Royal Challengers Bengaluru pacers Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Josh Hazlewood were spot-on against Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League 2025. Bhuvi picked up three wickets while Aussie pacer dismissed two batters to restrict DC to 162/8 in 20 overs.
KL Rahul stayed in the middle for 39 balls but managed 41 runs, including three fours. Faf du Plessis, who returned to playing XI, managed 22 runs in 26 balls.
Abishek Porel started aggressively, posting 28 runs off 11 deliveries, laced with 2 fours and 2 sixes.
Axar Patel (15 off 13) and Ashutosh Sharma (2 off 3) were sent back without making contributions. Vipraj Nigam (12 off 6) and Tristan Stubbs (34 off 18) batted brilliantly in the death overs.
Delhi Capitals XI: Faf du Plessis, Abishek Porel, Karun Nair, KL Rahul (wk), Axar Patel (capt), Tristan Stubbs, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Dushmantha Chameera, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar
Impact Player list: Ashutosh Sharma, Mohit Sharma, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Madhav Tiwari, Tripurana Vijay
RCB XI: Virat Kohli, Jacob Bethell, Rajat Patidar (capt), Romario Shepherd, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suyash Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal
Impact Players list: Devdutt Padikkal, Rasikh Salam, Manoj Bhandage, Liam Livingstone, Swapnil Singh