Rahul's unbeaten 93 guides DC to fourth straight victory

On his return home, local boy KL Rahul compiled a brilliant unbeaten 93, scoring his second successive half-century, as he guided Delhi Capitals (DC) to a six-wicket win against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in Match 24 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Thursday.

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On a wicket where batting was proving a bit difficult, Delhi Capitals came up with a superb all-round bowling performance as they quelled a blazing start by Phil Salt and Virat Kohli to restrict Royal Challengers Bengaluru to 163/7.

Chasing 164, Delhi landed in trouble after losing their top half to slump to 58/4 before K.L Rahul scored a superb half-century and Tristian Stubbs (38 not out) guided Delhi Capitals to 169/4 in 17.5 overs to secure a six-wicket win.

With this win, Delhi Capital maintained their unbeaten run, winning their fourth match in a row as they jumped to eight points, only to be separated by NRR from Gujarat Titans at the top of the standings. GT have played one game extra.

Rahul remained unbeaten on 93 off 53 balls, studded with seven fours and six maximums while Stubbs scored 38 not out off 23 balls as they shared alll-run partnership for the fifth wicket, the highest for DC for this wicket, to seal victory with 13 balls remaining.

DC's decision to pair Faf du Plessis (2), back in the playing XI after missing a match, and Jake Fraser-McGurk (7) failed as both fell to Yash Dayal, who bowled superbly, and Bhuvneshwar Kumar, respectively, as the visitors slumped to 10/2 in the third over.