The 42nd IPL 2025 match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) is scheduled for April 24, 2025, at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Below is information about their head-to-head matches, major games, and analysis of the IPL 2025 rivalry between the two teams. 

Despite RCB having a slight advantage, RR have won 5 of the last 7 matches and both matches they played in IPL 2024. At Chinnaswamy, RCB lead 7–4 (1 no-result). Matches at this venue are usually very high scoring, and RCB's attacking batting suits it; however, RR's bowling makes the matches intense.

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Most Memorable RCB vs RR Matches

The RR-RCB contest has seen some spectacular games, dominated by individual brilliance and cliffhangers. A few of the best games:

IPL 2025, Match 28 (13 April 2025) – Jaipur

• RR Score: 173/4 (20 overs)
• RCB Score: 175/1 (17.3 overs)

Result: RCB won by 9 wickets, RR scored 173/4, and Jaiswal scored 75 off 47 (10 fours, 2 sixes). RCB chased 174 effortlessly, led by Phil Salt’s 65 off 33 (5 fours, 6 sixes) and Kohli’s unbeaten 62 off 45 (4 fours, 2 sixes). Devdutt Padikkal’s unbeaten 40 off 22 sealed the deal. Salt was Player of the Match for his explosive knock. RR’s fielding lapses, including dropped catches, hurt their defense. RCB’s win moved them to third on the points table.

IPL 2024, Eliminator (May 22, 2024)—Ahmedabad

• RCB Score: 172/8 (20 overs)
• RR Score: 174/6 (19 overs)

Result: RR won by 4 wickets RCB scored 172/8, with Virat Kohli’s 33 anchoring the innings. RR chased 174, led by Yashasvi Jaiswal’s 45 and Riyan Parag’s 36. Mohammed Siraj took 2/33 for RCB, but Rovman Powell’s late blitz secured the win. Ravichandran Ashwin’s 2/19 earned him Player of the Match

IPL 2018, Match 11 (April 15, 2018) – Bengaluru

• RR Score: 217/4 (20 overs)
• RCB Score: 198/6 (20 overs)

Result: RR won by 19 runs RR posted 217/4, powered by Sanju Samson’s unbeaten 92 off 45 (2 fours, 10 sixes). RCB’s chase, led by Virat Kohli’s 57, fell short. Shreyas Gopal’s 2/22 supported RR’s effort, and Samson was named Player of the Match for his explosive knock.

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IPL 2022, Qualifier 2 (May 27, 2022) – Ahmedabad

• RCB Score: 157/8 (20 overs)
• RR Score: 161/3 (18.1 overs)

Result: RR won by 7 wickets RCB scored 157/8, with Rajat Patidar contributing 58. RR chased it easily, led by Jos Buttler's unbeaten 106 off 60 (10 fours, 6 sixes). Harshal Patel had 1/20 for RCB, but Buttler's match-winning century made him Player of the Match, sending RR to the final.

IPL 2023, Match 32 (April 23, 2023) – Bengaluru

• RCB Score: 189/9 (20 overs)
• RR Score: 59 (10.3 overs)

Result: RCB won by 112 runs RCB scored 189/9, courtesy of Glenn Maxwell's 77. RR was reduced to 59, with Shimron Hetmyer's 35 being the lone resistance. Wayne Parnell's 3/10 and Mohammed Siraj's 2/10 destroyed RR. Maxwell was Player of the Match for his destructive batting and RCB's thumping win.