RCB vs pbks IPL 2025: Royal Challengers Bangalore, captained by Rajat Patidar, lost to Punjab Kings by 5 wickets on Friday. This was the third defeat of RCB in 7 matches and all three defeats were received at their home ground (M Chinnaswamy Stadium). In this rain -affected match, RCB was able to score 95 runs in 14 overs. Punjab won the target by scoring 11 balls remaining. After the match, Rajat Patidar admitted that his team flopped in batting, which became the main reason for the defeat.

The top batsmen were completely flopped, Phil Salat (4), Virat Kohli (1), Liam Livingstone (4), Jitesh Sharma (2) etc. Rajat Patidar scored 23 runs in 18 balls, when he was out, RCB scored 6 wickets at 41. The 7th wicket fell at 42, then it felt that perhaps the entire team could not make even 50. But Tim David played a good innings of 50 runs in 26 balls and took the team to a respectable score, in this innings he hit 3 sixes and 5 fours. Of course RCB lost the match but Tim David was adjudged the Player of the Match.

Rajat Patidar’s statement after the match

Rajat Patidar said after the match, “Initially the ball was sticking. But I think we could do better as a batting entity. Partnership is important in batting. We kept losing wickets continuously. We kept the dice out due to circumstances. The wicket was not so bad. It was not so bad. It was a very good cover. Demonstration is on our bowling unit, sometimes we will not see the batting unit. “

,@PUNJABKINSPL‘s red is shining bright in Bengaluru

They continue their winning streak with an all-round show over #RCB

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– Indianpremierleague (@IPL) April 18, 2025

This is Royal Challengers Bangalore’s third defeat in 7 matches. Right now the team is fourth in the points table with 8 points. RCB’s 7 matches are now left. If RCB wins the match, it will be almost confirmed to reach the playoffs, whereas if it wins only 4 matches, then the performance of other teams will play an important role in qualifying or not.

IPL 2025: On Wednesday, there was an exciting match between Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals. Delhi Capitals scored 188 runs while batting first, after which Rajasthan Royals also won the match and only tie the match. In the super over after this, Delhi looked completely dominated and won the target of 12 runs in 4 balls. Super over Sandeep Sharma put for Rajasthan Royals, although he got only 11 runs to defend.

Before the super over, Mitchell Starc had put the 20th over of the innings, in which Rajasthan needed only 9 runs to win. On the basis of deadly bowling, he made the score equal. The super over was also put by Stark, he gave just 11 runs. Shimron Hetmyer was able to score just 6 runs in 4 balls, Ryan Parag was dismissed on another ball with a four.

Sandeep Sharma’s name included in the embarrassing list

Sandeep Sharma scored 11 balls in one over of the match, this is the fourth time when a bowler bowled 11 balls in an over in the IPL. In this over, he put 4 wide and 1 no ball. This over Rajasthan Royals found it very expensive. This over was the last over of the innings of Delhi Capitals, which Sandeep started with Wide. After putting the dot ball, he again put 3 consecutive balls wide. After this, no ball and then after that Stubs hit a four on the next ball and six.

Most Balls Bowled in An Over (IPL)

11 – Tushar Deshpande (V Lsg, 2023)
11 – Mohammed Siraj (V Mi, 2023)
11 – Shardul Thakur (v Kkr, 2025)
11 – Sandeep Sharma (V DC, Today)*#DCVSRR pic.twitter.com/avepzvnrbo

– (@shebas_10dulkar) April 16, 2025

Sanju samson post match presentation: Chasing a target of 189 by Delhi Capitals, Sanju Samson (31) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (51) shared 76 runs in 49 balls for the first wicket. After this, there was a 36 -run partnership between Jaiswal and Nitish Rana. Nitish Rana also played a good innings of 51 runs, but in the end the Delhi bowlers made a brilliant comeback and managed to get the score equal. After this, Delhi Capitals defeated Rajasthan Royals in the super over.

Sanju Semson said after losing in super over

We will inspect this defeat tomorrow and see how it is. I think we really bowled well. There were some stages where he dominated us. But I would like to give credit to all my bowlers and fielders. I felt that the score could definitely be achieved, but as we all saw it was Stark’s great over. I would like to give credit to Mitchell Starc, I think he won the game for him in the 20th over. The super over plan was to work hard. You know that he is going to work hard on you, so we had to work hard on him. ”

Sandeep Sharma had overplayed the powerplay for Rajasthan Royals, Sanju Samson said, “I think he has been bowling the most difficult over for me for the last few years. I am very lucky that someone is like him. The way Jofra supported him and everyone played around him, but finally Stark took the match from us.”

Sanju Samson did not come to bat in powerplay

Talking about the powerplay over, Shimron Hetmyer and Ryan Parag landed for Rajasthan Royals, Ryan Parag was run out on the fourth ball. After this, Yashasvi Jaiswal came to bat but the final ball was played by Hetmeer. Rajasthan scored 11 runs in the powerplay. Sanju Samson did not come to bat, after the match, he said that, “I was not ready to come back here and bat in the powerplay.”