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Final Result: DC win by 6 wickets with 13 balls to spare.
Second Innings summary:
- RCB had the best start they could ask for. Defending this low total needed early wickets and the bowling department delivered. Yash and Bhuvi picked up 3 wickets in the powerplay.
- Hazlewood was surprisingly the weak link today. His middle over was too expensive and that let DC run away with the chase.
- Suyash had another decent outing. His wicket of Axar Patel continued the good momentum set by the fast bowlers.
- KL Rahul was the crucial wicket tonight. His familiarity with the Chinnaswamy was the X-factor. Rajat Patidar dropped KL Rahul early which could have been the turning point. It was a difficult catch no doubt, but Rajat did all the hard-work only to let the ball bounce out of his hands at the last moment.
17.5 overs: 169-4
- KL Rahul wraps up the chase with ease. His 100+ run partnership with Tristan Stubbs took the game away from RCB.
17th Over: 146-4
- Bhuvi’s last over was RCB’s last hope at this stage. But that over goes for 12 runs. DC need 18 runs from 18 balls to win.
16th Over: 134-4
- Suyash is brought back on by Patidar. Another expensive over that has put RCB in a very tough spot.
After 15 overs, DC Score: 121-4
15th Over: 121-4
- KL Rahul absolutely smashes Hazlewood for 22 runs. Gets DC ahead of DLS rate. With a slight drizzle, that over could be a gamechanger for both teams.
14th Over: 99-4
- Yash Dayal is back for his third over. Patidar is hunting for a wicket. Just 5 off that over.
13th Over: 94-4
- Patidar brings on Livingstone. 14 from that over
12th Over: 80-4
- Krunal Pandya was a target for the batters. A four and a six, some leeway for DC.
11th Over: 67-4
- Its Suyash vs Stubbs. The leggie gives just one run in his third.
After 10 overs, DC score: 66-4
10th Over: 66-4
- Krunal is brought in for his first over. The left-arm spinner gives just 6 runs.
9th over: 60-4
- Suyash takes he big wicket of Axar Patel. The leggie strikes!
8th Over: 52-3
- Hazlewood’s second goes for 10 runs.
7th Over: 42-3
- Suyash is immediately brought on after the Powerplay.
After Powerplay, DC Score: 39-3
6th Over: 39-3
- Josh Hazlewood’s first over comes late.
5th Over: 31-3
- Rajat Patidar brings back Bhuvi for his third over. He is rewarded with the wicket of Abhishek Porel. Third wicket down. Great stuff from RCB.
4th Over: 30-2
3rd Over: 21-2
- Jake Fraser is dismissed by Bhuvi. Good catch taken by Jitesh.
2nd Over: 9-1
- Yash Dayal gets the wicket of Faf du Plessis!
1st Over: 1-0
- Bhuvi opens the attack for RCB. A beautiful over giving away just 1 run.
Target for DC – 164
First Innings summary:
- RCB started the first 3 overs like no other team this IPL. they brought up their 50 within 3 overs and it looked set up to be a massive score. Phil Salt was an absolute boss in his short stint at the middle. He scored 30 runs from one over of Mitchell Starc.
- The Phil Salt runout began the misery that RCB could not recover from. Following his runout, a total collapse of the middle order ensued. RCB went from 62-1 after the 4th over to 91-4 at the end of the 10th over.
- DC’s bowlers need to be their due credit. The bowling rotations by Axar Patel worked to a tee and completely killed the RCB momentum. Kuldeep Yadav, Vipraj Nigam and Mukesh Kumar were superb.
- Tim David’s heroics once again rescued RCB from a paltry total. He took RCB from 127 to 163 in final two overs. Simply brilliant from the Australian.
After 20 overs, RCB Score: 163-7
20th Over: 163-7
- Tim David gets hold of a few balls to give a late boost to RCB’s score. Wonderful cameo once again by the big man.
19th Over: 144-7
- Tim David smacks two sixes and a boundary off Axar. Much needed runs for RCB.
18th Over: 127-7
- Vipraj takes another wicket. Krunal Pandya departs after a run-a-ball 18.
17th Over: 125-6
- This is painful to watch. There is no momentum at all in the RCB scoreline. It has come to a near stop.
16th Over: 121-6
After 15 overs, RCB Score: 117-6
15th Over: 117-6
- Kuldeep back for his 3rd over.
- The important wicket of Patidar is gone after just 25 from 23.
14th Over: 112-5
13th Over: 105-5
- The wily Kuldeep begins the over with a beautiful LBW delivery that was turned down by the on-field umpire and the DRS review.
- RCB’s middle order has been dismantled by the DC bowling attack as Jitesh is dismissed by a KL Rahul catch.
12th Over: 102-4
- Mohit Sharma is brought back on after a brilliant first over.
- RCB’s 100 comes up in 11.4 overs.
11th Over: 94-4
- RCB have been completely slowed down. Mitchell Starc makes up for his previous expensive over. He gives away just 3 runs
After 10 overs, RCB Score: 91-4
10th Over: 91-4
- The players come back after the strategic timeout.
- Mohit Sharma opens his tally with the wicket of Liam Livingstone 4(6).
9th Over: 89-3
- DC’s main spinner, Kuldeep Yadav is brought on. The key battle of Patidar vs Kuldeep is on!
8th Over: 84-3
- Patidar and Livingstone need to stitch together a partnership here and hold the fort.
7th Over: 74-3
- The big fish Virat Kohli is caught by Starc. Vipraj Nigam gets another wicket for DC.
After Powerplay, RCB Score: 64-2
6th Over: 64-2
- The runrate has slowed down post the dismissal of Salt. Pacer Mukesh Kumar controlled the final over of the powerplay with 3 dots and the wicket of Devdutt Padikkal.
- A maiden wicket over for Mukesh Kumar.
5th Over: 64-1
- Wrist spinner Vipraj is brought on. The second spinner in the powerplay. just two from it.
4th Over: 62-1
- A mixup in the middle leads to Phil salt’s runout. An unforced error that saw the dangerous Salt get dismissed.
3rd Over: 53-0
- Carnage in the second over of Starc. Salt mercilessly smashes Starc for 2 sixes and 2 boudaries.
2nd Over: 23-0
- Spin is brought in very early as the DC captain, Axar Patel comes into bowl the second.
- Salt and Kohli punish Axar, his over goes for 16 runs.
1st Over: 7-0
- Mitchell Starc opens the DC attack who is taken on by the duo of Phil Salt and Virat Kohli.
- Five wides from a bouncer that missed everyone was followed by a couple of singles in the first over.
Lineups:
RCB: Virat Kohli, Philip Salt, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar(c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma(wk), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal.
DC: Jake Fraser-McGurk, Faf du Plessis, KL Rahul (wk), Tristan Stubbs, Ashutosh Sharma, Axar Patel (c), Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohit Sharma, Mukesh Kumar.
Toss:
DC won the toss and chose to bowl first. The coin has not been favourable to RCB, as only one toss out of five has been in favour RCB.
Match Details:
Teams: RCB vs DC
Date: 10th April 2025
Toss: 7:00pm IST
Match start time: 7:30pm IST
Venue: M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Preview: RCB vs DC – A heavyweight match
Both teams go into the contest with 6 points each. DC have won all three of their games, while RCB have lots 1 out of their 4 games. That loss coming in their only home game so far has stung a tad more than it should have. Both the teams boast of strong batting lineups and balanced bowling lineups capable of restricting oppositions to relatively low totals.
Key Battles:
1. Virat Kohli vs Mitchell Starc:
This is a fiery battle through and through. Virat Kohli vs an Australian quick is always a cricketing feast. Starc is very dangerous upfront and is the leading wicket-taker for DC. Virat is the best answer RCB has for the Starc question. Kohli can temper the innings in the powerplay and keep the home side from losing too many wickets.
2. Rajat Patidar vs Kuldeep Yadav :
The left-arm wrist spinner will be a crucial cog in the DC bowling squad. The RCB lineup is loaded with big-hitters. It is a prime situation for a bowler like Kuldeep, who can bait big shots that fail to clear the fence. Patidar has proven himself to be the spin destroyer and his battle with Kuldeep will set the tone for both sides in the middle phases.
3. Josh Hazlewood vs KL Rahul:
Hoff has been the leading wicket-taker for RCB. His spells in the powerplay, his skill to repeatedly bowl dot balls and his knack to counter-attack have been splendid. KL found form at the top of the order for DC and whacked a 51 ball 77 against CSK. Being from Karnataka, Rahul is very familiar with the conditions in the Chinnaswamy and this battle is the tone-setter for the early phase of the DC innings.
4. Suyash Sharma vs Tristan Stubbs:
The young Suyash did superbly against MI. His first 3 overs conceded only 15 runs which added tremendous pressure on the batters. Those 3 overs and the pressure from them later resulted in wickets for the other bowlers. His variety and fearlessness have been the result of the confidence instilled by the management and the team. Stubbs has been dangerous for DC in the middle order and can swing away big runs, therefore this will be another juicy contest in the game.
It will a battle of numerous matchups and is poised to be not only a tactical but also a very entertaining match with plenty of runs. Sit back and enjoy, let’s give the best for our team. RCB RCB RCB!