DC vs RCB, IPL 2025: Krunal Pandya powers RCB to top spot

Published on Apr 28, 2025 01:24 AM IST

Krunal Pandya’s all-round brilliance, coupled with a gritty knock from Virat Kohli and an emphatic finishing touch from Tim David took RCB to a 6-wicket win.

Published on Apr 28, 2025 01:24 AM IST

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) cruised to a six-wicket win over Delhi Capitals (DC) to become the first team in Indian Premier League (IPL) history to win six matches on trot away from home. Krunal Pandya led from the front with the ball first and then with the bat, with supporting acts from Virat Kohli and Josh Hazlewood and an emphatic finishing touch by Tim David. (ANI)

Published on Apr 28, 2025 01:24 AM IST

Batting was not a walk in the park for the Delhi Capitals and they were restricted by Royal Challengers Bengaluru to a score of 162/8 in 20 overs. Abishek Porel got them off to an explosive start but DC struggled to find momentum after he fell in the fourth over. (ANI)

Published on Apr 28, 2025 01:24 AM IST

Krunal Pandya played an important hold in RCB applying the squeeze on DC. He took the wicket of Faf du Plessis in the 10th over, with the usually destructive DC opener struggling to get going. (AP)

Published on Apr 28, 2025 01:24 AM IST

KL Rahul also struggled to break free and was eventually dismissed for 41 off 39 balls. (PTI)

Published on Apr 28, 2025 01:24 AM IST

Tristan Stubbs’ late charge helped push DC above the 150-run mark. Stubbs smashed 34 in 18 balls. (PTI)

Published on Apr 28, 2025 01:24 AM IST

RCB were off to a bit of a false start in their chase. They lost three wickets and scored as littled as 35 runs in the powerplay. (ANI)

Published on Apr 28, 2025 01:24 AM IST

Virat Kohli and Krunal Pandya, keeping their calm and grinding out the runs. (ANI)

Published on Apr 28, 2025 01:24 AM IST

Pandya took more chances between the pair and eventually scored his half-century in 38 balls. Kohli got to his half-century in 45 ball and fell after scoring 51 in 47. Pandya, meanwhile stayed unbeaten on 73 off 47 and the partnership between him and Kohli produced 119 runs in 84 balls. (PTI)

Published on Apr 28, 2025 01:24 AM IST

Tim David came in after Kohli’s dismissal and obliviated any slender chances DC may have seen. He smashed a six and three fours off the first three balls, with one of those being off a no-ball, of the 19th over bowled by Mukesh Kumar and finished off the chase. David finished unbeaten on 19 off just five balls. (PTI)

Published on Apr 28, 2025 01:24 AM IST

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