Royal Challengers Bengaluru produced a dominant performance to defeat Punjab Kings by 7 counters with seven balls to lose in the 37th match of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 in Mullanpur. Chasing 158, RCB rose on a sensational partnership of 109 points between Virat Kohli And Devdutt Padikkal To track down the target in just 18.5 overs. Kohli anchored the pursuit with an undefeated of 73 balls of 54 bullets, while Padikkal provided the perfect boost with a flamboyant 61 balls of 35. Earlier, the Punjab had trouble after a quick start, managing only 157/6 in their 20 overtones despite a solid opening stand.
The first order of RCB feeds a clinical prosecution led by Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal
The continuation of the RCB began on a trembling note like Phil Salt Starting at a lower cost in the first plus, late for only 1. However, the sleeves quickly stabilized while Kohli and Padikkal combined to soften the pressure on PBKs. Padikkal was the attacker, playing intrepid cricket with five four and four on the way to his 30 balls. Its proactive intention exceeded the RCB after 100 in just 11.4 Overs. Kohli, on the other hand, has shot the strike intelligently and triggered big success when needed. After the dismissal of Padikkal, Rajat Patidar chipped with 12 before falling to Yuzvendra ChahalBut Kohli firm. Jiteh SharmaThe late cameo assured that there was no hiccup when the RCB reached 159/3 with ease. In particular, the composure and Kohli’s experience have stood out, while Padikkal’s own strike turned out to be decisive in the implementation of the pursuit.
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The momentum of the Kings of Punjab lost after an aggressive start
PBKS started aggressively, reaching 62/1 in the PowerPlay, thanks to Priyansh Arya (22 out of 15) and Prabhsimran Singh (33 OFF 17). But once the duo left, the average order collapsed under pressure. Captain Shreyas IyerThe struggle continued because it only succeeded in 6 points out of 10 balls, while Josh Inglis showed a promise with a 17-ball 29 before falling to Suyash Sharma. The lower order was also unable to provide a lot of momentum. Shashank Singh (31 not outside 33) and Marco Jansen (25 steps out of 20) played useful hands but failed to accelerate. The RCB bowling unit, directed by Krunal Pandya (2/25) and Suyash Sharma (2/26), effectively applied the brakes. Without important partnerships after the power game, PBKS fell by almost 15-20 rounds on a decent surface. Despite the strong start, their inability to convert it into a large total proved to be expensive.
Here’s how fans reacted:
Devdutt Paddikal’s leg game has much more clarity this season. Overall, more balanced too. Regularly marking races for RCB 👏
– Irfan Pathan (@irfanpathan) April 20, 2025
Typical Chase Kohli. These targets are bread and butter for him.
– Harsha Bhogle (@Bhogleharsha) April 20, 2025
When Virat Kohli does not stay in a pursuit of race, he makes sure that his team wins. The real finisher! pic.twitter.com/4fl57Ahsxp
– bet (@bluntindiangal) April 20, 2025
Kohli without headphones is my favorite version of Kohli 💉🔥 pic.twitter.com/nvd5qauweu
– Kevin (@ imkevin149) April 20, 2025
Death.
Taxes.
Virat Kohli in a runchase. 👑 pic.twitter.com/joz9ac9v8r– Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@Rcbtweets) April 20, 2025
Kohli in the process of 4 points to 36 essentially sums up its mad race in ODI. These are funny people who find these selfish stories because it was this approach that maintained the average order together all these years. Minimize the risk but keep the dashboard that turns at the same time.
– D.⛅ (@ deep_take001) April 20, 2025
Good paddikal to strike, it is a delicate surface. Could have gone in both directions with BRAR and Chahal against this suspect of spin
– prithvi (@ prithvi10_) April 20, 2025
Happy that the DDP fulfills the role that many of us have seen coming!
The bridge between openers and rajat. He struck with the right intention, I hope he will get support when he also has some bad games! # IPL2025
– Nikhil 🏏 (@CRICCRAZYNIKS) April 20, 2025
Padikkal played. Superb 👏🏼
– SAURABH MALHOTRA (@malhotrasaurabh) April 20, 2025
Revenge successfully by RCB 💪#PBKSVSRCB # IPL2025
Dashboard 👉 https://t.co/snoe88tk2g #Crickettwitter pic.twitter.com/nddqo4fdco– Crickettimes.com (@CricketTimeMeshq) April 20, 2025
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