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Sunday, Jun 22, 2025
The two skippers Kohli and Iyer would look to lead from the front and outwit each other in what promises to be a thrilling contest.
SRH first produced a brilliant bowling effort to restrict a batting-heavy RCB to a modest 120/7 and then chased down the target in 14.1 overs.
Chasing a modest target of 85, RCB were home and dry with 6.3 overs to spare.
Chasing 178, RCB needed 35 off the last two overs. De Villiers smashed three sixes off Jaydev Undakat's penultimate over and then sealed the tie in the final over with a six off Jofra Archer.
Kohli's unbeaten 90 off 52 balls powered RCB to 169/4. CSK could manage only 132/8 in reply.
The win lifted RCB to second spot with 10 points from seven matches, while KKR dropped one place down to fourth with eight points as the league reached the halfway stage.
Rajasthan Royals' win over Mumbai Indians meant it was the end of the road for CSK.
The game is at Sharjah, the smallest among the three venues and ideal for someone like Gayle to go on a six-hitting spree.
RCB captain Kohli regained form with an unbeaten 72, while Padikkal notched up his third fifty from four games.
The Karnataka left-hander is being talked about highly in the Indian cricket circles after top-scoring in both the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and the Vijay Hazare Trophy last season.
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