Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) registered a nine-wicket win over the Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the 28th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2025) at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Sunday, April 13.
After losing the toss, RR batted first, putting up a good-looking total of 173/4 in 20 overs. Yashasvi Jaiswal, who has been struggling to score runs, hit form with 75 runs in 47 balls with 10 fours and two sixes.
He received good support from Riyan Parag (30) and Dhruv Jurel (35*) in the middle overs. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yash Dayal, Josh Hazlewood, and Krunal Pandya scalped one wicket apiece for RCB.
The chase looked completely one-sided right from the first over. Phil Salt and Virat Kohli came out all guns blazing, finding boundaries with ease. While Salt went on to score 65 runs in 33 balls with five fours and six sixes, Kohli scored an unbeaten 62* in 45 balls with four fours and two sixes.
No. 3 batter Devdutt Padikkal also showed impressive intent, scoring 40* runs in 28 balls with five fours and a six as RCB went past the winning line with nine wickets in hand in 17.3 overs. Kumar Kartikeya was the lone bowler to scalp a wicket for RR.
IPL 2025 Most Runs List
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) top-order explosive batter Nicholas Pooran continues to lead the run-scoring charts with 349 runs from six innings. Gujarat Titans opener B Sai Sudharsan retained his second rank with 329 runs from six innings. LSG's Mitchell Marsh is third with 265 runs from five innings.
Shreyas Iyer continues to be at fourth with 250 runs from five games. Former RCB captain Virat Kohli rocketed from the 13th to the fifth rank, scoring 248 runs from six innings. Jos Buttler (218) and Travis Head (214) slipped one position each to the sixth and seventh ranks, respectively.
RCB opener Phil Salt rocketed from the 21st to the eighth spot with 208 runs. Shubman Gill (208) and Ajinkya Rahane (204) descended two spots each to the ninth and 10th ranks, respectively.
IPL 2025 Most Wickets List
Noor Ahmad, the CSK star overseas spinner, continues his domination with 12 wickets from six innings. LSG all-rounder Shardul Thakur retained his second rank with 11 wickets from six matches.
Hardik Pandya (10), Prasidh Krishna (10), R Sai Kishore (10), Mohammed Siraj (10) and Khaleel Ahmed (10) maintain their third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh ranks at 12, 16, 16.8, 20.4 and 20.5, respectively.
Mitchell Starc holds his eighth rank with nine wickets at 15.44 while Josh Hazlewood moved up from the 11th to the ninth rank with nine wickets at 21. Kuldeep Yadav slid one spot to the 10th rank, pocketing eight wickets.
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