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IPL 2025 Updates: Rohit, Surya hand CSK a thrashing

Sun, 20 April 2025

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23:52

CSK slump to 6th defeat

MI 177-1 (15.4 ovs) vs CSK 176-5 | Scorecard

Pathirana continues and starts with a wide.

Sixer! A waist-high full toss and Rohit swipes it over fine leg. That brings the 100-run partnership between Surya and Rohit.

Follows it up with a single to backward square leg.

Six! Surya is in a hurry to finish it off! He goes over mid-off and deposits it into the stands.

Another sixer! This time over long off to finish the game.

A 114-run unbeaten partnership between Surya and Rohit takes MI over the line with 26 balls to spare.

Surya is unbeaten on 68 off 30 balls while Rohit after a string of average scores returns to his best with a 45-ball 76 not out.

22:50

MI need 20 off 30 balls

MI 157-1 (15 ovs) vs CSK 176-5 | Scorecard

Matheesha Pathirana into the attack. Rohit is on strike. The Sri Lankan with a dot and a wide.

Four! Rohit opens his bat-face and carves the fullish delivery through backward point.

Excellent yorker and Rohit digs it out to long-on for a single.

A single and a dot followed by a wide.

Leading edge and Rohit survives as Khaleel fails it hold onto the catch at deep backward point. Six runs as he touches the cushion before releasing the ball.

14 off the over.

Noor continues and Surya greets him with another sweep through mid-wicket to fetch a boundary.

Follows it up with a single and brings up his fifty of 27 balls.

Another boundary. This time it is Rohit through deep mid-wicket.

A single and Surya smashes another six! Pace off and Surya slog sweeps it cleanly over deep square leg for a maximum.

A dot to end the over. 16 come off it.

22:34

MI need 50 off 42 balls

MI 127-1 (13 ovs) vs CSK 176-5 | Scorecard

Ashwin continues. Surya is on strike. Three singles off the first three balls.

Excellent effort from the young Ayush Mhatre at the boundary to save five runs for his side. He takes the catch but releases the ball before crossing the line.

Three more singles and Rohit completes his fifty off 33 balls. His first fifty of IPL 2025.

6 off the over.

Noor continues. Three off the first three deliveries.

Four! Surya mistimes the slog sweep but gets a top-edge over the keeper.

Two more boundaries, fine one through deep mid-wicket and the second through deep square leg.

15 off Noor's second over. MI need 50 off the last 7 overs balls.

22:25

MI need 71 off 54 balls.

MI 106-1 (11 ovs) vs CSK 176-5 | Scorecard

Noor Ahmd into the attack. Surya is on strike. A quicker delivery outside off and Surya cut it sweeper cover for a single.

Three more singles off the next three balls followed by a dot.

A single to long-off to end the over. Excellent first over by Noor, just 5 come off it.

MI are 93-1 at the half-way mark.

Jadeja continues. Surya is on strike. Sixer! A quicker delivery from Jadeja and Surya kneels down and swipes it over long leg.

Two singles to follow.

Surya sweeps against and fetches a boundary through deep square leg.

A single to sweeper cover to end the over. 13 off Jadeja's third over.

MI need 71 off 54 balls.

22:16

Rohit, Surya keep MI in the hunt

MI 88-1 (9 ovs) vs CSK 176-5 | Scorecard

Ashwin continues. Rohit and Surya rotates strike with two easy singles.

Sixer! Flighted delivery and Rohit gets under it and slog sweeps it over mid-wicket boundary for a maximum.

Three singles to end the over. 11 come off it.

Jadeja continues. Rohit is on strike and he hits one uppishly past a diving Jadeja to pick a single.

A dot followed by a boundary! Full delivery and and Surya makes room and lofts it inside out over extra cover.

Follows it up with a sixer! He goes down on his knees and sweeps hard over backward square.

A dot and a single to end the over. 12 off it.

22:09

Rickelton out; Jadeja with the breakthrough

MI 65-1 (7 ovs) vs CSK 176-5 | Scorecard

Ravindra Jadeja into the attack. Rohit is on strike. Big shout for lbw but Dhoni is not interested.

A dot and a single brings Rickelton back into strike. And he's out! Jadeja with the breakthrough.

Flighted delivery and Rickelton slog-sweeps but finds the fielder at deep mid-wicket. Ayush Mhatre takes a smart catch.

He departs after making 24 off 19 balls.

Suryakumar Yadav comes to the crease. Gets off the mark with a single down long-on.

Another single to end the successful over. Just 3 come off it.

22:03

Rohit makes merry

MI 62-0 (6 ovs) vs CSK 176-5 | Scorecard

Overton continues. Rickelton on strike! Sixer. On the pads and the batter flicks it over deep square leg.

Follows it up with a single to mid-off.

A wide and two dot balls.

Another wide outside off as Overton tries to keep it away from Rohit.

A brace. Off-pace delivery and Rohit mistimes the hit but the ball falls far off from the long off fielder.

A wide and sixer! It was in Rohit's arc and he makes full use of it! He fires it across the line and clears deep mid-wicket for a maximum.

18 off the over.

Ashwin continues. Two singles and a dot off the first three balls.

Four! Rickleton goes down and places the shortish delivery through short fine leg.

Two dots to end the over. 6 come off it.

21:56

MI off to a flying start

MI 38-0 (4 ovs) vs CSK 176-5 | Scorecard

Khaleel with his second over. Rohit is on strike. Starts off with a dot.

Six! Another pick up shot from Rohit. A bit short and straight, and Rohit smokes it over the backward square leg boundary.

Follows it up with a four! Rohit is song! Superbly timed shot. Overpitched delivery and Rohit smashes it between extra cover and long on.

A dot ball and another four! Nicely bowled and Rohit stays put and clears the in-field circle.

A dot to end the over. 14 come off it.

Ravichandran Ashwin into the attack. Starts off well, conceding just two runs, including leg byes, off the first four balls.

A single and a dot to end the over. Just 3 off it.

21:46

MI off to a flying start

MI 21-0 (2 ovs) vs CSK 176-5 | Scorecard

The chase is on.

Ryan Rickleton and Rohit Sharma to open for MI.

Khaleel Ahmed with the new ball for CSK. Starts with a good length and Rickleton edges it onto the pads. No run.

Follows it up with a brace to cover.

Back-to-back fours! First a beautiful drive through square on the off-side and then hammers the full delivery towards the square.

Two dots to end the over. 10 come off it.

Jamie Overton from the other end.

Rohit is on strike and he defends the fullish swinging delivery with soft hands to point and picks up a single.

A single and two wides down the leg followed by a dot.

Sixer! A bit short and Rohit pounce on it and nails the pull over backward square leg.

A single and a dot to end the over.

11 off the over.

21:37

Fifties from Dube, Jadeja lift CSK

CSK 176-5 (20 ovs) vs MI | Scorecard

Boult to bowl the final over. Jadeja is on strike. Starts off with two doubles.

Sixer! A full-toss on off, Jadeja makes room and smashes it over cow corner for a maximum.

Follows it up with a boundary! Slower fuller length ball, and Jadeja goes down and guides it towards short fine leg. And he completes his fifty off 34 deliveries and comes up with the famous sword celebration.

A single and a dot to end the over. 16 come off it.

CSK finish on 176-5 in 20 over, thanks to fifties from Shivam Dube and Jadeja.

21:17

Bumrah strikes; CSK lose fifth wicket

CSK 160-5 (19 ovs) vs MI | Scorecard

Santner back into the attack. Dhoni is on strike. He knocks the back of a length delivery down to long-on and picks a single.

Jadeja survives a lbw appeal. No run.

A wide and a dot ball follow. A wide and three singles to end the over.

Excellent over. Just six runs come off it.

Bumrah with his final over. Jadeja is on strike. A slower ball and Jadeja drives it straight to the fielder at extra cover. No run.

Boundary! A low full-toss around off and Jadeja hits it towards deep mid-wicket. Will Jacks makes a mess of it as the ball spins away..

Follows it up with a single to long-on.

Out! Dhoni is gone, caught by Tilak Varma. A low full-toss and Dhoni whips it meekly to deep backward square leg. Tilak takes a well-judged catch. Dhoni could make only 4 off 6 balls.

Jamie Overton comes to the crease. Opens his account with a boundary!

Yorker length delivery and he somehow manages to get an inside edge between his legs.

A dot to end the over. 9 off it.

21:06

Bumrah strikes; sends back rampaging Dube

CSK 145-4 (17 ovs) vs MI | Scorecard

Bumrah with his third over. Dube tries it push the full delivery straight but is beaten. No run.

And he's out! Bumrah with the breakthrough. Dube is out caught by Will Jacks. Dube flicks the slower, fuller delivery but miscues it to Will Jacks.

He departs after a well-made 50 off 32 balls.

It was his first 50-plus score in last 14 innings.

MS Dhoni comes to the crease. After a dot, he's off the mark with a single to long-on.

Two more singles and Bumrah concedes just three.

20:59

Dube brings up his 50

CSK 142-3 (16 ovs) vs MI | Scorecard

Trent Boult with his third over. Dube greets him with a boundary! Full delivery and Dub gets into position and smacks it down the ground.

A wide down the leg.

Sixer! A low full-toss on the pads and Dube whips it across but ends up top-edging it. The ball flies over the fine leg fence.

50-run stand between Jadeja and Dube.

Two singles and a brace to end the over. 15 come off it.

Ashwani Kumar with his second over. Jadeja is on strike. Boundary!

A fullish delivery outside off, and Jadeja lofts it over extra cover.

Follows it up with a single to covers.

Sixer! A full toss and Dube rocks back and smashes it over fine leg. Bumrah drops a tough chance.

Another six. Into the slot and Dube smokes it over long on.

Follows it up with a single. 50 up for Dube in 30 balls.

Jadeja joins the party with a six down the ground. Big over for CSK.

24 come off it.

20:46

Dube, Jadeja steady CSK

CSK 103-3 (14 ovs) vs MI | Scorecard

Bumrah continues. Dube is on strike. Back of a length delivery and Dube punches it towards long-on and picks a single.

Four! A shortish delivery down leg, and Jadeja pulls it through fine leg.

Three singles off the next three balls.

A wide down the leg.

Another slower yorker and Dube flicks it to backward square leg to pick a single. 10 off the over.

Hardik Pandya with his second over. Starts with a full delivery around leg-stump, and Dube whips it deep backward square leg for a single.

Jadeja then picks a single through long-on.

Sixer! In the slot and Dube smokes it over cow corner for a maximum.

Two singles, including leg byes, to end the over. 11 off Hardik's second over.

20:37

CSK struggle to find boundaries

CSK 82-3 (12 ovs) vs MI | Scorecard

Skipper Hardik Pandya into the attack. Dube is on strike. After two dot balls, Dube flicks one to deep mid-wicket and picks a single.

Jadeja is on strike. A dot followed by a single to deep mid-wicket.

Dube finishes the over with a single. Just 3 off the over. 26 balls since the last boundary. CSK's middle-over woes continue.

Boult back into the attack. A low full-toss and Dube flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

A single and a brace. Boundary! Dube breaks the shackles by smashing the shortish delivery through the leg side boundary. CSK need more of those.

A dot and a single to end the over. 9 come off it.

20:27

MI bowlers keep it tight

CSK 70-3 (10 ovs) vs MI | Scorecard

Shivam Dube comes to the crease.

Jasprit Bumrah into the attack. He starts off brilliantly, conceding a single and sending out three dot balls.

Two singles off the final two balls. Just 3 off the over.

Will Jacks into the attack. Jadeja is on strike. Tossed up delivery and Jadeja nudges it to the off-side. No run.

Two singles and two dot balls.

A brace to short fine leg to finish the over. Just four off it.

CSK are 70-3 at the halfway mark.

20:18

Santner bamboozles Rasheed

CSK 63-3 (8 ovs) vs MI | Scorecard

Santer continues. Rasheed is on strike. Four singles and a dot off the first five balls.

Out! Rasheed is out, stumped by Rickleton. Classic delivery! Rasheed leaves his crease but is deceived as Santner subtly changes the pace.

He is out for 19 off 20 balls. 4 off Santner's second over.

20:13

Chahar gets rid of Mhatre

CSK 58-2 (7 ovs) vs MI | Scorecard

Chahar with his final over. Four runs! Mhatre greets him with a boundary. Back of a length delivery, and the teenager stays put and slaps it wide of cover.

Good comeback by Chahar, bowls to dot balls.

Four! Mhatre showcases his wide range of shots. This time an exquisite drive through deep extra cover.

A wide and Mhatre is out, caught by Mitchell Santner! A leg cutter and Mhatre tries to clear the long-on boundary but could not get it right.

He departs after a nice little cameo of 32 off 15 balls.

Ravindra Jadeja is the new man in. Gets off the mark with a single outside off.

10 off the over.

20:05

Mhatre counterattacks

CSK 48-1 (6 ovs) vs MI | Scorecard

Chahar continues. Rasheed picks a quick single through off-side.

A wide and a dot.

Four! Mhatre stands and delivers. A shortish ball and he flat-bast it straight back over the bowler.

Follows it up with a single cover point.

Rasheed is on strike. A brace and a dot to end the over. 9 off the over.

Mitchell Santner into the attack. Mhatre picks a single through mid-wicket.

Follows it up with a leg byes, one run.

A single, a brace and three dots in that over. Good start from Santner. Just five off the over.

19:58

CSK lose first wicket

CSK 34-1 (4 ovs) vs MI | Scorecard

Chahar continues. Starts off with two dot balls. Chahar is finding a way to make the ball sway in the air.

A brace to backward square leg followed by another couple in front of square.

A boundary to end the over. The first four of the CSK innings comes off the final ball of the third over. Rasheed charges down and pulls the short delivery through mid-wicket.

Ashwani Kumar replaces Boult. And he strikes straightaway. Rachin goes back, caught by Riyan Rickleton. Rachin looks to hit him out of the park but the ball takes the outside edge and Rickelton takes an easy catch behind the stumps. Ravindra departs after making 5 off 9 balls.

Debutant Ayush Mhatre walks in. He gets the mark run by driving a fullish delivery to mid-off fora a single.

Two singles and a cracking boundary. Mhatre announces his arrival with a stylish drive off a fullish delivery as the ball races past straight down.

Two sixes on the trot! Mhatre is on fire. A bit straight from Ashwani and the 17-year-old smashes it over the deep mid-wicket fence. Then he picks the short delivery and pulls it over the deep square leg.

18 off the over.

19:45

CSK off to a watchful start

CSK 8-0 (2 ovs) vs MI | Scorecard

Shaik Rasheed and Rachin Ravindra are out in the middle to open the batting for CSK.

Not Trent Boult, but Deepak Chahar is with the new ball for MI.

Rasheed is on strike. Fullish delivery outside off, Rasheed drives to cover. No run.

Another dot and Rasheed gets off the mark with a quick single to mid-off.

Rachin is on strike. A dot and a single to mid-off to open his account.

A brace to sweeper cover to end the over.

Just four off Chahar's over.

Boult from the other end. Beautiful delivery around the off stump moving away. Rachin tries to drive but misses. No run.

Follows it up with a brace. Full delivery outside off and Rachin drives it wide of mid-off.

Another brace to mid-off and Mitchell Santner does a good job to cut it off.

Fuller delivery shaping away, Rachin drives it straight to the fielder at cover. No run.

Two dots to end the over. Just 4 off it.

19:24

CSK hand debut to 17-YO Ayush Mhatre

Mumbai Indians have won the toss and they have opted to bowl first against Chennai Super Kings at the Wankhede.

CSK have made one change. Ayush Mhatre, who was signed a couple of days back to replace the injured skipper Rituraj Gaikwad, has been handed a debut.

The 17-year-old Mumbai-based batter comes in place of the struggling Rahul Tripathi.

MI remain unchanged.

"We are gonna bowl first. It looks like a good wicket. Same wicket we played against RCB. It has a good covering of grass and will be a good batting wicket. CSK vs MI is always exciting. Same team," said Hardik Pandya at the toss.

CSK skipper M S Dhoni said, "We were also looking to bowl first. The main reason is because dew has already started to set in. We are the bottom most team in the table. Looking too far ahead will not help. We are taking one game at a time and keep pushing."

Have a look at the Playing XIs:

Mumbai Indians: Ryan Rickelton (Wicketkeeper), Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (Captain), Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, Ashwani Kumar.

Impact Subs: Rohit Sharma, Corbin Bosch, Raj Bawa, Satyanarayana Raju, Robin Minz

Chennai Super Kings: Shaik Rasheed, Rachin Ravindra, Ayush Mhatre, Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dube, Vijay Shankar, Jamie Overton, MS Dhoni (Wicketkeeper/Captain), Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Matheesha Pathirana.

Impact Subs: Anshul Kamboj, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Sam Curran, Ravichandran Ashwin.

19:04

MI hold slight edge in head-to-head rivalry

Welcome to the coverage of the Indian Premier League 2025 match No. 38 between Mumbai Indias (MI) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday, April 20, 2025.

Both MI and CSK are heading into the El Clasico on the back of exciting wins and they will be keen to keep their winning momentum intact.

CSK began their IPL 2025 campaign with a bang, thrashing MI in Chennai by four wickets. But they have had a horrid time ever since, managing to win only one of their next six matches.

MI and CSK, who have 10 IPL titles between them, are currently placed at the bottom half of the points table.

While the MS Dhoni-led CSK are languishing at the bottom of the table with four points from seven games, Hardik Pandyas MI are seventh with six points from as many games.

MI hold a slight edge in the head-to-head rivalry with 20 wins while CSK have come out on top 18 times.

It was CSK who emerged victorious by 4 wickets in their last outing.

The batting of both MI and CSK have been inconsistent so far this season.

Rahul Tripathi has been the weakest link in Chennais batting line-up, scoring only 55 runs from 5 matches, and if the team management thinks enough is enough, big-hitter Vansh Bedi or all-rounder Ramakrishna Ghosh might get a look in.

It would not be surprising if CSK hand a debut to the 17-year-old Ayush Mhatre, who was signed to replace the injured skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad, or the 21-year-old Dewald Brevis, the replacement for the injured Gurjapneet Singh.

For CSK, Rachin Ravindra, who scored an unbeaten 65 off 45 deliveries when these two teams met earlier this season, has been their best batter in IPL 2025. Shivam Dube and Vijay Shankar have also show with the bat, but sporadically.

CSKs bowling has been consistent. Matheesha Pathirana and Khaleel Ahmed have taken 18 wickets together while Afghan spinner Noor Ahmad has 12 scalps to be their leading wicket-taker. On the two-paced Wankhede wicket, he could be a decisive factor.

As far as MI is concerned, apart from Rohit Sharma, who is going through a lean patch, their top order has started scoring runs.

The middle order, consisting of Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, and Naman Dhir, has also made some crucial runs in their last two matches.

Their we-rounded bowling attack, led by Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult, and Mitchell Santner, has been exceptionally effective, as was seen in their last game against Sunrisers Hyderabad.

The average first innings score at the Wankhede is 178.

18:57

Kohli hits 73 as RCB ease to victory

RCB 159-3 (18.5 ovs) vs PBKS 157-6 | Scorecard

Brar to bowl the 18th over. Kohli and Jitesh in no hurry as they easily pick six singles off the spinner's fourth over.

RCB in control with eight needed from the last two overs.

Punjab try something different as they bring in part-time spinner Nehal Wadhera, to bowl the 19th over.

Kohli hits the first ball to long-on for one before Jitesh takes one down to long-off.

Another single for Kohli before Jitesh pulls the last ball over midwicket for a six.

Kohli cruise to an emphatic seven-wicket victory with seven balls to spare.

Kohli starred with the bat for RCB, stroking an unbeaten 73 from 54 balls, hitting seven fours and a six.

18:52

Kohli hits fifty; RCB set for victory

RCB 144-3 (17 ovs) vs PBKS 157-6 | Scorecard

Chahal back into the attack, to bowl his final over. Kohli makes a statement as he lofts the first ball back over the bowler's head for a six and flicks the next uppishly over midwicket for a four.

Patidar looks to hit Chahal out of the park as he slogs it across the line but holes out to the lanky Jansen at long-on, to be dismissed for 12.

15 needed from 20 balls

But shockingly new batter Jitesh Sharma goes for the wild slog sweep which he fails to connect and nearly loses his wicket. That ball was not far from the leg stump and he takes one off the last ball.

18:45

Kohli hits fifty; RCB in control

RCB 132-2 (16 ovs) vs PBKS 157-6 | Scorecard

Punjab miss an easy chance to get a wicket. Kohli clips Arshdeep behind square on the leg side and is always coming back for the second run.

But RCB captain Patidar is not interested and seems to have settled for the single.

Kohli has nothing of it as he continues running and Patidar belatedly leaves his crease. But a poor throw to the bowler's end helps Patidar make his crease.

Kohli unhappy with Patidar as he yells at him to remind him that it was hi call as he was running to the danger end.

But Kohli settles the nerves as he cuts the next ball over point for a four and pulls Arshdeep's last ball for a single.

18:39

Kohli hits fifty; RCB in control

Virat Kohli

RCB 122-2 (15 ovs) vs PBKS 157-6 | Scorecard

Chahal is back into the attack. Patidar plays a beautiful inside out shot, hitting the spinner's first ball over the covers for a four.

He clips the third ball to long-on for a single and Kohli clips the fourth ball for another run, followed by two dots in a row to Patidar.

Jansen is back into the attack. He does well to concede just four singles from the 15th over.

Kohli hits the fifth ball to long-off for a single to bring up his fifty from 43 balls.

This is Kohli's 67th 50-plus score in the IPL (including eight centuries) -- the most by anu batter in the league. He went past David Warner, who had 67 50-plus scores in the IPL.

Just 14 runs from the last three overs as Punjab manage to build some pressure.

RCB need 36 from the last five overs for victory.

18:30

Padikkal out for 61 but RCB in control

RCB 112-2 (13 ovs) vs PBKS 157-6 | Scorecard

Brar keeps Punjab's slim hopes alive. Padikkal takes the chance, looking to take on the long-on fielder but fails to get enough power and is caught by Nehal Wadhera on the edge of the boundary.

Padikkal walks back after a good knock of 61 from 35 balls, having hit four sixes and five fours.

He has laid the foundation for RCB, putting on 103 runs for the second wicket from 69 balls with Kohli.

Rajat Patidar gets off the mark with a single and Kohli takes one off the next followed by another run to the former.

RCB in control with 47 needed from seven overs for victory.

18:25

Padikkal hits fifty; RCB race past 100

RCB 108-1 (12 ovs) vs PBKS 157-6 | Scorecard

Chahal back into the attack. Punjab will look towards him to take a couple of wickets to get them back in the game.

Padikkal takes a single down to long-on for one to complete his fifty from 30 balls.

Kohli plays the sweep shot as Arshdeep makes a diving stop at deep square leg for two runs, followed by singles off the last three balls.

Marcus Stoinis comes into the attack, to bowl the 12th over. Kohli defends the first ball before he pulls the next for two runs followed by a single.

Padikkal continues to find the boundaries as he launches Stoinis straight down the ground for a six over long-on, to take RCB past the 100-run mark in the 12th over.

The next ball is a low full toss as the left-hander drills it past the non-striker and the the fielder at mid-off for a boundary.

13 runs from the over as RCB continue their march towards victory.

18:18

Kohli, Padikkal put RCB in control

RCB 88-1 (10 ovs) vs PBKS 157-6 | Scorecard

Pacer Bartlett comes into the attack. Kohli takes a single first ball before Padikkal pulls the second ball into the stands over square leg for a six.

A single each to the two batters before Padikkal slashes a short wide ball over thirdman for a four and keeps out a yorker last ball as Bartlett concedes 13 in his third over.

Padikkal has provided the momentum, stroking 49 from 29 balls, as his aggressive knock has helped Kohli settle down and look to play the anchor, with 37 from 28 balls.

RCB are 88 for one in 10 overs, needing another 70 from 60 balls for victory.

18:09

Kohli, Padikkal get RCB back on track

RCB 75-1 (9 ovs) vs PBKS 157-6 | Scorecard

As was seen in Punjab's innings, the pitch seems to be difficult to score in the middle overs with the field spread out and spinners in operation.

Jansen bowls a tidy second over, conceding just four runs in his second over, including a wide.

Left-arm spinner Brar comes back into the attack. RCB have slowed down in the last few overs.

Brar concedes just two singles from the first four balls before Padikkal misses the reverse sweep.

However, he makes good connection with the sweep last ball to smash it through square leg for a four.

RCB are 75/1 in nine overs, with Padikkal on 38 and Kohli on 35 as the duo have put on 69 from eight overs.

They need another 83 from six overs for victory with nine wickets in hand.

18:06

Kohli, Padikkal get RCB back on track

RCB 65-1 (7 ovs) vs PBKS 157-6 | Scorecard

Marco Jansen into the attack, to bowl the final over of Powerplay. He starts with two dot balls to Kohli, who then goes after a wide delivery but the ball goes of the outside half over point for a four.

Two balls later, Kohli again mistimes the lofted shot but manages to clear the fielder at mid-off to get two runs to bring up RCB's 50, in the sixth over.

The last ball is short and angled across as Kohli expertly manages to steer it in the gap between point and short thirdman for a four.

RCB are 54/1 in six overs with Kohli on 31 from 20 balls and Padikkal on 22 from 13 balls.

Spin introduced as Yuzvendra Chahal comes into the attack. Padikkal welcomes the former RCB player in rude fashion as he lofts the first ball over long-on for a six.

Thar also raise the 50-run stand for the second wicket from 31 balls.

Padikkal runs the second ball to short thirdman for one and Kohli punches the third ball to long-on for a single.

Shreyas Iyer is not keeping well and has gone off the field with Marcus Stoinis taking over the captaincy in his absence.

11 runs from Chahal's first over as RCB have bounced back after the early wicket.

17:51

Kohli, Padikkal steady RCB

Virat Kohli

RCB 42-1 (5 ovs) vs PBKS 157-6 | Scorecard

Bartlett continues as Kohli has a big swing but drags it off the inner half to midwicket for one.

Padikkal takes a couple of steps down the pitch before he lofts a full delivery straight back over the bowler's head for a six.

Punjab have been a bit lethargic on the field. This time the left-hander steers it towards short thirdman where the fielder is unable to stop cleanly, to concede two runs.

Good comeback from Bartlett after that six, giving away just two runs from the last three balls.

Left-arm spinner Harpreet Brar comes into the attack, to bowl the fifth over. Kohli makes room before he slices the first ball over the covers for a four and takes one to long-off next ball.

Padikkal has to adjust after he stepped out of the wicket early. He does well to slaps the wide flat delivery in the gap past point for a boundary.

Singles off the last two balls as Brar concedes 11 in his first over.

17:43

Arshdeep strikes; RCB lose early wkt

RCB 22-1 (3 ovs) vs PBKS 157-6 | Scorecard

Pacer Xavier Bartlett from the other end. He starts with a full delivery as Kohli plays a cracking straight drive for a boundary to long-off.

He clips the third ball through square leg for a couple of runs followed by two dot balls.

Kohli misses the clip off the last ball and is struck on the pads as Punjab appeal for leg before which is turned down.

Shreyas Iyer takes the DRS. That is a poor decision as the ball is going down the leg side as they end up losing the review.

Arshdeep starts his new over with a short ball. Devdutt Padikkal misses the ramp shot first ball before gets the shot right next ball as he slices it over the wicketkeeper for a four to get off the mark.

The left-hander clips the fourth ball for a single and Kohli pushes the fifth ball into the off-side for one.

Padikkal clips the last ball off his pads in the huge gap at midwicket. Kohli did well to push his partner for the fourth run as the fielder at deep square leg had to run across a long way.

17:43

Arshdeep strikes; RCB lose early wkt

RCB 22-1 (3 ovs) vs PBKS 157-6 | Scorecard

Pacer Xavier Bartlett from the other end. He starts with a full delivery as Kohli plays a cracking straight drive for a boundary to long-off.

He clips the third ball through square leg for a couple of runs followed by two dot balls.

Kohli misses the clip off the last ball and is struck on the pads as Punjab appeal for leg before which is turned down.

Shreyas Iyer takes the DRS. That is a poor decision as the ball is going down the leg side as they end up losing the review.

The left-hander clips the fourth ball for a single and Kohli pushes the fifth ball into the off-side for one.

Padikkal clips the last ball off his pads in the huge gap at midwicket. Kohli did well to push his partner for the fourth run as the fielder at deep square leg had to run across a long way.

17:35

Arshdeep strikes; RCB lose early wkt

RCB 6-1 (1 ov) vs PBKS 157-6 | Scorecard

Phil Salt and Virat Kohli will look to make most of the Powerplay and lay the foundation for their team.

Punjab Kings need a few quick wickets with the new ball, as they look around 20-25 runs short of what would have been a challenging total on this pitch.

Salt defends the first ball before he hits the next to deep point for a single to get off the mark.

Kohli off the mark in smashing fashion. Arshdeep tries the bouncer but Kohli quick to rock back and pull it over midwicket for a boundary.

He takes a single off the fifth ball before Arshdeep strikes with the key wicket of Salt in the opening over.

Salt looks to pull the short ball but gets the edge and is caught by wicketkeeper Inglis for one.

Arshdeep off to a great start, conceding just six runs, while dismissing the dangerous Salt for one.

17:16

Krunal, Suyash limit Punjab to 157

PBKS 157-6 (20 ovs) vs RCB | Scorecard

Hazlewood continues to be tight. Bowling full and on the stumps helps RCB tie down the Punjab duo of Jansen and Shashank in the final over.

Just three singles from the first three balls before Shashank is beaten by the wide yorker.

Shashank manages just a single to long-on before Jansen ends the innings on a high, lofting the last ball, a full toss, straight back over the bowler's head for a six.

Punjab finish on 157/6 in their 20 overs, with just 28 runs coming from the last four overs bowled by the two experienced pacers.

Shashank was not allowed to free his arms, as he scored a slow 31 from 33 balls, while Jansen made 25 from 20 balls.

Just two sixes for Punjab in the last seven overs, which fetched just 46 runs for the hosts.

Krunal was RCB's best bowler, claiming 2/25, while his spin partner Suyash bagged 2/26 and Shepherd took 1/18 in his debut.

Once the ball got a bit older, run scoring was not easy as boundaries became rare. RCB will be wary of this and might try to maximise the Powerplay.

17:10

Suyash leaves Punjab Kings in a mess

PBKS 147-6 (19 ovs) vs RCB | Scorecard

Bhuvneshwar starts his final with a yorker as Jansen digs it out on the off-side for one and Shashank can also block the yorker for another run.

Jansen inside edges the full delivery as wicketkeeper Jitesh dives to his left to stop the ball and save some runs and Shashank pushes the fourth ball into the covers for another run.

Another full delivery as Jansen manages just one before Shashank looks to guide the wide yorker behind point as he slices it uppishly but Dayal at short thirdman puts down the catch diving to his right.

Bhuvneshwar has been excellent with his length in the death overs, giving away just 12 runs in the 17th and 19th over to keep Punjab in check.

He finishes with tidy figures of 26 runs from his four overs.

The last six overs have produced just 36 runs for Punjab Kings as RCB's bowlers have been perfect with their line and length.

17:04

Suyash leaves Punjab Kings in a mess

PBKS 140-6 (18 ovs) vs RCB | Scorecard

Bhuvneshwar is back into the attack. Jansen is beaten first ball as he pokes before he takes a single down to long-on.

Shashank takes one down the ground to the same fielder before the pacer bowls a wide.

Bhuvneshwar bowls it full as Jansen manages just one and Shashank flicks a full toss to deep midwicket for one.

Jansen walks across his stumps and tries the scoop but misses as RCB appeal for a catch off the edge before they take the review but there is nothing on the UltraEdge.

Terrific bowling from Bhuveshwar as he gives away just five runs in the 17th over.

Hazlewood from the other end. He also ramps up the pressure, bowling an excellent over in which he concedes just six runs.

16:53

Suyash leaves Punjab Kings in a mess

PBKS 129-6 (16 ovs) vs RCB | Scorecard

Left-arm pacer Dayal is back into the attack. Shashank clips the first ball off his pads for one before Punjab have another mix up as Marco Jansen taps it to mid-off and wants a quick single. He decides against it as non-striker Shashank turns back and is struggling but Patidar misses with the direct.

Jansen gets off the mark with a single as he looks to swing it across the line and Shashank takes one off the next.

Jansen hits the last ball in the gap through the covers for two runs as just five runs come from the 15th over.

Suyash to bowl his final over. Three singles from the first four balls before Jansen releases the pressure as he lofts a flight delivery straight back over the bowler's head for a six.

He misses the sweep last ball to collect just one to get 10 from the over.

A good outing for Suyash as he finishes with 2/27 from his four overs.

16:45

Suyash's double strike rocks Kings

PBKS 114-6 (14 ovs) vs RCB | Scorecard

RCB keep chipping away at the wickets. Inglis makes a lot of room looking to loft spinner Suyash inside out but misses the quicker delivery and is bowled after scoring 29 from 17 balls.

That ball was quick, clocked at 103kph, and turned sharply to beat Inglis' lofted shot.

Suyash strikes again in the over. The googly beats new batter Marcus Stoinis all ends up as he is bowled through the gate for one.

Suyash's double blow leaves Punjab reeling on 114/6 in the 14th over.

16:38

Wadhera out for 5 as Kings collapse

PBKS 111-4 (13 ovs) vs RCB | Scorecard

Shepherd is back into the attack. Shashank takes a single first ball before Inglis walks across to scoop the next over short fine leg for a four.

He clips the next wide of long-on for two runs and whips the fourth past midwicket for a single.

Shashank takes a single before Inglis plays the reverse scoop off a full delivery for a four to bring up Punjab's 100 in 12 overs.

Krunal back into the attack. Shashank sweeps the second ball for a single before Inglis uses his feet to loft the spinner over long-on for a six.

He makes room to hit the next through the covers for a single.

Shashank swipes the next uppishly but fails to find the gap as Phil Salt running in from deep midwicket flings himself forward but doesn't get to the ball. However, he comes up with a superb effort to stop the ball on the bounce and keep it down to just one.

Shashank takes a single last ball to get 11 runs from the over.

Despite going for runs in his final over, Krunal finishes with excellent figures of 2/25 in his four overs.

16:28

Wadhera out for 5 as Kings collapse

PBKS 87-4 (11 ovs) vs RCB | Scorecard

Krunal comes back into the attack as RCB look for another wicket. Inglis takes a single down to long-on and Shashank Singh hits the next to long-off for a single to get off the mark.

Another single to Inglis before Shashank has a mix up after pushing the last ball into the leg side but manages to recover in time.

Just three runs from the over as Punjab reach 79/4 in 10 overs.

Krunal has been magnificent with figures of 2/14 in three overs.

In the next over, Shashank releases the pressure as he smashes a wide overpitched delivery from spinner Suyash through the covers for a four -- the first boundary for Punjab after 28 balls.

The next ball is quicker and goes straight through as Shashank is beaten before he takes one on the off-side.

Singles from the last two balls as Suyash concedes eight runs in his second over.

16:25

Wadhera out for 5 as Kings collapse

PBKS 76-4 (9 ovs) vs RCB | Scorecard

Leg-spinner Suyash Sharma comes into the attack. Nehal Wadhera gets a single from the first ball and Inglis takes one down to long-off.

Wadhera places the ball in the gap perfectly as he clips the spinner through midwicket for two runs and then takes one.

Punjab continue to stumble as they lost another wicket. Wadhera is run out for five after a big mix up with his partner Inglis.

Inglis had hit the bowler on the bounce back over his head. Initially both batters looked for the single before Inglis decided against it but Wadhera charged all the way to the non-striker's end.

David is involved again as his quick work at long-on put the doubt in the batters' mind. He throws the ball back quickly to the non-striker's end where Kohli gathers the ball and throws it to the wicketkeeper, who breaks the stumps.

Punjab, have lost four wickets for 35 runs in the last five overs to find themselves reeling on 76/4 in nine overs.

16:16

Shreyas out for 6 as Kings stumble

PBKS 70-3 (8 ovs) vs RCB | Scorecard

Debutant Romario Shepherd comes into the attack, to bowl the eighth over.

Inglis clips the first ball in the gap through midwicket for two runs and then takes one off his pads.

A sharp bouncer from Shepherd as Shreyas avoids it before he perishes next ball.

Another player who falls trying to take on the fielder down the ground. Shreyas lofts the full delivery down the ground but hasn't got enough power on it.

Krunal rushes to his left and completes a good running catch, pouching the ball safely as he hits the ground.

Shreyas walks back after scoring six from 10 balls as fails for the fourth game in a row at Punjab's home ground in Mullanpur.

RCB have fought back after Punjab's flying start to reduce the hosts to 70/3 in eight overs.

16:11

Krunal strikes again; Punjab 2 down

PBKS 65-2 (7 ovs) vs RCB | Scorecard

Krunal strikes another blow in his next over. Prabhsimran jumps down the track and tries to loft the spinner down the ground but fails to time the shot and is caught by David at long-on.

Prabhsimran walks back after scoring 33 from 17 balls as Punjab lose their second wicket.

Josh Inglis gets off the mark with a single to long-on and Shreyas takes one on the leg side.

Another single to Inglis off the fifth ball as Krunal gives away just three singles in his second over.

16:06

Krunal strikes; Punjab lose early wkt

PBKS 62-1 (6 ovs) vs RCB | Scorecard

Hazlewood continues as Prabhsimran slaps the first ball through the covers for two runs.

The right-hander walks across his stumps and scoops the next ball as he times it perfectly for a six over fine leg followed by a single to deep point.

Shreyas crashes an overpitched wide delivery through the covers for a four before he edges the next ball which falls just short of the fielder at short thirdman.

Punjab off to a good start as they race to 62/1 in six overs.

16:00

Krunal strikes; Punjab lose early wkt

PBKS 49-1 (5 ovs) vs RCB | Scorecard

Change in the bowling as left-arm spinner Krunal Pandya comes into the attack, to bowl the fifth over.

He strikes with the second ball as he claims the key wicket of the in-form Arya. The left-hander looks to swing it across the line but ends up miscuing it high and is caught by Tim David at mid-off.

The Punjab opener walks back after scoring 22 from 15 balls, having put on 42 runs from the opening wicket from 26 balls.

RCB are the only team not to have conceded a 50-run stand in IPL 2025.

Shreyas Iyer gets off the mark with a single and Prabhsimran sweeps the next uppishly past short fine leg for a four.

Prabhsimran tries the reverse but Krunal bowls a big wide on the off-side as the wicketkeeper fumbles to give away another extra run.

Krunal nearly gets another wicket off the last ball as Shreyas gets the leading edge which falls just short of the bowler.

15:54

Punjab Kings off to a flier vs RCB

Priyansh Arya

PBKS 41-0 (4 ovs) vs RCB | Scorecard

Prabhsimran uses his feet but adjusts well to open the face of the bat and guide Bhuvneshwar past the fielder in the circle for a four to thirdman.

He tries the shot again next ball but straight to the fielder and defends the third ball on the leg side.

Prabhsimran uses his feet before he crashes the pacer past point for a boundary and pulls the last ball in thumping fashion through midwicket for the third four of the over.

Josh Hazlewood comes into the attack as he replaces Dayal. Singles off the first two balls before Arya shuffles slightly and lofts the third ball over mid-on for a four.

The left-hander is beaten as he looks to hack Hazlewood across the line and is hurried into the pull shot next ball as it goes off the pads to short fine leg.

The last ball is full and wide and Arya needs no second invitation as he hammers it through the covers for a four.

Punjab race to 41/0 in four overs, with Arya and Prabhsimran on the charge in the early overs.

15:45

Punjab Kings off to a flier vs RCB

PBKS 19-0 (2 ovs) vs RCB | Scorecard

Left-arm pacer Yash Dayal from the other end. The first ball is full and swings away as Prabhsimran tries to drive through the off-side but gets a thick outside edge as it flies past short thirdman for a four.

He taps the next ball for a single before Arya pulls the short ball from the pacer over midwicket for a six.

Dayal looks for swing as he pitches it up but Arya gets forward to drive it through the covers for a handsome boundary.

He mistimes the pull shot last ball but it clears the fielder at mid-on for two runs, to get 17 from the over.

15:40

RCB win toss; elect to bowl vs Kings

PBKS 2-0 (1 ov) vs RCB | Scorecard

Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh are the two openers for Punjab Kings, while veteran Bhuvneshwar Kumar will open the bowling for RCB.

Left-hander Arya defends the first ball on the leg side and and blocks the next ball.

He cuts the third ball to deep point for a single to get off the mark and Prabhsimran gets one off the next.

Arya is unable to get a run off the last two balls as Bhuvneshwar makes a tidy start, conceding just two runs in the opening over.

15:15

RCB bring in Shepherd to replace Livingstone

West Indian all-rounder Shepherd is playing his first match of IPL 2025. He played for three different teams in the last seasons -- MI, LSG and SRH respectively.

Last year, he played six games for MI, picking up one wicket while scoring 57 at a strike rate of 271 with a best of 39 not out.

Check out the playing XIs:

Punjab Kings: Shreyas Iyer (captain), Prabhsimran Singh, Priyansh Arya, Josh Inglis (w/k), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Rajat Patidar (captain), Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Jitesh Sharma (w/k), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suyash Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal.

15:09

RCB win toss; elect to bowl vs Kings

Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain Rajat Patidar has won the toss and elected to bowl against Punjab Kings in Mullanpur.

'The wicket looks decent, it won't change much,' says Patidar at the toss.

RCB, who have won all their four matches away from home, have made one change as Romario Shepherd replaces Liam Livingstone.

Meanwhile, Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer claims that even they were looking to bowl first.

Punjab Kings have fielded an unchanged playing XI.

15:01

Good pitch for batters at Mullanpur

Pitch Report:

Graeme Swann and Varun Aaron believe that it could be a good batting pitch.

Aaron says that the pitch looks really good. The wicket has a few cracks but there is a lot of grass to bind it. It will come on to the bat nicely.

14:50

Kohli & Co eye redemption vs Kings

Virat Kohli

Welcome to the coverage of the IPL 2025 match between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Mullanpur, on Sunday.

RCB have very little time to pick up the pieces after a debilitating loss as they eye a much-improved display from their batting unit in against in-form Punjab Kings.

With the exception of Tim David, the RCB batters had a night to forget as they slipped to 95 for 9 against PBKS in Bengaluru on Friday, losing the match by five wickets.

In a rain-curtailed 14-over-a-side match, the RCB batters cut a sorry figure, the likes of Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, skipper Rajat Patidar and Liam Livingstone failing miserably in front of their home crowd.

Come Sunday, and RCB, who are placed fourth in the points table, will bank on Salt and Kohli to provide an explosive start and the onus would be on Patidar, Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma, Krunal Pandya and David to lend stability in the middle-order.

On the bowling front, Josh Hazlewood and Bhuvneshwar Kumar will be spearheading the attack but they will need a lot more support from people like Yash Dayal, Krunal and Suyash Sharma.

PBKS, on the other hand, are going great guns under Shreyas Iyer's leadership and are currently placed second in the standings with five wins in seven games behind table toppers Delhi Capitals.

What has stood out for PBKS this season is their bowling department.

Arshdeep Singh, Xavier Bartlett and Marco Jansen have been brilliant on the pace front, while leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal has reignited himself, taking crucial wickets in the middle overs.

As far as their batting is concerned, young Priyansh Arya, who had already hit a ton, and Prabhsimran Singh are expected to give a good start to PBKS innings.

In Iyer, Josh Inglis, Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh and Marcus Stoinis, PBKS boast of a strong middle-order.

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