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Axar Patel's Delhi Capitals defeated Rajat Patidar-led Royal Challengers Bengaluru by 6 wickets in match 24 of the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, which is being played at the iconic M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, on April 10 (Thursday). DC defeated RCB to retain their second position in the IPL 2025 points standings. However, with a higher net run rate, the Gujarat Titans maintained their position at the top of the rankings.
IPL 2025 Updated Points Table
| Team | Mat | Won | Lost | NRR | Points |
| 1. Gujarat Titans | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1.413 | 8 |
| 2. Delhi Capitals | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1.278 | 8 |
| 3. Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0.539 | 6 |
| 4. Punjab Kings | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.235 | 6 |
| 5. Lucknow Super Giants | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0.078 | 6 |
| 6. Kolkata Knight Riders | 5 | 2 | 3 | -0.056 | 4 |
| 7. Rajasthan Royals | 5 | 2 | 3 | -0.670 | 4 |
| 8. Mumbai Indians | 5 | 1 | 4 | -0.010 | 2 |
| 9. Chennai Super Kings | 5 | 1 | 4 | -0.889 | 2 |
| 10. Sunrisers Hyderabad | 5 | 1 | 4 | -1.629 | 2 |
DC bowlers rattle RCB
The bowlers for the Delhi Capitals (DC) pulled off an incredible comeback against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), limiting them to 163/7 in their 20 overs. RCB got off to a violent start after being put in to bat first, as Philip Salt came out firing, sending Mitchell Starc and Axar Patel flying to the ground. Unfortunately, Salt was run out in the fourth over, which significantly altered the situation for RCB. After Virat Kohli rejected his call for a run, the opening batsman fell as he was returning to the striker's end. After Salt left, DC was able to exert pressure on RCB hitters, which drastically altered their fortunes.
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When Salt was dismissed, RCB was 61/1 in 3.5 overs and had only managed five runs in the next 15 deliveries. Devdutt Padikkal also left swiftly for 1 (8) after Salt was dismissed, being caught at mid-on by Mukesh Kumar. In addition to being dismissed immediately following the powerplay holing out at deep extra cover while attempting to hit another maximum against Vipraj Nigam, Virat Kohli (22 off 14) further exacerbated the situation for RCB. After captain Axar Patel skillfully rotated his bowlers and put pressure on RCB from both ends, DC had no chance of turning back. Mohit Sharma contributed wickets as well, catching Liam Livingstone at point after hitting his top edge (4 off 6).
Jitesh Sharma (3 off 11) was caught off guard as he got a top edge and was caught by wicketkeeper KL Rahul when Kuldeep returned in the 13th over. He concluded with numbers of 2/17 in four overs and also claimed the significant wicket of skipper Rajat Patidar (25 off 23). Vipraj Nigam, who finished with figures of 2/18 in four overs after dismissing Krunal Pandya in his final over, provided him with strong support. RCB reached 163 thanks to some lower-order flourishing from Tim David (37* off 20), while Mohit Sharma bowled an economical stint of 1/10 in 2 overs.
KL Rahul's 93 steals show
DC did not get the start they wanted as they lost both their openers, Faf du Plessis and Jake Fraser-McGurk, by the score of 10. Later, they were down to three wickets on the score of 30. Bhuvneshwar Kumar dismissed McGurk and Porel, while Yash Dayal removed Du Plessis. DC were trying to recover from this, just when Suyash Sharma got rid of DC captain Axar in the 9th over on the score of 58 and kept RCB's hopes high.
However, just when RCB thought they would be able to snatch a big win from DC's claw, KL Rahul stood in front of them like a wall. He along with Tristan Stubbs, joined a match-winning 111-run partnership. Rahul played an unbeaten knock of 93 runs off 53 balls. Meanwhile, Stubbs complimented him with a 23-ball 38. Rahul smashed 7 boundaries and 6 sixes. He took DC over the line with 13 balls and 6 wickets remaining.
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