Royal Challengers Bengaluru sealed a dramatic victory in opposition to the Delhi Capitals within the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 match on Sunday. RCB in a spot of hassle after shedding Devdutt Padikkal and skipper Rajat Patidar in fast succession. However, Virat Kohli and Krunal Pandya then stitched a 119-run stand for the 4th wicket to assist RCB chase down the goal of 163 runs in opposition to DC. In doing so, RCB recorded their sixth successive away victory within the 18th version of the T20 league, turning into the primary crew within the league’s historical past to take action.
RCB have had a couple of points at house this marketing campaign, successful simply one in all 4 video games, however on the highway, the franchise has been completely unbeatable. The 6-wicket victory in opposition to DC was RCB’s sixth on the trot, with the consequence taking them to the highest of the factors desk.
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As for the match, Krunal’s unbeaten 73 helped RCB beat Delhi Capitals by six wickets to maneuver above Gujarat Titans on the summit.
Chasing 163 for victory, Bengaluru slipped to 26-3 earlier than Virat Kohli and Pandya put collectively a fourth-wicket partnership of 119.
Tim David smashed 19 not out off 5 deliveries to safe the win with 9 balls to spare at Delhi’s Feroz Shah Kotla floor.
“He (Pandya) could make that influence and we had been simply ready for him to return into this match with the bat as effectively,” Kohli stated of participant of the match Pandya, who additionally took 1-28 together with his left-arm spin.
“And at this time was his day fully and he was completely sensible.”
Kohli compiled a measured 51, whereas Pandya struck 5 fours and 4 sixes in an innings which took the sport away from Delhi.
It was Bengaluru’s sixth successive away win as they and Kohli seek for their first IPL title because the league’s inception in 2008.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar and fellow tempo bowler Josh Hazlewood shared 5 wickets between them to limit Delhi to 162-8.
Within the chase, Delhi skipper Axar Patel opened the bowling together with his left-arm spin and struck two early blows to ship again England’s IPL debutant Jacob Bethell, out for 12, and Devdutt Padikkal, for a duck, two balls later.
Bengaluru skipper Rajat Patidar was run out for six however Kohli and Pandya put Delhi below stress with occasional boundaries blended with fast operating between the wickets.
As soon as set, Pandya unleashed his energy and reached his fifty off 38 balls with a 4 off Axar.
Kohli accomplished his sixth half-century of the season as he edged previous Mumbai Indians batter Suryakumar Yadav (427) because the main run-scorer with 443.
He lastly fell to Sri Lanka quick bowler Dushmantha Chameera earlier than Pandya and Australian worldwide David took the crew over the road.
With AFP Inputs
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