Kohli, Salt information RCB to nine-wicket win in opposition to RR

Royal Challengers Bangalore batsman Virat Kohli performs a shot throughout their IPL T20 match in opposition to Rajasthan Royals on the Sawai Man Singh Stadium in Jaipur on April 13, 2025. Photograph R.V. Moorthy/The Hindu

Openers Virat Kohli and Phil Salt slammed brisk half-centuries and shared a 92-run partnership to information Royal Challengers Bengaluru to a nine-wicket win in opposition to hosts Rajasthan Royals in an Indian Premier League match in Jaipur on Sunday (April 13, 2025).

Salt smashed 65 off 33 deliveries, his highest rating this season, whereas Kohli struck an unbeaten 62 (45 balls) as RCB overhaul RR’s 173/4 with 15 balls to spare. One-down Devdutt Padikkal additionally scored an unbeaten 40 (28 balls) within the huge win.

Earlier, RR opener Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 75 off 47 deliveries, his second half-century of the season, and shared two fruitful partnerships with skipper Sanju Samson and Riyan Parag.

Jaiswal shared an opening-wicket stand of 49 with Samson (15) and a 56-run partnership with Parag (30) to steer RR’s cost.

However it was not sufficient on the day as RR, clearly off-colour on the sector with a number of dropped catches, misplaced the plot.

Temporary scores:-

Rajasthan Royals: 173 for 4 in 20 overs (Yashasvi Jaiswal 75, Riyan Parag 30, Dhruv Jurel 35 not out).

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 175 for 1 in 17.3 overs (Phil Salt 65, Virat Kohli 62 not out, Devdutt Padikkal 40 not out).