In a crucial IPL 2025 clash between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium as RCB sent to bat first after RR won the toss. RCB smashed 205 at the loss of 5 wickets with Virat Kohli stealing spotlight with a commanding 70 runs off 42 balls.
Kohli’s innings was a blend of calmness and aggression at the same time, marked with 8 boundaries and two maximums at an impressive strike rate of 166.66. His knock not only gave RCB a solid foundation but also changed the momentum of the game during the critical middle over. Kohli and Phil Salt’s partnership helped RCB score 59 runs without any loss of wicket during the power-play along with that, Kohli’s partnership with Devdutt Padikkal who scored a half century at the strike rate of 185.19 which includes four boundaries and three maximums, anchored the innings.
Kohli’s dismissal came in the 15.1 over, caught by Nitish Rana off Jofra Archer delivery which helped Archer take his first dismissal of Kohli in the T20s. Kohli’s wickets momentarily slowed RCB’s charge but the damage till that was already done.
As the game stands where all the matches are a do or die match specially for RR who are standing at the 8th position on the IPL points table, RR is finding ways to survive in the upcoming matches and RCB who slipped down from third to the fourth position after yesterday’s match between Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad, finding way to climb up to the table and qualify for the playoffs. Today’s innings of Kohli could help RCB to mark their first victory at their home ground M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.
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