IPL 2025: RCB’s hopes of sealing top two spot dealt massive blow after loss to SRH by 42 runs

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) bowlers performed a terrific comeback to beat Royal Challengers Bengaluru by 42 runs to register yet another win in the IPL 2025 season. At one stage, RCB were coasting with Phil Salt and Virat Kohli scoring runs with ease. At one stage, Bengaluru were placed at 173 runs for the loss of three wickets. It seemed like Rajat Patidar’s side would coast to a win while chasing the 232 runs needed to win. 

Virat Kohli and Phil Salt began well as the pair scored at over 12 runs per over at the end of the powerplay overs. Kohli, in particular was timing the ball well and hitting boundaries at will. Harsh Dubey’s introduction gave some relief for SRH as the left-arm spinner got the wicket of Kohli in the final ball of the seventh over. 

Phil Salt continued his carnage with the bat as he kept hitting fours and sixes at will. Salt, who is set to leave for national duties after the league stages, was scoring with a strike rate of 200. After adding 80 for the first wicket with Kohli, the Englishman added 40 runs for the second wicket with Mayank Agarwal. 

The veteran Indian batter was done in by a slower ball from Nitish Reddy to be caught by Ishan Kishan in the 11th over. Agarwal was out after scoring 11 runs from 10 balls with just one four. At that stage, RCB needed 112 runs to win from 56 balls with eight wickets left. 

Eshan Malinga and Pat Cummins help SRH win with ease

Pat Cummins got himself to bowl and made an instant impact with the wicket of Phil Salt for 62 runs. Salt’s knock came off 32 balls with four boundaries and five huge sixes. Rajat Patidar, who came in as an impact player, then added 44 runs for the fourth wicket with Jitesh Sharma in 26 balls. 

Eshan Malinga ran out Rajat Patidar for 18 and Jaydev Unadkat then got the wicket of Jitesh Sharma for 24. From there, SRH didn’t look back as they picked up the last seven wickets for just 16 runs in a space of 25 balls. RCB stays in the second spot in the table with 17 points and just one match left to play. The best bowler for SRH was Pat Cummins, who picked up 3/28 from his four overs, while Eshan Malinga picked up two wickets.