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27 Apr, 2025
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RCB down DC, go top of IPL 2025 standings: Stats
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) put on a stellar all-round display against Delhi Capitals (DC), at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Match 46 of the Indian Premier League 2025 season on Sunday. RCB bowled well, restricting DC to a modest score of 162 runs for eight wickets. The match witnessed Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Josh Hazlewood sharing five wickets between them. In response, RCB were 26/3 before Virat Kohli and Krunal Pandya helped the side claim victory. Despite the difficult conditions of the pitch, Abishek Porel and Tristan Stubbs were the star performers for DC. Porel smashed a brilliant 28 runs off just 11 balls at the start of the innings. Stubbs, on the other hand, showed his innovative batting toward the end with a quickfire 34 runs off just 18 balls. Meanwhile, KL Rahul scored a 41-run knock from 39 balls. He hit three fours. Two crucial moments affected DC's innings a lot. The first one was when Axar Patel, who had just hit Krunal for a six, was bowled by Hazlewood in the 14th over. This dismissal relieved some pressure off Suyash Sharma and Krunal, letting them complete their overs with not many runs. The second key moment was when Bhuvneshwar dismissed Rahul in the 17th over, hampering DC's batting. In the final overs, Stubbs and Vipraj Nigam attempted to revive DC's innings, scoring a combined 36 runs in the 18th and 19th overs. However, Bhuvneshwar stopped their momentum with a brilliant 20th over. He dismissed Stubbs and gave away only six runs despite RCB facing an over-rate penalty, proving his mettle under pressure. Bhuvneshwar finished with 3/33 from his 4 overs. He created history by becoming the Indian bowler with second-most wickets in T20 cricket. Playing his 304th T20 game, Bhuvneshwar has raced to 322 wickets, as per ESPNcricinfo. He went past Piyush Chawla's tally of 319 wickets. Bhuvi is now only behind Yuzvendra Chahal (373). Bhuvneshwar has an incredible average of 24.88 in T20 cricket. His economy rate is 7.30. He has 5 five-wicket hauls and as many four-fers to his name. Bhuvneshwar also surpassed Chawla to become the 2nd-highest wicket-taker in the IPL, having raced to 193 wickets across 185 games at 27.01. He needed three wickets to go past Chawla's 192 scalps. His economy rate is 7.6 as this tally includes two fifers and as many four-wicket hauls. Notably, Bhuvneshwar is the only bowler to win the Purple Cap in successive seasons (2016 and 2017). Rahul's 41 took him to a tally of 364 runs in IPL 2025. He averages 60.66 from 8 matches. Rahul, who recently completed 5,000 IPL runs, has raced to a tally of 5,047. Versus RCB, he has bagged 782 runs at 71.09. RCB's Hazlewood claimed 2/36 from his 4 overs. He now owns 18 scalps this season and is the Purple Cap holder. He averages 17.27 this season. Hazlewood was tied with Prasidh Krishna on 16 scalps ahead of this match. The Aussie pacer has raced to 154 T20 wickets, including 53 in the IPL.
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