Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) secured a six-wicket win over Delhi Capitals (DC) in Match 46 of IPL 2025 at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. It was their sixth win on the trot away from home in this season.
The Capitals were off to a good start with Abishek Porel (28 off 11), before he was dismissed by Josh Hazlewood. His dismissal slowed down the team’s innings, as veteran batters Faf du Plessis (22) and KL Rahul (41 off 39) played with low strike rates.
Tristan Stubbs (34 off 18) was a key contributor in the end to take DC to a defendable total of 162. Bhuvneshwar Kumar was the pick of the bowlers for the visitors with figures of 3/33. Meanwhile, Josh Hazlewood picked up two wickets and Krunal Pandya and Yash Dayal settled for one each.
Thereafter, RCB were in a spot of bother, losing three wickets in the powerplay, with DC skipper Axar Patel picking two wickets in the same over.
Nevertheless, Pandya (73* off 47) and Virat Kohli (51 off 47) played clutch knocks to help RCB seal the chase in a thrilling fashion.
Updated IPL 2025 table after DC vs RCB match
| Teams | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | Pts | NRR |
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.521 |
| Gujarat Titans | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1.104 |
| Mumbai Indians | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.889 |
| Delhi Capitals | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.482 |
| Punjab Kings | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0.177 |
| Lucknow Super Giants | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -0.325 |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0.212 |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -1.103 |
| Rajasthan Royals | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -0.625 |
| Chennai Super Kings | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1.302 |
With this win, RCB have jumped to the first position in the IPL 2025 standings, with 14 points in 10 games. Meanwhile, DC are fourth with six victories in nine appearances.
IPL 2025 Stats & Leaderboards
Virat Kohli has once again bagged the Orange Cap with a 51-run knock against DC. He has so far scored 443 runs. Meanwhile, Suryakumar Yadav and Sai Sudharsan are second and third, with 427 and 417 runs, respectively.
Orange Cap Leaderboard
Virat Kohli – 443 runs
Suryakumar Yadav – 427 runs
Sai Sudharsan – 417 runs
Purple Cap Leaderboard
Josh Hazlewood became the highest wicket-taker in the tournament with 18 scalps and is the new Purple Cap holder. He is followed by Prasidh Krishna and Noor Ahmad with 16 and 14 dismissals, respectively.
Josh Hazlewood – 18 wickets
Prasidh Krishna – 16 wickets
Noor Ahmad – 14 wickets
Reactions on DC vs RCB IPL 2025 match
Fans expressed their reactions to DC vs RCB match, with most of them praising Krunal Pandya. Meanwhile, Virat Kohli and Axar Patel also received attention due to their impressive performances.
