They’ve stormed Eden Gardens. They’ve broken into the Chennai fortress like it was left unlocked. They’ve danced through Wankhede like it was a homecoming party. And now? Jaipur has fallen. The Rajasthan Royals have been royally outplayed.
The Royal Challengers Bengaluru aren’t just a good travelling side in IPL 2025 — they’re basically on a pan-India victory tour. And leading this juggernaut like a rockstar on a red-hot mic? None other than Virat Kohli.
He's not just a run machine — he’s the Iron Man of run-chases, the GPS of targets, the guy who looked at 174 on Sunday and thought, “Cute.” With an unbeaten 62, Kohli guided RCB to another smooth-as-butter chase. Oh, and here's a spicy stat for your cricket brain to chew on: when Kohli stays not out in a chase, RCB wins 98.6% of the time. That’s not a number, that’s sorcery.
And if you thought fifty-plus scores in T20s were hard to come by, Virat has casually notched 100 of them. That’s triple digits in half-centuries. No other Asian batter even in the neighborhood.
It's 2025 and King Kohli is still ruling the IPL — he’s aging like fine wine laced with rocket fuel. This could be the dawn of a new RCB era. The dream is alive, and Ee Sala Cup Namde might just stop being a meme and finally become a memory.
What happened in RR vs RCB match?
Rajasthan's homecoming wasn't a Royal one as the 2008 champions could only manage 173/4 batting first. While Yashasvi Jaiswal showed form with a gritty 74, Sanju Samson's slow knock of 15 off 19 balls dented RR's hopes of a big total. A tight bowling show by RCB never let the hosts launch and restricted them to a modest score.Any chances of Rajasthan clawing their way back into the contest came crashing down when Phil Salt cur lose and hammered a 33-ball-65. Devdutt Padikkal too remained unbeaten on 40 but the star of the night was Virat Kohli. With a fluent 62 not out, the king powered RCB to a 9-wicket win. Bengaluru has now won 4 consecutive games on the road while their 2 looses have came at home at the M Chinnaswamy.Rajasthan Royals on the other hand have lost 4 of their first 6 matches and are languishing in the bottom-half of the points table.
