Royal Challengers Bengaluru v Rajasthan Royals, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, Match 42, Indian Premier League, 2025

Indian Premier League Match 42: Royal Challengers Bengaluru v Rajasthan Royals at Bengaluru, 24-25th April

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

RCB

205/5 (20)

Rajasthan Royals

194/9 (20)

Finished

RCB won by 11 runs

BATSMEN	R	B	4S	6S	SR
Fazalhaq Farooqi	2	2	0	0	100.00
Tushar Deshpande	1	2	0	0	50.00

BOWLERS	O	M	R	W	ECON
Yash Dayal	3	0	33	1	11.00
Josh Hazlewood	4	0	33	4	8.25

Current Partnership: 3 run (0.3 ov) | Last Wicket: Wanindu Hasaranga 1 (3) | Fall of Wicket: 191/9 (19.3 ov)

CRR: 9.70 | Last Ten Overs: 81/6 7.84

Recent: 111W1W··WW·1441616

Commentary

End of over 20 (5 runs)

Fazalhaq Farooqi 2 (2)

Tushar Deshpande 1 (2)

Rajasthan Royals 194/9

Yash Dayal 3-0-33-1

Josh Hazlewood 4-0-33-4

19.6

Yash Dayal to Fazalhaq Farooqi, 1 run, Yash Dayal delivers fast ball at full length, Fazalhaq Farooqi hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at deep cover for 1 run.

19.5

Yash Dayal to Tushar Deshpande, 1 run, Tushar Deshpande hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed cut off an fast ball delivers at a fulltoss by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at point for 1 run.

19.4

19.3

Wanindu Hasaranga runout (J Sharma / TH David) 1 (3) Yash Dayal to Wanindu Hasaranga, 1 run, runout (J Sharma / TH David), Run out !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Wanindu Hasaranga hangs in the crease, slams it towards long off and sets off for a run, but it was a suicidal one. Tim David collects the ball and throws it toward the stumps, Jitesh Sharma takes the bails off, Wanindu Hasaranga was miles away from the crease. Spectacular Run out!!

19.2

Yash Dayal to Tushar Deshpande, 1 bye, Bye !! fast ball, yorker, on the off stump, Tushar Deshpande hangs in the crease, tries to swat it, but the ball sails past the batter, eluding the keeper, batter sneaks 1 runs off bye.

19.1

Shubham Dubey c P Salt b Yash Dayal 12 (7) Yash Dayal to Shubham Dubey, no run, c P Salt b Yash Dayal, Caught out !! fast ball, fulltoss, on the stumps, Shubham Dubey hangs in the crease, takes a big risk by attempting flick shot towards deep mid wicket, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Phil Salt, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Shubham Dubey.

End of over 19 (1 runs)

Wanindu Hasaranga 0 (2)

Shubham Dubey 12 (6)

Rajasthan Royals 189/7

Josh Hazlewood 4-0-33-4

Bhuvneshwar Kumar 4-0-50-1

18.6

Josh Hazlewood to Wanindu Hasaranga, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Wanindu Hasaranga goes back and slash pull towards third man, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.

18.5

Josh Hazlewood to Wanindu Hasaranga, no run, Dot Ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, and Wanindu Hasaranga hangs on and tries to hit defensive shot, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat, goes to the keeper.

18.4

Jofra Archer c RM Patidar b J Hazlewood 0 (1) Josh Hazlewood to Jofra Archer, no run, c RM Patidar b J Hazlewood, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Jofra Archer hangs in the crease, takes a big risk by attempting cut towards short cover, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Rajat Patidar, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Jofra Archer.

18.3

Dhruv Jurel c J Sharma b J Hazlewood 47 (34) Josh Hazlewood to Dhruv Jurel, no run, c J Sharma b J Hazlewood, Caught out !! fast ball, yorker, on the off stump, Dhruv Jurel hangs in the crease to try a high-risk cut, edged!! and the ball finds safe hands of Jitesh Sharma, who makes no mistake in taking the catch, and Dhruv Jurel is out.

18.2

Josh Hazlewood to Dhruv Jurel, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps, Dhruv Jurel hangs in the crease and slash pull towards deep square leg, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.

18.1

Josh Hazlewood to Shubham Dubey, 1 run, Josh Hazlewood delivers fast ball at fulltoss, Shubham Dubey hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at deep point for 1 run.

End of over 18 (22 runs)

Dhruv Jurel 47 (32)

Shubham Dubey 11 (5)

Rajasthan Royals 188/5

Bhuvneshwar Kumar 4-0-50-1

Josh Hazlewood 3-0-32-2

17.6

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Dhruv Jurel, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps. Dhruv Jurel hangs in the crease, hits ramp shot in the gap towards deep fine leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.

17.5

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Dhruv Jurel, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump. Dhruv Jurel hangs in the crease, hits push in the gap towards third man, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.

17.4

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Shubham Dubey, 1 run, Shubham Dubey hangs in the crease to take fast ball of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident drive that sent the ball sailing towards short mid wicket for 1 run. Overthrow and garnered a single run

17.3

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Shubham Dubey, Six, Six !! With a brilliant fast ball on the stumps, Shubham Dubey hangs in the crease and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular pull to deep square leg for a colossal Maximum!

17.2

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Dhruv Jurel, 1 run, Dhruv Jurel hangs in the crease to take fast ball of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident pull that sent the ball sailing towards long on for 1 run.

17.1

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Dhruv Jurel, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the stumps, Dhruv Jurel hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers and sends it flying to the long on region for a remarkable Maximum!

End of over 17 (6 runs)

Shubham Dubey 4 (3)

Dhruv Jurel 32 (28)

Rajasthan Royals 166/5

Josh Hazlewood 3-0-32-2

Krunal Pandya 4-0-31-2

16.6

Josh Hazlewood to Shubham Dubey, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump. Shubham Dubey hangs in the crease, hits cut in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.

16.5

Josh Hazlewood to Shubham Dubey, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Shubham Dubey hangs in the crease, dabs pull with soft hands toward short mid wicket, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.

16.4

Josh Hazlewood to Shubham Dubey, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Shubham Dubey hangs in the crease, dabs drive with soft hands toward short cover, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.

16.3

Shimron Hetmyer c J Sharma b J Hazlewood 11 (8) Josh Hazlewood to Shimron Hetmyer, no run, c J Sharma b J Hazlewood, Caught out !! inswinger, good length, on the stumps, A risky shot choice by Shimron Hetmyer as the batter hangs in the crease to play defensive shot, only to get an edge that goes straight into the hands of Jitesh Sharma for Shimron Hetmyer's dismissal.

16.2

Josh Hazlewood to Dhruv Jurel, 1 run, Dhruv Jurel hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed cut off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at point for 1 run.

16.1

Josh Hazlewood to Dhruv Jurel, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Dhruv Jurel hangs in the crease, dabs it towards mid off, but the fielder reacts promptly, and makes a brilliant stop.

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16.1

Josh Hazlewood to Dhruv Jurel, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! fast ball good length on the leg stump, That sails wide of the leg-stump, leaving Dhruv Jurel with no chance to make contact. The umpire calls it a wide.

End of over 16 (12 runs)

Shimron Hetmyer 11 (7)

Dhruv Jurel 31 (26)

Rajasthan Royals 160/4

Krunal Pandya 4-0-31-2

Suyash Sharma 4-0-31-0

15.6

Krunal Pandya to Shimron Hetmyer, 2 runs, Shimron Hetmyer hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed flick shot off an off break ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep square leg for 2 runs.