IPL 2025 | RCB vs RR: First win for RCB against RR in home ground

 

IPL 2025 | RCB vs RR: First win for RCB against RR in home ground

Bengaluru: A 'sea of ​​red' erupted at the Chinnaswamy Stadium on Thursday. The audience gallery became a dance floor for Royal Challengers Bangalore fans. The reason for their celebration was pacer Josh Hazlewood.The reason for their celebration was paceman Josh Hazel. 

Josh's brilliant knock (4-0-33-4) in 1960 saw RCB team get their first win at Thavarinangal in an IPL match here.Chasing a target of 206 runs, Rajasthan Royals needed 18 runs in the last 2 overs. 

Dhruva Jurel was in good form at the crease. But in the 19th

over Hazlewood took the wickets of Jurel and Jofra Archer in two consecutive balls to pave the way for RCB's victory. Yash Dayal also bowled responsibly in the last over. Because of that, RCB registered a thrilling victory by 11 runs.

In the current tournament, Rajat Patidar's team had lost all the 3 matches played here. But they won all the matches they played away from home.Rajasthan won the toss and elected to field. Half-centuries from Virat Kohli and Devdutta Padikkal saw the team score 205 for 5 in 20 overs. After that Royals scored 194 for 9 in 20 overs. 

In the last over, Rajasthan lost five wickets for 29 runs.
The target-chasing tour team got off to a good start. Opening batsman Yassavi Jaiswal (49; 19A) and 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi (16; 12A) added 52 runs in a first-wicket partnership. 

Pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar broke the partnership by bowling Suryavanshi.Broke the partnership. Even after a successful dismissal, Nitish Rana (28; 22A) and Ryan Parag (22 10A) kept their team's hopes alive.

The team scored 110 runs for 2 wickets in 9 overs. At this stage, victory seemed to be slipping away from RCB. However, left-arm spinner Krunal Pandya picked up the wickets of Parag and Rana to give RCB a chance to win again. But Jurel (47; 34A) and Hemmeyer (11; 8A) were the hope for the Royals. His apprehension was brushed aside by Hazlewood.Kohli-Padikkal Partnership: 6 (70; 422, 4x8, 6x2) Padikkal (50; 27a, 4x4, 6x3) added 95 runs in the second-wicket partnership for his fifth half-century in the IPL this season. In the second over of the innings bowled by Fazal Haq Farooqui, Parag failed to get caught by Phil Salt at mid-off. 

Taking advantage of this, Salt (26; 23A) added 61 runs in a first-wicket partnership with Virat. Spinner Vanindu Hasaranga, who bowled after the powerplay, took a salt wicket to break the partnership.Virat played a good innings with Devdatta who came to the crease. He made sure that the amount went up even though there was no rush or flamboyant play. Virat reached the half-century mark in 32 balls. There were 8 boundaries in it.

Not a single six was hit in the 13 overs of the innings. The first ball of the 14th over bowled by Parag, the left-handed batsman Devadatta started the fast game by hitting long off for a six. 

Virat also hit a six in the same over.Devadatta made good use of the two gifts of life he received. He completed his half century in 26 balls. There were 3 sixes in total. A 'juggling catch' by Nitish Rana off the bowling of Sandeep Sharma opened the game for DevadattaRoyal Challengers Bangalore: 

205 for the wicket (in 20 overs
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 205 for 5 (in 20 overs)

Salt C Padiyar B Hasaranga 26 (236, 4x4)
Kohli c Rana b Archer 70 (42A, 4x8, 6x2)
Padikkal C Rana B Sharma 50 (27A, 4x4, 6x3)
David Ranaut (Hejjar/Jurel) 23 (156, 4x2, 6x1)
Patidar C Jurel B Sharma 1 (32)
Jitesh 20 not out (10A, 4x4)
Other: 15 (legby 1, wide 14)

Fall of wickets: 

1-61 (Phil Salt, 6.4), 2-156 (6 %, 15.1), 3-161 (Stone 9, 16.1), 4-163 ( , 16.5), 5-205 (Tim David, 19.6).
Bowling: Jofra Archer 4-0-33-1; Fazal Haque Farooqui 3-0-30-0; 2-0-36-0; Sandeep Sharma 40-452; Vanindu Hasaranga 4-0-30-1; Ryan Parag 3-0-30-0.
Vaibhav B Bhubaneswar 16 (12A, 6x2)
Nitish C Bhubaneshwar B Krunal 28 (226, 4x3, 6x1)

Ryan C Jitesh B Krunal 22 (106, 4x2, 6x2)
Jurel C Jitesh B Hazlewood 47 (346, 4x3, 6x3)
Patiyar C Jitesh B Hazlewood 11 (86, 4x1)
Shubham C Salt B Dayal 12 (7A, 4x1, 6x1)
Archer C Patidar B Hazlewood 0 (12)
Hasranga Ranaut (David/Jitesh) 1 (32)
Tushar 1 not out (2A)
Farooqui 2 not out (2A)
Other: 5 (bye 1, wide 4)

Fall of wickets: 

1-52 (Vaibhav Suryavanshi, 4.2), 2-72 (Yashaswi 鬼, 5.5), 3-110 (Duck, 9.1), 4-134 (23 D, 13.3), 5-162 ( , 16.3), 6-189 ( , 18.3), 7-189 ( , 18.4), 8-189 (19.1), 9-191 (8) 3,
Bowling: Bhuvneshwar Kumar 4-0-50-1, 3-0-33-1 Josh Hazelmud
Bowling: Bhuvneshwar Kumar
4-0-50-1, ” Ch
3-0-33-1,
4-0-33-4,
1-0-15-0,
4-0-31-0, Tho
House 4-0-31-2
Man of the Match: Hazlewood