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IPL 2025 Playoffs Scenario For All 10 Teams Explained

The 'Revenge Week' of IPL 2025 delivered a blockbuster Sunday for all the cricket fans as the teams perfectly lived up to the theme of the week. The day began with Mumbai Indians registering a big 54-run victory over Lucknow Super Giants at the Wankhede Stadium. It was MI's fifth win on trot which gave them 12 points after 10 matches. Later, Royal Challengers Bengaluru avenged their previous defeat against Delhi Capitals with a six-wicket victory at the Arun Jaitely stadium.

"Today Was His Day": Virat Kohli's Blockbuster Praise For Krunal Pandya

Royal Challengers Bengaluru registered an emphatic six-wicket victory over Delhi Capitals to climb at the top of the IPL 2025 points table on Sunday. Playing at the Arun Jaitely Stadium in the national capital, RCB opted to bowl and restricted DC to 162/8 in 20 overs. Later, the visitors chased down the target in just 18.3 overs and reached 14 points after 10 matches. The biggest hero of RCB's win was all-rounder Krunal Pandya who not only scalped a wicket but also played an unbeaten knock of 73* off 47 balls.

"Perfect Match Is Yet To Come": Kevin Pietersen Hopeful Of DC's Comeback Despite RCB Loss

Team mentor Kevin Pietersen believes that the Delhi Capitals are yet to find their "perfect match" and underscored the important part that toss played in their six-wicket defeat against Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. With eyes at the top, Delhi savoured the bitter taste of defeat for the second time in their third fixture and slipped to the fourth spot. After losing the toss, Delhi had the challenge of putting up a mounting target for visitors in their home den.

"We Were 10-15 Runs Short": DC Skipper Axar Patel's Honest Admission After RCB Loss

Delhi Capitals' (DC) captain Axar Patel admitted that his side was short by at least 10-15 runs after they suffered a six-wicket defeat to Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the national capital. Speaking after the match on Sunday, Axar said, "I feel like we were 10-15 runs short. Our intent was there, but the wicket was hard to bat on it was two-paced and became better once the dew came on," as quoted from ESPNCricinfo. Despite showing aggression early on, Delhi kept losing wickets at crucial moments. Axar felt that a more significant contribution from one batter staying till the end could have made the difference.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Script IPL History, Become First Team Ever To...

Royal Challengers Bengaluru sealed a dramatic victory against the Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 match on Sunday. RCB looked to be in a spot of bother after losing Devdutt Padikkal and skipper Rajat Patidar in quick succession. But, Virat Kohli and Krunal Pandya then stitched a 119-run stand for the 4th wicket to help RCB chase down the target of 163 runs against DC. In doing so, RCB recorded their 6th successive away victory in the 18th edition of the T20 league, becoming the first team in the league's history to do so.

Krunal Pandya Explains Virat Kohli's Role Behind His Match-Winning 73 Against Delhi Capitals

Following his match-winning performance against Delhi Capitals (DC) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) left-arm spinner Krunal Pandya admitted that his team has a lot of hitters in the playing XI like Tim David, Jitesh Sharma, and Romario Shephered who can take down any bowling line-up in the ongoing 18th edition of the cash-rich league. Krunal Pandya was awarded the Player of the Match for his exceptional all-round performance in match 46 of the IPL 2025. With the bat, the left-hand batter played an unbeaten innings of 73 runs from 47 balls at a whopping strike rate of 155.32, which was laced with five boundaries and four maximums in his innings. With the ball, the spinner grabbed a wicket and conceded 28 runs in his four overs.

Watch: Virat Kohli Recreates KL Rahul's Kantara Celebration After RCB's Win, Teases DC Star

Virat Kohli responded to KL Rahul's Kantara celebration in a funny manner after his team Royal Challengers Bengaluru registered a six-wicket win over Delhi Capitals in their IPL 2025 match at Arun Jaitely Stadium on Sunday. Notably, DC had defeated RCB on the latter's home ground - M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru - on April 10. Leading DC to victory in the game, wicketkeeper-batter Rahul had hogged limelight for the celebration he did after hitting the winning runs. It was a celebration inspired by the movie 'Kantara', he later revealed in a video. Kantara is a 2022 Kannada movie starring Rishabh Shetty, Sapthami Gowda and Achyuth Kumar.

"People Are Forgetting...": 'Chase Master' Virat Kohli Makes Sensational Claim As RCB Go Top

Virat Kohli on Sunday opened up on his batting methodology, saying his focus remains on analysing the conditions and rotating the strike as he scripted yet another successful chase to lift Royal Challengers Bengaluru to the top of the IPL table with a six-wicket win over Delhi Capitals. Chasing 163, RCB were reduced to 26 for 3 before Kohli (51) and Krunal Pandya (73 not out) shared a 119-run stand off 84 to overhaul the target in 18.3 overs and extend their unbeaten run away from home.

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IPL 2025 Playoffs Scenario For All 10 Teams Explained

"Today Was His Day": Virat Kohli's Blockbuster Praise For Krunal Pandya

"Perfect Match Is Yet To Come": Kevin Pietersen Hopeful Of DC's Comeback Despite RCB Loss

"We Were 10-15 Runs Short": DC Skipper Axar Patel's Honest Admission After RCB Loss

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Script IPL History, Become First Team Ever To...

Krunal Pandya Explains Virat Kohli's Role Behind His Match-Winning 73 Against Delhi Capitals

Watch: Virat Kohli Recreates KL Rahul's Kantara Celebration After RCB's Win, Teases DC Star

"People Are Forgetting...": 'Chase Master' Virat Kohli Makes Sensational Claim As RCB Go Top