Bengaluru (Apr. 11): In the 24th match of the Indian Premier League 2025, Delhi Capitals defeated Royal Challengers Bengaluru by 6 wickets. KL Rahul’s brilliant unbeaten innings (93 runs off 53 balls) gave Delhi a fourth win. Despite losing 3 important wickets in the power play itself, Rahul, who batted carefully, settled down and bowled the Bengals’ bowlers. He also won the Man of the Match award for this. See what Rahul said during the post-match presentation after the match.
“It was a tough wicket but being behind the wicket for 20 overs helped me understand the pitch. I knew what shots to play and I wanted to make a good start. I knew where to play on this type of wicket. If you want to hit a big six, where to hit it? I was able to understand through wicketkeeping how batsmen are getting out and where they are hitting sixes,” he revealed about his batting secret.
“Luck also supported me as I missed the catch. This is my land, my hometown and I know it better than anyone else. I try to adapt to different types of wickets. I use it to celebrate. I understand where I can get one run and where I can get six runs here,” said KL Rahul.
Delhi team’s brilliant performance:
In this match against RCB, Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to bowl first. Batting first, RCB got off to a good start, but the innings fizzled out after the early wickets fell. RCB somehow managed to reach the target of 163 runs in the allotted 20 overs.
Chasing the target, Delhi Capitals had a poor start. They lost 4 wickets for 58 runs, but then KL Rahul made the match one-sided by scoring an unbeaten 93 runs in 53 balls. During this time, Rahul got good support from Tristan Stubbs. In this way, the local boy Rahul defeated RCB on his own home ground.
