RR vs RCB IPL Highlights 2025: RCB Clinch 9-Wicket Victory, Move to 3rd Place . In a dominant display of batting, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) chased down a target of 174 set by Rajasthan Royals (RR) with ease, winning by 9 wickets and with 15 deliveries to spare. RCB’s openers, Phil Salt and Virat Kohli, took the game away from Rajasthan Royals, with Salt smashing a quickfire 65 off 33 balls and Kohli bringing up his 100th T20 half-century. Devdutt Padikkal remained unbeaten on 40, finishing the game alongside Kohli.
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RCB won the toss and chose to bowl first.
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Rajasthan Royals struggled early with their captain Sanju Samson managing only 15 off 19 balls before being stumped.
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Yashasvi Jaiswal was the star for RR, scoring a brilliant 75, his second half-century of the season, before being dismissed by Josh Hazlewood.
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Dhruv Jurel provided some late fireworks, scoring 35* off 20 balls to help RR finish on 173/4 in their 20 overs.
RCB’s chase:
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The chase began with Phil Salt attacking Jofra Archer, while Virat Kohli was dropped on 7 by Riyan Parag.
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Salt and Kohli forged a strong 50-run partnership in just 5 overs, with RCB reaching 65/0 by the end of the powerplay.
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Salt was dismissed for 65, but Kohli continued to dominate, bringing up his 100th career T20 half-century.
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Devdutt Padikkal finished with an unbeaten 40*, hitting the winning runs as RCB reached 174/1 in 18.3 overs.
With this win, RCB climbed to third place in the IPL 2025 points table, while RR missed the chance to level their record at 3-3.
