Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Rajasthan Royals, 42nd Match
Regular Season 2025 · T20 · · M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 11 runs (Royal Challengers Bengaluru 205/5, Rajasthan Royals 194/9).
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 205/5 (20 ov)
- Rajasthan Royals: 194/9 (20 ov)
Match report
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) faced Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the 42nd Match of Regular Season 2025, a T20 match, at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. Play began on Thursday, 24 April 2025 at 14:00 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
Rajasthan Royals won the toss and chose to bowl. The on-field umpires were Michael Gough and Ulhas Gandhe, with Rajiv Seth as match referee.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru made 205/5 in 20 overs, with Virat Kohli top-scoring on 70 from 42 balls. Sandeep Sharma was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 45. Rajasthan Royals made 194/9 in 20 overs, with Yashasvi Jaiswal top-scoring on 49 from 19 balls. Josh Hazlewood was the pick of the bowlers with 4 for 33.
Result: Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 11 runs. Josh Hazlewood was named player of the match.
The full scorecard, fall of wickets and every ball of the commentary are on the Scorecard and Commentary tabs, and the Crease Cam replays each delivery as an animation.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru · 1st innings: 205/5 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Salt | c Shimron Hetmyer b Wanindu Hasaranga | 26 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 113.04 |
| Virat Kohli | c Nitish Rana b Jofra Archer | 70 | 42 | 8 | 2 | 166.67 |
| Devdutt Padikkal | c Nitish Rana b Sandeep Sharma | 50 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 185.19 |
| Tim David | run out (Dhruv Jurel) | 23 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 153.33 |
| Rajat Patidar | c Dhruv Jurel b Sandeep Sharma | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Jitesh Sharma | not out | 19 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 190 |
Extras: 16 · Did not bat: Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jofra Archer | 4 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 8 |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | 3 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 10 |
| Tushar Deshpande | 2 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 18 |
| Sandeep Sharma | 4 | 0 | 45 | 2 | 11.25 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | 4 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Riyan Parag | 3 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 10 |
Rajasthan Royals · 1st innings: 194/9 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | c Romario Shepherd b Josh Hazlewood | 49 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 257.89 |
| Vaibhav Suryavanshi | b Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 16 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 133.33 |
| Nitish Rana | c Bhuvneshwar Kumar b Krunal Pandya | 28 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 127.27 |
| Riyan Parag | c Jitesh Sharma b Krunal Pandya | 22 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 220 |
| Dhruv Jurel | c Jitesh Sharma b Josh Hazlewood | 47 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 138.24 |
| Shimron Hetmyer | c Jitesh Sharma b Josh Hazlewood | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 137.5 |
| Shubham Dubey | c Philip Salt b Yash Dayal | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 171.43 |
| Jofra Archer | c Rajat Patidar b Josh Hazlewood | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | run out (Jitesh Sharma) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Tushar Deshpande | not out | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | not out | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Extras: 5 · Did not bat: Sandeep Sharma
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 4 | 0 | 50 | 1 | 12.5 |
| Yash Dayal | 3 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 11 |
| Josh Hazlewood | 4 | 0 | 33 | 4 | 8.25 |
| Romario Shepherd | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| Suyash Sharma | 4 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 7.75 |
| Krunal Pandya | 4 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 7.75 |
Latest overs
- Over 19 (RR, Josh Hazlewood): 0 runs, 193/9 – • W
- Over 20 (RR, Yash Dayal): 4 runs, 193/8 – 1 1 1 W 0lb W
- Over 19 (RR, Josh Hazlewood): 1 runs, 189/6 – • W • 1
- Over 18 (RR, Bhuvneshwar Kumar): 22 runs, 188/5 – 4 4 1 6 1 6
- Over 17 (RR, Josh Hazlewood): 6 runs, 166/5 – 4 • • W 1 • wd
- Over 16 (RR, Krunal Pandya): 12 runs, 160/4 – 2 2 1 6 1 •