Royal Challengers Bengaluru defeated Delhi Capitals by six wickets at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, securing the top spot in the IPL 2025 points table with 14 points. RCB's Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Josh Hazlewood restricted DC to 162/8. Despite an early wobble, Virat Kohli's 51 and Krunal Pandya's unbeaten 73 guided RCB to victory, with Tim David adding a quickfire 19*.
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