IPL 2025: Royal Challengers Bengaluru defeat Chennai Super Kings by 2 runs

RCB registered a narrow two-run win over CSK in their IPL 2025 game at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru on Saturday. The win took the Rajat Patidar-led side to the top of table with 16 points from 11 matches. Half-centuries from Jacob Bethell (55) and Virat Kohli (62) as well a late 14-ball 53 not out from Romario Shepherd helped RCB set a 214-run target. Kohli smacked five sixes and as many fours to make 62 off only 33 balls. 

The left-handed Bethell



cracked eight fours and two sixes to make 55 off 33 balls while putting on 97 runs for the opening wicket with Kohli. Towards the end, Shepherd smacked half a dozen of sixes to collect 33 runs off the penultimate over from Khaleel Ahmed and finished as holder of joint second-fastest fifty in IPL history. 

In the chase, CSK came really close to beating RCB, thanks to Ayush Mhatre's 94 off 48 and Ravindra Jadeja's 77 not out off 45, but they faltered towards the end.