Tristan Stubbs also played a vital role with his 38 not out from 23 balls as Delhi Capitals chased down the 164-run target in 17.5 overs. DC are now the only team yet to taste defeat in Indian Premier League 2025
An expertly paced knock from Delhi Capitals star and local boy KL Rahul condemned Royal Challengers Bengaluru to their second home defeat in as many games at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Thursday, April 10. (Highlights | Schedule | Teams)
Rahul's unbeaten 93 off just 53 deliveries guided the Capitals to a six-wicket win that was the visitors' fourth consecutive victory this season. DC are now the only team in the Indian Premier League yet to taste defeat this season.
Chasing a modest 164-run target, DC stuttered at the start but Rahul's composed knock, studded with six sixes and seven fours comfortably carried them over the line in 17.5 overs. Tristan Stubbs also played a vital role with his 38 not out from 23 balls.
For the hosts, out-of-favour India seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowled a tight spell of 4-0-26-2 but they just did not have enough runs on the board. Earlier, Tim David's late 20-ball 37 not out and Phil Salt's fireworks (37 off 17 balls) had lifted a struggling RCB to 163 for seven in their 20 overs.
Delhi Capitals skipper Axar Patel won the toss and elected to field first against Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
Faf du Plessis returned to the Delhi Capitals side, replacing 21-year-old Sameer Rizvi. Royal Challengers Bengaluru played an unchanged XI after their 12-run win over Mumbai Indians.
Delhi Capitals: Jake Fraser-McGurk, Faf du Plessis, KL Rahul (wk), Tristan Stubbs, Ashutosh Sharma, Axar Patel (c), Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohit Sharma, Mukesh Kumar
DC Impact Sub: Abishek Porel
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal
RCB Impact Sub: Suyash Sharma
After the end of this game, the 24th of IPL 2025, Gujarat Titans lead the standings with eight points from five games. The Capitals also have eight points but possess a slightly inferior net run rate to GT (1.28 as against 1.41), though they have also played one lesser game.
West Indies and Lucknow Super Giants wicketkeeper-batter Nicholas Pooran leads the Orange Cap (most runs) contention with 288 runs from five innings at an average of 72 and strike rate of 225, while Chennai Super Kings and Afghanistan left-arm spinner Noor Ahmad is top of the Purple Cap (most wickets) chart with 11 scalps from five games at an average of 13.63 and economy of 8.33 runs per over.