IPL 2025: RCB’s First Home Victory Sends Fans Into A Frenzy

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Unnati Madan
Unnati is a passionate cricket writer with a deep love and understanding of the game. As a female cricket writer, she brings a unique perspective to...
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IPL 2025: Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) finally won a match at home in IPL 2025. They beat Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the 42nd game of the season at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. After the win, RCB fans and team mentor Dinesh Karthik praised the team on social media.

In the match, RR captain Riyan Parag won the toss and chose to bowl first. RCB opener Virat Kohli played a key role, scoring his fifth half-century of the season. He also moved up to second place in the Orange Cap race. Kohli, along with Devdutt Padikkal, helped RCB reach a big total of 205/5 with both players hitting fifties.

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While chasing, RR opener Yashasvi Jaiswal gave his team a strong start with a quick 49 off just 19 balls. Later in the innings, wicketkeeper Dhruv Jurel played an important knock, scoring 47 runs to keep RR in the game.

However, RCB’s fast bowler Josh Hazlewood turned the match in his team’s favour with an excellent four-wicket performance, earning him the Player of the Match award. Spinner Krunal Pandya also supported well by taking two wickets. In the end, RR could only manage 194/9 and fell short of the target.

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After RCB’s victory, fans flooded the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) with posts celebrating the team’s performance. Virat Kohli and Josh Hazlewood received special praise for their key roles in the win. Both “Virat Kohli” and “Josh Hazlewood” quickly became top-trending topics on the platform following the match.

RCB mentor Dinesh Karthik also took to X to congratulate the team on their win. Along with him, several other players shared their appreciation and praised RCB for their strong performance in the match.

Check out the best reactions:

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https://x.com/harbhajan_singh/status/1915466369262379152

RCB vs RR, IPL 2025: Updated Points Table

POSTEAMPWLNRNRRPTS
1GT86201.10412
2DC86200.65712
3RCB96300.48212
4MI95400.67310
5PBKS85300.17710
6LSG9540-0.05410
7KKR83500.2126
8RR9270-0.6254
9SRH8260-1.3614
10CSK8260-1.3924

 

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