Pakistan, April 25 -- Royal Challengers Bengaluru finally won their first home game of IPL 2025, beating Rajasthan Royals by 11 runs in a thrilling finish. Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal hit fifties to take RCB to a strong total of 205/5. Rajasthan started their chase aggressively with Jaiswal's 49 off just 19 balls. However, Josh Hazlewood's brilliant 19th over, where he took two wickets and gave just one run, changed the game.

RCB batted well from the start, scoring 59 runs in the PowerPlay without losing a wicket. Kohli and Padikkal kept the momentum going in the middle overs with boundaries and sixes. They took the score past 200 despite a brief fightback from the Royals' bowlers. Sandeep Sharma picked three important wickets, but ...