RCB vs RR, IPL 2025 Highlights: Royal Challengers Bengaluru beat Rajasthan Royals by 11 runs

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• 24 Apr 2025, 11:06 PM

  RCB vs RR Live Score Updates: Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 11 runs

  Dayal dismisses Dubey, ending RR's chances in the game. 17 runs needed off five balls. Deshpande gets a bye and Hasaranga is run out, leaving RR with nine wickets down. Farooqi and Deshpande score singles, leading to a victory for RCB in their first home game. 

  RCB 205/5 (20)

  RR 194/9 (20)

  
• 24 Apr 2025, 10:46 PM

  RCB vs RR Live Score Updates: RR 166/5 in 17 overs

  Hazlewood bowled a wide delivery down leg side to Jurel, who hit it to cover. He then got Hetmyer out caught behind with an inside edge. Shubham Dubey came in next and almost got caught but ultimately hit a boundary through mid off. It was a game changing over for RCB.

  
• 24 Apr 2025, 10:25 PM

  RCB vs RR Live Score Updates: RR 140/4 in 14 overs

  Rana tried to hit the ball over the fine leg boundary but was caught by Bhuvi on the second attempt.

  
• 24 Apr 2025, 10:06 PM

  RCB vs RR Live Score Updates: RR 110/2 in 9 overs

  Rana hits the ball to covers but a great fielding prevented a boundary, only allowing two runs. Rana then hits the ball to covers again for a four and gets another four in the cover region.

  
• 24 Apr 2025, 09:57 PM

  RCB vs RR Live Score Updates: RR 72/2 in 6 overs

  Jaiswal hits powerful shots for a four and a six over point, and upper cuts for another boundary. However, he is eventually caught while trying to pull a short ball at midwicket.

  
• 24 Apr 2025, 09:53 PM

  RCB vs RR Live Score Updates: RR 58/1 in 5 overs

  Suryavanshi hits a six for Rajasthan, but then gets out for 16. Nitish Rana comes in and hits a six in his first ball.

  
• 24 Apr 2025, 09:45 PM

  RCB vs RR Live Score Updates: RR 46/0 in 4 overs

  Josh Hazlewood bowled a short delivery to Jaiswal, who had been struggling but managed to hit three boundaries in a row - two fours and one more to end the over by pulling towards midwicket.

  
• 24 Apr 2025, 09:40 PM

  RCB vs RR Live Score Updates: RR 26/0 in 2 overs

  Yash Dayal bowled a swinging yorker to Vaibhav, who managed to play it for a single. Vaibhav then slogged a shot just over mid on for a single. Jaiswal hit an outside edge over short third for four, followed by a straight shot past the bowler for another four. A slog ball went just over the cover fielder, resulting in a double. Jaiswal then hit a huge six over midwicket, sending the ball into the second tier.

  
• 24 Apr 2025, 09:19 PM

  RCB vs RR Live Score Updates: RR 8/0 in 1 over

  Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Yashasvi Jaiswal come in to bat. Jaiswal hits a six off Bhuvneshwar Kumar's short ball, followed by a single. Vaibhav misses his first ball but gets a single on his second.

  
• 24 Apr 2025, 09:14 PM

  RCB vs RR Live Score Updates: RCB 205/5 in 20 overs

  Archer bowled a variety of deliveries including yorkers and slower balls. Jitesh defended some, got hit on the helmet, and hit a boundary. David scored a four and was later run out while attempting a second run. 

  
• 24 Apr 2025, 09:03 PM

  RCB vs RR Live Score Updates: RCB 197/4 in 19 overs

  Sandeep bowled the second-to-last over. Jitesh got a legbye from a full delivery, David missed a pull shot but got lucky, Jitesh hit a boundary over cover, missed a scoop shot, and RCB unsuccessfully challenged a wide call. Jitesh then hit a six over mid off with just enough power to beat the fielder.

  
• 24 Apr 2025, 08:38 PM

  RCB vs RR Live Score Updates: RCB 167/4 in 17 overs

  Padikkal gets out on a slow ball, caught by Nitish Rana at cover. Patidar comes in at 5 and gets out on a wide ball, caught by Jurel. Jitesh comes in at 6 and hits a four with an outside edge.

  
• 24 Apr 2025, 08:37 PM

  RCB vs RR Live Score Updates: RCB 134/1 in 14 overs

  Parag bowls his third over. A magnificent shot from Padikkal as he confidently steps down the pitch and effortlessly lofts the ball over long off for a six! The next delivery is wide, but Padikkal adjusts his position and still manages to get a slight edge on it. The ball beats the keeper and rolls to third man for a single. Another impressive six follows as Kohli elegantly goes down on one knee and executes a perfect sweep shot, sending the ball straight down the ground for six runs.

  
• 24 Apr 2025, 08:25 PM

  RCB vs RR Live Score Updates: RCB 119/1 in 13 overs

  Hasaranga bowled wide and Kohli hit a sweep for a single. Padikkal hit a four by finding a gap on the offside. Deshpande dropped a chance while running in from the deep.

  
• 24 Apr 2025, 08:06 PM

  RCB vs RR Live Score Updates: RCB 83/1 in 10 overs

  Kohli and Padikkal score quick runs off the first two balls, while Parag successfully challenges a wide call as the ball hit the glove and was not a wide.

  
• 24 Apr 2025, 07:57 PM

  RCB vs RR Live Score Updates: RCB 62/1 in 7 overs

  Salt has been dismissed after slog sweeping and skying the ball, resulting in an easy catch for the deep midwicket fielder. He scored 26 runs off 23 balls. Devdutt Padikkal is now coming in to bat at number three.

  
• 24 Apr 2025, 07:47 PM

  RCB vs RR Live Score Updates: RCB 51/0 in 5 overs

  Tushar Deshpande bowled a low full toss that Salt drove past mid-on for four, followed by another punch towards covers for four. Kohli then beautifully drove the ball towards midwicket for four, bringing RCB's score to fifty. 

  
• 24 Apr 2025, 07:38 PM

  RCB vs RR Live Score Updates: RCB 28/0 in 3 overs

  Archer bowls a tight length, Kohli gets lucky with an inside edge for a four past the keeper. Kohli then confidently hits another four towards square leg.

  
• 24 Apr 2025, 07:10 PM

  RCB vs RR Live Score Updates: RCB 11/0 in 1 over

  Phil Salt and Virat Kohli are the openers, with Jofra Archer starting with the new ball. Archer initially struggles with wide deliveries, but Kohli manages to score runs with a bouncer. Kohli also hits a boundary with a top edge over first slip.

  
• 24 Apr 2025, 07:09 PM

  RCB vs RR Live Score Updates: Teams

  Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Playing XI): Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar(c), Devdutt Padikkal, Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal

  Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubham Dubey, Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag(c), Dhruv Jurel(w), Shimron Hetmyer, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Tushar Deshpande, Sandeep Sharma

  
• 24 Apr 2025, 06:45 PM

  RCB vs RR Live Score Updates: Rajasthan Royals opt to bowl

  Riyan Parag: We will bowl first. The wicket looks a bit sticky and should get better later on. It's back to our ethics now, if we can give our 100 percent, the results will take care of themselves. Sanju bhai is recovering and hopefully he will be back soon. One change for us. Theekshana is out and Farooqi is in.

  Rajat Patidar: We would have loved to bowl first as well, the surface has been tricky and unpredictable this season and we will try to adapt as quickly as we can. We have to be good at shot-selection. We are going with the same team.

  
• 24 Apr 2025, 06:43 PM

  RCB vs RR Live Score Updates: 

  The Chinnaswamy Stadium has recently shown a trend of offering more assistance to bowlers, particularly spinners, in IPL 2025. Today's pitch is expected to be balanced, with movement for pacers and grip for spinners. A par score is estimated to be 170-175, with dew potentially making batting easier in the second innings. The team winning the toss is likely to bowl first to take advantage of the dew. Batsmen should focus on building partnerships, while spinners will play a crucial role in controlling the middle overs. Overall, a more even contest between bat and ball is expected compared to the stadium's previous reputation.

  
• 24 Apr 2025, 06:43 PM

  RCB vs RR Live Score Updates: Squads

  Royal Challengers Bengaluru Squad: Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar(c), Devdutt Padikkal, Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suyash Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal, Rasikh Dar Salam, Manoj Bhandage, Jacob Bethell, Swapnil Singh, Liam Livingstone, Nuwan Thushara, Lungi Ngidi, Mohit Rathee, Swastik Chikara, Abhinandan Singh

  Rajasthan Royals Squad: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag(c), Dhruv Jurel(w), Shimron Hetmyer, Shubham Dubey, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Sandeep Sharma, Tushar Deshpande, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Kumar Kartikeya, Akash Madhwal, Kunal Singh Rathore, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Kwena Maphaka, Ashok Sharma

  
• 24 Apr 2025, 06:42 PM

  RCB vs RR Live Score Updates: Hello and Welcome!

  Hello and welcome to the live blog of the IPL 2025 match no. 42 between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Rajasthan Royals at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru.