IPL 2025: KL Rahul at ‘dwelling’ bosses RCB at dwelling to maintain DC unbeaten | Cricket Information

KL Rahul (Photograph: BCCI/IPL)

BENGALURU: After KL Rahul (93 not out; 53b; 7×4; 6×6) scored the profitable runs for Delhi Capitals (DC) with a six, he sauntered to the adjoining pitch, drew a circle and thumped his bat on the bottom. In spite of everything, the M Chinnaswamy Stadium is his dwelling turf, and Rahul merely owned the stage on Thursday night time.
A flamboyant but traditional batter whose repertoire of strokes runs delightfully deep, Rahul in his yard is a harmful proposition, particularly if he’s dropped by the opposition even earlier than he will get going, as Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) discovered the exhausting manner.
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Rahul, dropped by Rajat Patidar on 5, turned match winner in Capitals’ six-wicket victory in a tough chase of 164, making certain DC cantered dwelling with 13 balls to spare. Rahul oozed class and composure as he soaked within the strain of shedding early wickets to sew collectively a match-winning 111-run (55 balls) fourth-wicket partnership with Tristan Stubbs (38; 23b; 4×4; 1×6).
Defending a modest whole, RCB’s bowlers had been on the cash within the first half of DC’s chase. The brand new-ball pair of Bhuvneshwar Kumar (2/26) and Yash Dayal had the gang on their toes with their swing and testing lengths, sending again openers Faf du Plessis (2), Jake Fraser -McGurk (7) and Abhishek Porel contained in the Powerplay.

At 58/4 within the ninth over, the guests had their backs to the wall. Even because the cloudy Bengaluru skies threatened to open up, Rahul stepped on the accelerator within the fifteenth over, selecting the seasoned Josh Hazlewood for a show of delectable drives and sumptuous cowl drives, because the over yielded 22 runs.
From there on, it was only a matter of ritual as Rahul and Stubbs ensured a four-match profitable streak for the Capitals.
SALT ASSAULT
There was an aura of invincibility round Phil Salt. The one one who might have stopped the explosive opener was the Englishman himself. All it took was a locate the turnaround and a communication lapse and the momentum tilted in DC’s favour.

RCB raced to 61 off 23 deliveries with Salt contributing 37 (17b; 4×4; 3×6). Simply when it appeared like the mixture of Salt and Virat Kohli (22) had set the tone for a run feast, Salt, after a failed bid for a cheeky single, stumbled after which scrambled to make his crease at the same time as Rahul — that man once more — hit the stumps.
Salt’s dismissal snuffed the impetus because the RCB batting line-up principally made visitor appearances on the crease, crumbling across the lack of tempo from spinners and poor shot choice. It took an unbeaten 20-ball 37 from Tim David to take RCB to 163/7, with 36 runs coming off the final two overs.

Devdutt Padikkal’s keep on the crease was laboured and Mukesh Kumar ended it in fast time. The hosts ended the Powerplay with 64/2. The onus was on Kohli and skipper Rajat Patidar (25) to resuscitate the innings, however Capitals unleashed leggie Nigam to render the boisterous crowd speechless.
Kohli, trying to drive, failed to manage his shot and Starc rushed in from long-off to finish an excellent catch. Axar Patel’s mix of spin and tempo assault choked the RCB batters and ensured wickets at common intervals. Kuldeep Yadav (2/17) and Nigam, with their googlies and flighted deliveries, had been spectacular