Who won yesterday's IPL match, RCB vs RR: Yesterday IPL match result

NEW DELHI: Josh Hazlewood delivered a surprising penultimate over to safe Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s (RCB) first house win of IPL 2025, guiding them to an 11-run victory over Rajasthan Royals (RR) in an exhilarating contest on the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on Thursday. The defeat formally knocked RR out of playoff competition, with seven losses from 9 matches.
Needing 18 runs from the final 12 balls, RR have been halted of their tracks by Hazlewood, who conceded only one run whereas selecting up two wickets in consecutive deliveries, ending with figures of 4/33. His clutch efficiency overshadowed a superb 49 off 19 balls from Yashasvi Jaiswal and a gritty 47 off 34 by Dhruv Jurel.
Earlier, RCB’s batting was anchored by star duo Virat Kohli (70 off 42) and Devdutt Padikkal (50 off 27), who added 95 runs for the second wicket. Tim David (23 off 15) and Jitesh Sharma (20* off 10) supplied the ending flourish, serving to RCB put up an imposing 205/5 — their highest complete at house this season.
RR started their chase in explosive vogue. Jaiswal, who opened with a six off Bhuvneshwar Kumar, tormented Hazlewood with 5 boundaries and a six. Partnered by 14-year-old impression participant Vaibhav Suryavanshi (16), RR raced to 52 in underneath 5 overs earlier than {the teenager} fell to a knuckle ball from Bhuvneshwar.
Jaiswal appeared unstoppable however Hazlewood obtained his revenge by dismissing him with a brief supply that was skied to mid-wicket. Regardless of reaching 72/2 within the Powerplay, RR’s momentum faltered. Riyan Parag (22 off 10), standing in as captain for the injured Sanju Samson, performed a short cameo however was dismissed by Krunal Pandya alongside Nitish Rana (28 off 22), additional derailing the chase.
Shimron Hetmyer’s dismissal to Hazlewood marked a turning level as RCB took management.
Earlier within the match, Phil Salt (26) and Kohli gave RCB a gradual begin regardless of a dropped catch by Parag. Kohli’s fifth half-century of the season — and his first at house — got here off 32 balls and was punctuated by elegant strokeplay.
Padikkal joined the occasion, smashing three sixes within the fifteenth over off Tushar Deshpande, propelling RCB previous 200.
With the win, RCB leapfrogged into third place on the factors desk, strengthening their playoff bid, whereas RR’s marketing campaign resulted in heartbreak.

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