Beneath the glowing floodlights of M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Royal Challengers Bengaluru lastly took their home-ground demons, scripting an exciting 11-run win over Rajasthan Royals in a match that swayed like a pendulum until the final over.
Kohli’s Classic Knock Lays the Basis
For RCB, this was greater than only a win—it was redemption at their fortress.
After being despatched in to bat, Bengaluru started cautiously. Phil Salt by no means acquired going, however Virat Kohli was an image of class and intent, timing the ball like an artist brushing his most interesting strokes.
Alongside Devdutt Padikkal, who has been having fun with a purple patch, Kohli stitched collectively a fluid partnership. Their 95-run stand was the backbone of RCB’s innings.
Regardless of a mini-collapse across the sixteenth over, the place three wickets fell for simply seven runs, the innings discovered second wind.
Tim David and Jitesh Sharma was RCB’s emergency accelerators, smashing 42 runs in the previous couple of overs and propelling the whole to a frightening 205/6.
Royals Hearth Early however Fizzle Late
Rajasthan Royals started their chase with fireworks, wanting like a facet decided to finish their dropping streak. Yashasvi Jaiswal blazed boundaries with the fearlessness of youth, and by the ninth over, RR had already racked up 110 runs. With Nitish Rana and skipper Riyan Parag settling in, a win appeared inevitable—till the tide started to show.
The opening of Krunal Pandya was the second one thing began unraveling. As well as, Parag’s dismissal on the primary ball of Pandya’s spell began a collapse the Royals couldn’t absolutely recuperate from.
Hazlewood’s Remaining Act Seals the Deal
Whereas the match had its share of explosive batting, it was Josh Hazlewood who delivered the knockout blows. With RR requiring simply 18 runs from 12 balls, Hazlewood bowled a masterclass of pressure-packed death-over bowling.
As well as, his pinpoint accuracy and intelligent variations dismantled the Royals’ decrease center order. He dismissed Dhruv Jurel and Jofra Archer off consecutive deliveries, ending with figures of 4/33—numbers that don’t simply win matches, they steal them.
The ultimate over, needing 17, was a mere formality after Shubham Dubey holed out on the very first supply.
Bengaluru Break the Curse, Royals in Disaster
RCB not solely registered a win however did so at their most haunting venue, snapping their string of residence defeats. Kohli’s command and Hazlewood’s venom mixed to shift the narrative on the Chinnaswamy, lastly.
For Rajasthan Royals, it’s their fifth consecutive defeat, and the marketing campaign is dangerously near derailing. Regardless of flashes of brilliance, they’ve failed to carry their nerve when it issues most.
Rating Abstract
Let’s take a look on the match scorecard between RCB vs RR
Rajasthan Royals Batting Scorecard
| Batter | Dismissal | Runs | Balls | 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) | c Jitesh Sharma b Krunal Pandya | 22 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 220 |
| Dhruv Jurel (WK) | 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 Phil 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 (Tim David) | 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 (W 4, B 1) | |||||
| Complete | 194/9 in 20 overs |
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Batting
| Batter | Dismissal | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Phil 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 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 185.19 |
| Tim David | run out (Shimron Hetmyer) | 23 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 153.33 |
| Rajat Patidar (C) | c Dhruv Jurel b Sandeep Sharma | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Jitesh Sharma (WK) | not out | 20 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 200 |
| Extras | 15 (W 14, LB 1) | |||||
| Complete | 205/5 in 20 overs |
Rajasthan Royals Bowling
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economic system |
| Jofra Archer | 4 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 8.25 |
| 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 (C) | 3 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 10 |
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Bowling
| Bowler | Overs (O) | Maidens (M) | Runs (R) | Wickets (W) | Economic system (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 (IP) | 4 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 7.75 |
| Krunal Pandya | 4 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 7.75 |
