DC Vs RCB Live Score, IPL 2025: Early Axar Patel Twin Strike Baffles RCB – News18

DC vs RCB IPL 2025 Live Score: In a high-octane clash at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, visiting Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)’s captain Rajat Patidar won the toss and opted to bowl first. Axar Patel and Co. dealt the cards decently well, scoring 162/8 in the first 20 overs, on what looked like a sticky pitch in the Capital.

Openers Abhishek Porel and Faf du Plessis scored 20s but failed to convert the start. Karun Nair and Axar Patel failed but KL Rahul again top-scored with an anchoring 39-ball 41. It laid the perfect platform for Tristan Stubbs (34 off 17) and Vipraj Nigam (12 off 6) to give the team a decent late flourish.

For RCB, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Josh Hazlewood once again shone with three and two wickets respectively, while Yash Dayal and Krunal Pandya contributed one scalp each. They now need 163 runs in 120 balls at 8.15 runs/over to win yet another away match, though it won’t be easy against an in-form host bowling attack.

Playing XIs

Delhi Capitals (Playing 11): Faf du Plessis, Abishek Porel, Karun Nair, KL Rahul (WK), Axar Patel (C), Tristan Stubbs, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Dushmantha Chameera, Kuldeep Yadav and Mukesh Kumar

Impact Subs: Ashutosh Sharma, Mohit Sharma, Jake Fraser McGurk, Madhav Tiwari, Tripurana Vijay

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Playing 11): Virat Kohli, Jacob Bethell, Rajat Patidar (C), Jitesh Sharma (WK), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suyash Sharma, Josh Hazlewood and Yash Dayal

Impact Subs: Devdutt Padikkal, Liam Livingstone, Rasikh Dar Salam, Manoj Bhandage, Swapnil Singh