (181) and sixes (11) in Powerplay in this IPL season.
2. Virat Kohli saw his 100th T20 fifty
Yashasvi Jaiswal impressed 47 balls off his 75 balls, but RCB bowlers ensured the domestic team to limit the domestic team at the bottom-market clan at the Sarai Mansingh Stadium, where the average first-page score since 2023 is at 180. Josh Hazelwood (1/26) kept pressing the Rajasthan batsmen. Dayal's slow ball was equally appreciated by his comrades and experts to dismiss the Ryan Parag on a sticky surface. Despite the cameo from Shimron Hetmyer and Dhruv Jurlel, RR's innings never really shut down as the RCB attack ensured that the Royals were never going.
3. RCB bowlers have a equal score below RR despite the knock of Jaiswal
Virat Kohli reached another milestone so far as he brought his 100th T20 half -century with a brilliant unbeaten 62 in 45 balls against RR. His third half of the season came into specific fashion. He survived an early fear when Ryan Parag dropped him out of Sandeep Sharma, who rejected Kohli seven times in the IPL, most by any bowler. Since 2022, Kohli has scored the highest 50+ scores in the IPL (19 in 51 innings). His latest milestone holds him secondly for David Warner (108) in the T20s globally. In chasing, he made sure to stay until the end and when Phil Salat was going out in Powerplay, playing the right other Bella.
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