IPL 2025 Updates: Rahul powers DC to emphatic win

Thu, 10 April 2025

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23:11

DC maintain winning streak

DC 169-4 (17.5 ovs) vs RCB 163-7 | Scorecard

The required rate has gone down to 7.50.

Bhuvi with his final over. Stubbs is on strike, and he taps a short of a length delivery to long-off for a single.

Rahul is on strike and a single to backward point.

Four! Back of a length outside off and Stubbs hits it straight back for a boundary. Follows it up with a single to long-on.

Rahul is on strike and he picks a single through mid-wicket.

Four! Stubbs is in the mood. Overpitched delivery and he steers it down to long off.

Yash Dayal is bowling out. Rahul is on strike and he taps one to mid-wicket and picks a single.

Then Stubbs plays one to long-off for a single.

Sixer! Rahul is in a hurry it seems. Good length delivery and Rahul sits back and hoists over mid-wicket.

150 up for DC.

A boundary through third man. DC need just six off 14 balls.

5 wides! Banged in short and beats both the batter and the keeper.

RCB review the wide but lose it.

Just one is required now. Rahul is on strike. And he whips it over the long off for a maximum and finishes it off in style!

DC beat RCB by six wickets to keep their winning streak intact.

They are now second on the points table with four wins out of four, behind Gujarat Titans, who won four out of their five matches and have a better run-rate.

22:52

DC need 30 off 24 balls

DC 134-4 (16 ovs) vs RCB 163-7 | Scorecard

Hazlewood with his third over. Rahul greets him with back-to-back boundaries. First one behind the square and the next through backward point.

Follows it up with a brace to mid-wicket. 50 partnership off 35 deliveries between Rahul and Stubbs.

Another brace to backward point.

Four! Rahul drags one to deep square leg for a boundary.

Follows it up with a maximum over long off. 22 runs come off Hazlewood's third over.

Current run-rate is 8.07 and the required rate is 8.60.

DC need 43 off 30 balls.

Suyash back into the attack. Starts off with two singles and a dot.

Four! Stubbs joins the party. Excellent timing and placement. Back of a length and Stubbs makes room and drives it deep cover.

Follows it up with a maximum! A massive hit over long-on.

A single to end the over. 13 come off it.

22:41

Rahul brings up his fifty

DC 99-4 (14 ovs) vs RCB 163-7 | Scorecard

Yash Dayal with his third over. Rahul is on strike. Rahul cuts it deep backward point for a single.

A single to long-on and another to sweeper cover. Rahul completes his fifty. Back-to-back fifties for him. A superb knock under pressure.

Stubbs punches the next ball to mid-off for a single.

A dot and a single to end the over. Just five runs come off it.

22:36

Rahul, Stubbs revive DC

DC 94-4 (13 ovs) vs RCB 163-7 | Scorecard

Krunal continues. Stubbs reverse sweeps the first ball for a boundary! Follows it up with a single to long-on.

Sixer! Length ball on leg and Rahul goes down on his knees and sweeps it over deep backward point for a maximum.

Two singles and a dot to end the over. 13 come off it.

Liam Livingstone in the attack. Stubbs is on strike. He taps one to point and picks a single.

Four! Half-tracker on off and Rahul is quick to pounce on it.

Follows it up with a huge sixer! He dances down and smashes it straight back. Follows it up with a single to deep mid-wicket.

Stubbs pushes one to backward point to take a single.

A single to deep square leg to end the over. 14 come off it.

22:28

Rahul keeps DC in the hunt

DC 67-4 (11 ovs) vs RCB 163-7 | Scorecard

Krunal Pandya into the attack. Rahul is on strike. Picks a single through square leg.

Stubbs then clips the length ball through mid-wicket for a single.

Two more singles, through covers and long-on.

Two singles to end the over. Krunal concedes just 6 singles off it.

DC are 66-4 at the half-way mark.

Suyash with his third over. Stubbs drives it to short over. No run. Follows it up with a single to deep cover off a googly.

Four dots to end the over. Just one run come off it.

22:20

Axar Patel departs

DC 60-4 (9 ovs) vs RCB 163-7 | Scorecard

Hazlewood with his second over. Rahul is on strike. Short of length and Rahul steers it down to third man for a single.

Two more singles, first one to third man and the other to long-on.

Axar punches the fourth ball for a single to sweeper-cover.

Sixer! Rahul pulls hard but the ball takes a thick edge and flies over short leg.

A single to end the over. 10 come off it.

Suyash continues. Axar is on strike. No run.

Boundary! Short of a length and Axar drives it deep extra cover for a four.

Follows it up with a brace to deep backward point.

Out! Axar is gone, caught by Tim David at long-off. A full delivery outside off, and Axar tries to hoist it over long-off but ends up holing out to Tim David.

He returns after making 15 off 11 balls.

Tristan Stubbs comes to the crease. Off the mark with a single to cover point.

A single to mid-wicket to end the over. 8 runs come off it.

22:07

DC three down; RCB on top

DC 42-3 (7 ovs) vs RCB 163-7 | Scorecard

Josh Hazlewood to bowl the final over of the Powerpaly. Axar is on strike. A slip in place.

Two singles. Boundary, after 11 deliveries. Shortish delivery and Axar slashes it hard over short third.

A single through backward point and another through deep backward point.

A dot to end the over. 8 come off it.

RCB were 64-2 after the Powerplay. DC are 39-3.

Impact Sub Suyash Sharma into the attack. Rahul is on strike. A googly on the pad. No run.

Another googly and another dot.

A half-tracker but Rahul hits straight to the fielder at cover. No run.

Another dot, four on the trot. A brace to mid-wicket.

A single to long-on to end the over. Just three off it.

21:57

Bhuvi sends back Porel

DC 31-3 (5 ovs) vs RCB 163-7 | Scorecard

Yash Dayal back into the attack. Starts off with a wide down the leg.

A dot and a brace to long-off. Rahul clears his front foot and lofts it and the ball goes up in the air. Patidar makes a good effort but could not hold onto the ball.

A boundary to long off! Overpitched delivery and Rahul sends it down the ground.

A single to deep mid-wicket.

Porel on strike. No run. A single to deep backward point. to end the over. 9 come off it.

Bhuvi continues. Porel on strike. No run. Back of a length and Porel punches it mid off.

Another dot and out! Porel is out, caught by Jitesh Sharma. Back of a length and Porel tries to hit it across line but the ball goes up in the air after taking a thick edge. Jitesh takes a well-judged catch.

He departs after making 7 off 7 balls.

Skipper Axar Patel is the new man in. Gets off the mark with a single to mid-wicket. Two dots on the trot. Excellent bowling by Bhuvi as he concedes just a single and picks up a wicket.

21:46

Fraser-McGurk departs

DC 21-2 (3 ovs) vs RCB 163-7 | Scorecard

Impact Sub Abhishek Porel is the new man in.

Bhuvi with his second over. Starts with a wide.

Out! Another one bites the dust! Jake Fraser-McGurk is out, caught by keeper Jitesh Sharma. A length ball Fraser-McGurk tries to swipe but ends up edging it high up in the sky. He departs after making 7 off 6 balls.

Both openers are back in the hut.

KL Rahul comes to the crease. No run.

Boundary! Rahul is off the mark with a four through left of mid-off. Elegant shot!

A quick single to mid-off followed by a brace through square leg.

A boundary through deep square leg to end the over. Hazelwood puts in a dive but fumbles as the ball crosses the line.

21:38

Faf du Plessis departs

DC 9-1 (2 ovs) vs RCB 163-7 | Scorecard

The chase is on. Faf du Plessis and Jake Fraser-McGurk to open the innings for DC.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar with the ball for RCB. Du Plessis on strike and he defends the back of a length delivery on off down the pitch. No run.

Two more dots followed by a single to cover.

Fraser-McGurk on strike. Two dots to end the over.

Just one off the first over.

Yash Dayal from the other end. Du Plessis punches it to third man to steal a single.

Four! First boundary of RCB innings. Fraser-McGurk finally connects one. Back of a length delivery and he punches it through covers for four.

A brace through mid-wicket followed by a single to mid-on.

Full length and Du Plessis punches hard but straight to the fielder. No run.

Out! Du Plessis is gone, caught by Kohli. He departs after making 2 off 7 balls.

21:15

Tim David cameo takes RCB past 160

RCB 163-7 (20 ovs) vs DC | Scorecard

Axar Patel with his final over. Tim David on strike. Two sixes and a boundary in first five balls!

A single to end the over. 17 off Axar's last over. He concedes 52 runs and goes wicketless.

Mukesh Kumar back into the attack. Tim David is on strike.

Mukesh starts off with a wide, but DC go for a review for caught behind.

A short delivery and Tim David tries to hook it across but misses. UltraEdge indicates no bat involved.

Six! A low full toss and Tim slices it but so much of power as the ball sails over long-on.

A dot follows.

Another six! This time over deep square leg. A shortsh delivery and Tim bangs it with all his might. Follows it up with a dot.

A wide down the leg side. Tim tries to flick it but misses.

Another wide followed by a dot.

A boundary to finish the innings. Tim lofts a fullish delivery over extra cover for four.

RCB started well, but squandered the early advantage by losing wickets at regular intervals. A nice little cameo from Tim David took them past the 160-mark.

21:01

Vipraj sends back Krunal

RCB 127-7 (18 ovs) vs DC | Scorecard

Vipraj into the attack. And he strikes with the first ball. Krunal Pandya is out, caught by Ashutosh Sharma. A length delivery outside off which turns away, and Krunal tries to go inside out but ends up slicing it to backward point.

He departs after making 18 off 18.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar is the new man in.

Two singles and three dots to end the over.

Vipraj finishes his spell with excellent figures of 18-2.

20:57

RCB six down; DC on top

RCB 125-6 (17 ovs) vs DC | Scorecard

Vipraj is back with his third over. Krunal and Tim pick a single each.

Three dot balls. Finishes the over with a brace as Krunal flicks it to the left of long-on. Just four runs off the over.

Kuldeep is bowling out. Tim on strike and he knocks one down to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Three more singles. RCB are dealing in singles now.

Two dots to end the over. Kuldeep finishes his quota with impressive figures of 17-2.

20:50

Patidar departs; RCB six down

RCB 117-6 (15 ovs) vs DC | Scorecard

Mukesh is back into the attack. Krunal on strike. He pulls the shortish delivery over short mid-wicket fielder for a brace.

Another brace. This time through fine leg followed by a single to third man.

Patidar on strike, picks a single through fine leg.

A dot and a single to long-on. Seven off Mukesh's second over.

Kuldeep with his third over. Krunal chips it right back at the bowler. No run.

Boundary! Krunal uses his feet and smashes it down the ground over the bowler's head. Follows it up with a single to long-on.

A dot ball and Out! Skipper Patidar departs. Kuldeep scalps the big fish. Patidar tries it smash it to the gallery but the ball takes a top-edge and Rahul completes a simple catch.

He departs after making 25 off 23 balls.

Tim David is the new man in. Kuldeep finishes his over with a dot. Just five off it.

20:38

Kuldeep accounts for Jitesh

RCB 105-5 (13 ovs) vs DC | Scorecard

Kuldeep back into the attack. Jitesh on strike and he slow-sweeps and misses. Review for lbw. Umpire's call and Jitesh survives.

Out! Jitesh is out caught by K L Rahul. Top-spinner from Kuldeep and the ball bounces. Jitesh, looking to tuck it down on-side, edges it, offering a simple catch to Rahul.

He departs after making 3 off 11 balls.

Krunal Pandya is the new man in. A dot followed by three singles.

Just 3 off Kuldeep's second over.

20:31

Skipper Patidar revives RCB

RCB 102-4 (12 ovs) vs DC | Scorecard

Starc is back with his third over. Patidar drives one down to long-on for a single.

Jitesh on strike. Two dots followed by a single to third man.

Starc over the wicket and Patidar picks another single through third man.

A dot to end the over. Just three off it.

Mohit is back. Patidar on strike. Back of a length and the batter runs it down square on the offside for single.

A single to mid-off followed by a dot.

Boundary! Short ball on off stump and Patidar is quick to slap it to deep backward point.

100 up for RCB.

Two singles to end the over. 8 come off it.

20:22

Livingstone falls cheaply

RCB 91-4 (10 ovs) vs DC | Scorecard

Mohit Sharma into the attack.

Livingstone on strike. Back of a length delivery outside off, and the batter nudges it to third man for a single.

Patidar cuts the next ball to deep backward point for a single.

Out! Livingstone is out, caught by Ashutosh Sharma. Back of length delivery outside off and Livingstone attempts a slog sweep but the ball takes a top-edge and flies towards backward point.

He returns after making 4 off six balls.

Jitesh Sharma is the new man in. Starts with two three balls. Excellent over from Mohit as he gives away just two runs and picks a wicket.

20:16

Vipraj sends back Kohli

RCB 89-3 (9 ovs) vs DC | Scorecard

Liam Livingstone is the new man in.

Axar with his third over. A single and double.

Sixer! A quicker delivery and Patidar moves across and pulls over mid-wicket.

A dot and two singles to end the over. 10 off it.

Kuldeep Yadav into the attack. Livingstone on strike, and he picks a single through long-on.

Two singles and a dot followed by a brace to deep mid-wicket.

Patidar on strike, swing and a miss, no run.

Just five off the over.

20:09

Kohli departs

RCB 74-3 (7 ovs) vs DC | Scorecard

Vipraj with his second over. Kohli drills it to long-on for a single.

Patidar on strike and he picks a single through long-off.

Sixer! A bit full and Kohli smashes it for a maximum over long-off boundary. Follows it up with a single to short fine leg.

Patidar picks a single through short fine leg.

Out! Kohli is out caught by Starc. A loopy leg-break and Kohli reaches out on the drive, but ends it mishitting to and Starc completes a stunning catch.

Kohli returs after making 22 off 14.

20:03

Padikkal falls cheaply

RCB 64-2 (6 ovs) vs DC | Scorecard

Vipraj Nigam into the attack. Starts with two dots and a single.

Padikkal pulls one away to deep mid-wicket and picks a single.

Tossed up delivery and Kohli chips it back to the bowler, no run.

Another dot to end the over. Just 2 runs come off it.

Mukesh Kumar into the attack. Padikkal on strike. Starts with three dots.

The run-rate has touched 12. A decent start by RCB.

Out! Padikkal is out caught by Axar. A slower off-cutter and Padikkal attempts a lofted drive and ends up offering a simple catch to mid-on.

He departs after making 1 off 8 balls.

Skipper Rajat Patidar comes to the crease. A bouncer and he ducks. No run.

Another dot to end the over. Wicket-maiden from Mukesh.

19:54

Phil Salt departs

RCB 62-1 (4 ovs) vs DC | Scorecard

Starc with his second over. Salt greets him with a maximum!

A bit full and Salt picks the length early and hammers it over mid-on for a maximum.

Back-to-back boundaries, one through backward point and the other through wide mid-on.

Another four, this time through long-off. And it is a no-ball!

Six! Short delivery and Salt throws his hands at it. The ball takes a thick edge and flies over the keeper's head.

Full length on the pads and the balls goes to square leg for a leg-bye.

Four leg byes to fine leg! Big over, 30 come off it.

Axar with his second over. Salt drives but misses, no run.

A single to cover.

Six! Kohli makes room and plays inside out to deep extra cover. Follows it up with a single to short fine leg.

Out! Salt runs himself out! Salt whips one to cover and tries to steal a quick single, but slips and goes down. Vipraj Nigam picks up the ball and K L Rahul completes the stumping. He goes after making 37 off 17 balls.

Devdutt Padikkal is the new man in. A wide down the leg.

A dot to end the over. 9 off it.

19:43

RCB off to a brisk start

RCB 23-0 (2 ovs) vs DC | Scorecard

Philip Salt and Virat Kohli to open the innings for RCB.

Mitchell Starc with the ball for DC. Salt on strike. A slip in place.

Starc starts with a good length delivery just outside off. Salt drives it to mid-off, no run.

A thick inside edge onto the pads, no run.

5 wides! A bouncer that beats both the batter and the keeper.

Salt off the mark with a single to deep backward point followed by another single down behind square.

Kohli on strike. Off the mark with a quick single to backward point.

Two dot balls to end the over. Just seven off the first over.

Skipper Axar Patel from the other end. Boundary! Kohli makes room and steers it to short third for a boundary.

A dot and a single to mid-wicket.

Salt on strike. Sixer! First maximum of the innings. Length delivery and Salt stays in his crease and smashes it over mid-wicket.

Four! Between extra cover and long-off followed by a single to long off.

16 come off Axar's first over.

19:20

Faf du Plessis returns for DC

Delhi Capitals skipper Axar Patel has won the toss and he has opted to field first.

DC have made one change, Faf du Plessis, who missed the Chennai game due an injury, is back. He will replace Sameer Rivzi.

RCB remain unchanged.

Take a look at the Playing XIs:

RCB: Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (Captain), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (Wicket-keeper), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal.

Impact Subs: Suyash Sharma, Rasikh Dar Salam, Manoj Bhandage, Jacob Bethell, Swapnil Singh.

DC: Faf du Plessis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, KL Rahul (Wicket-keeper), Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel (Captain), Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Mohit Sharma, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar.

Impact Subs: Abishek Porel, Darshan Nalkande, Karun Nair, Sameer Rizvi, Donovan Ferreira

18:47

A high-scoring match on the cards

Welcome to the coverage of the Indian Premier League 2025 match No. 24 between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Delhi Capitals (DC) at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Thursday, April 10 2025.

RCB, with three wins in four matches, are placed third on the points table, behind Gujarat Titans and Capitals. The Axar Patel-led DC are yet to lose a game this season, winning three matches on the bounce.

Interestingly, RCB have won all their three away matches so far, in Kolkata, Chennai, and Mumbai. Their only loss was at home, against Gujarat Titans. DC will be keen to add to their home woes and make it four wins on the trot.

Out of the 96 matches held in Chinnaswamy since 2008, the team batting first has won 41 matches while the chasing team has emerged victorious 51 times. The highest total is 287/3, set by Sunrisers Hyderabad against RCB in IPL 2024.

RCB and DC have met 31 times in the IPL, with RCB winning 19 and Delhi claiming 11 wins. One match produced no results.

Last season, they clashed only once, RCB winning it by 47 runs.

DC have a more balanced bowling attack with Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, and skipper Axar, who have the ability to take wickets regardless of the surface.

Starc has had a dream run with the ball, picking up five wickets in the Powerplay in the first three games this season.

RCBs batting relies heavily on Virat Kohli and skipper Rajat Patidar, and unless they get big runs, RCB will be in a spot of bother.

Kohli was in sublime form in the last match against Mumbai Indians, hitting a fluent 42-ball 67. He has tallied 164 runs from four games so far. Against MI, he has also become the first Indian to breach the 13,000-run mark in T20 cricket.

Patidar and Jitesh Sharma too have made useful contributions to their totals this season.

DC will be keen to see the return of former RCB skipper Faf du Plessis after missing the game against Chennai. If he is fit, he will open the innings along with K L Rahul, who has been in fine form against CSK with a 51-ball 77. Abishek Porel and Tristan Stubbs have also been in good nick.

RCBs new ball bowlers, Aussie Jose Hazelwood and the seasoned Bhuvneshwar Kumar, have done a neat job so far. Pacer Yash Dayal and spinner Krunal Pandya have also been effective.

With the Chinnaswamy surface expected to be batting-friendly, both teams will be looking to win the toss and put a 200-plus total on the board.

IPL 2025 Updates: Rahul powers DC to emphatic win

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