The 42nd match of IPL 2025 was played between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rajasthan Royals at Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. In this match, Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Rajasthan Royals by 11 runs and registered a spectacular victory and got their sixth win this season. Bangalore had set a target of 206 runs in this match in front of Rajasthan Royals. In response, Rajasthan Royals could only score 194 runs for the loss of 9 wickets.

Talking about this match, Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Rajat Patidar, who is looking for his first win at home, lost the toss again today and the team had to bat first. Royal Challengers Bangalore team had a great start and the pair of openers Phil Salt and Virat Kohli made a brilliant partnership of 61 runs in 40 balls in which Phil Salt scored 26 runs and Kohli scored 28 runs.

After Salt was out, Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal made a great partnership and added 95 runs in 51 balls. Devdutt Padikkal scored 50 runs in 27 balls in this match, which included four fours and three sixes. So Virat Kohli played an innings of 70 runs with the help of 8 fours and two sixes in 42 balls. At the same time, Tim David scored 23 runs in 15 balls and Jitesh Sharma scored 20 runs in 10 balls. In this match, Sandeep Sharma took two wickets for 45 runs in four overs from the Rajasthan Royals team. Apart from this, Jofra Archer and Hasaranga took one wicket each.

Rajasthan Royals team scattered once again in run chase

Chasing the target of 206 runs, the team of Ataria Rajasthan Royals had a great start. Rajasthan Royals team openers Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Yashasvi Jaiswal added 52 runs in just 4.2 overs. Although Bhuvneshwar Kumar dismissed him, Yashasvi Jaiswal was scoring runs. Jaiswal played an innings of 49 runs in 19 balls. He was dismissed by Hazelwood.

At one point, the score of the Rajasthan Royals team was 110 runs for the loss of 2 wickets in 9 overs. As soon as Riyan Parag is out, the match turns completely. Riyan Parag played an innings of 22 runs in 10 balls in this match. Nitish Rana scored 28 runs in 22 balls, and Dhruv Jurel scored 47 runs in 34 balls. As long as Jurel was batting, victory looked very easy. But as soon as he was out, the match turned completely, and the Bangalore team won the match by 11 runs. Hazlewood was awarded Player of the Match for taking four wickets for 34 runs in four overs.

ALSO READ: IPL 2025, Match 42: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals Full Match Highlights

Twitter reactions after RCB wins 42th match of IPL 2025

 

This MF snatched away so many memes from us this season 🤬#RCBvsRR pic.twitter.com/iaWsbTmWxn

— RRiya 🩷 (@SocialSwirl_1) April 24, 2025

RCB WON A HOME MATCH FUCKING FINALLY!! BRO SO HAPPY 😭😭 SKDKDKDN LET'S GO!!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/mKUeRQuF3A

— toodle (@frozalestappen) April 24, 2025

 

RCB fans after their team finally wins a match at home this season: pic.twitter.com/bWXYvsQldN

— Ankit Acharya (@chaisenbergg) April 24, 2025

 

My reaction after seeing 22 run over losing all hope only to see 5 mins later that rcb has won and that we have won at chinnaswamy and that I have lived to see the day where rcb literally fights till last ball and win matches
No nazar pleaseeeee🧿😭#RCBvRR #RCB ❤ pic.twitter.com/MgkCUTNvWB

— Shivika Agarwal (@zyadathinker) April 24, 2025

 

RCB WON AT CHHINASWAMY🥺🥺
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— s (@yaayerhs) April 24, 2025

 

RCB HAVE WON THEIR GAME AT HOME THAT TOO WHILE DEFENDING! pic.twitter.com/GzLc7wfo5Z

— Yash. (@TheSDELad) April 24, 2025

 

RCB HASS WONNNB IN THIS CURSED STADIUMMMM RCB NATION WE UPPPPOOPPPP pic.twitter.com/5hgPlj7ocg

— ash (@kohliimedia) April 24, 2025

 

Podu podu #RCB won the match against #RR 🔥🔥🔥

Moved to top 3 in table 🔥

Hey #MI be ready in playoffs against RCB over a vaai pesama errunga 😎💯 pic.twitter.com/GrkWqggkOu

— Karnan ᴿᵉᵈ ᴰʳᵃᵍᵒⁿ 🐉 AK (@Karnan180) April 24, 2025

 

Mood of every RCB fan after winning First match in Chinnaswamy since last Year. pic.twitter.com/ivcpqPh63m #RCBvsRR

— 👑Che_Krishna🇮🇳💛❤️ (@CheKrishnaCk_) April 24, 2025

 

RR kill yourself, and Congratulations RCB you are winning everything https://t.co/322tYdOzp1 pic.twitter.com/t8jh02I5He

— GUY (@whattaaguyy) April 24, 2025