
RCB vs RR (42nd Match) – Highlights
In a riveting night at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, Royal Challengers Bengaluru secured a significant 11-run win against Rajasthan Royals in Match No. 42 of the IPL 2025 season. The match was, unsurprisingly a high-scoring spectacle, and all the entertainment occurred under lights, where Josh Hazlewood’s brilliant bowling performance with (4 for 33), not only earned the Player of the Match award but also Cricinfo’s MVP for the night.
RCB called it right at the toss and opted to bat. They went back to an opening combination of Phil Salt and Virat Kohli that had served them well in the first game. Phil Salt got RCB off to a lively start with a quickfire 26 from 23 deliveries, but his stay was cut short as Wanindu Hasaranga drew first blood, claiming him as the opening breakthrough. Virat Kohli was in sublime form, hammering 70 runs off just 42 deliveries, laced with eight boundaries and two towering sixes. His significant contribution gave RCB a fast and steady start and laid the platform for a very good total.
The middle order built upon the solid start with Devdutt Padikkal unleashing a quickfire 50 from only 27 balls. His aggressive intent, including three sixes, pushed the Royals onto the back foot. Contributions from Tim David (23 off 15) and a late flourish from Jitesh Sharma (20* off 10) ensured RCB crossed the 200-run mark, ending at 205 for 5 in their allotted 20 overs. Rajasthan’s bowlers struggled to find consistency, with only Sandeep Sharma and Hasaranga managing wickets.
Rajasthan Royals are coming out swinging in their chase of a big target of 206, they got a 49 off just 19 balls from Yashasvi Jaiswal. They consisted of 7 fours and 3 sixes and the Royals had a delightful start during the powerplay. Vaibhav Suryavanshi also added his name to the shaky start with a green 16, but RCB settled down and bowled beautifully after the quick start.
Nitish Rana and Riyan Parag both made great contributions to stabilize the innings in the middle overs with respective contributions of 28 and 22, and dhruv jurel played a spectacular knock of 47 (34) and helped keep the chase alive in the end performance of Josh Hazlewood in the last over had the quality to change the entire shape of the chase with losing their wickets at important moments. jurel, Hetmyer, Archer and Jhaiswal washed away the lower order and RCB had a comfortable win in the end.
Krunal Pandya also played a pivotal role in the middle overs, picking up 2 for 31 and applying pressure with tight bowling. Though the Royals stayed within touching distance throughout, they lost steam towards the end, managing only 194 for 9 and falling short by 11 runs.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Rajasthan Royals Scoreboard
Royal Challengers Bengaluru – 205/5 (20)
Rajasthan Royals – 194/9 (20)
Result – RCB won by 11 runs
Player of the Match – Josh Hazlewood

RCB vs RR Playing Eleven
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Tim David, Rajat Patidar (c), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal
Rajasthan Royals
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag (c), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Shubham Dubey, Jofra Archer, Wanindu Hasaranga, Tushar Deshpande, Fazalhaq Farooqi
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