Overview
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru secured their first home victory of IPL 2025, defeating Rajasthan Royals by 11 runs at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.
- Virat Kohli anchored the innings with a composed 70 off 42 balls, while Devdutt Padikkal contributed a quickfire 50 off 27 deliveries, helping RCB post 205/5.
- Josh Hazlewood delivered a match-winning performance with figures of 4/33, including key wickets in the death overs to stifle Rajasthan's chase.
- Rajasthan Royals, despite strong starts from Yashasvi Jaiswal (49) and Dhruv Jurel (47), suffered their seventh loss in nine games and remain eighth on the points table.
- With this win, RCB climbed to third place in the standings, solidifying their playoff contention with 12 points from nine matches.