RCB vs CSK Highlights, IPL 2025: RCB defeat CSK by 2 runs in nail-biting IPL 2025 thriller

Krunal bowls to Rasheed, and it’s OUT! Rasheed hits it straight to backward point, and Krunal strikes again for RCB, just like he often does!

The bowler delivered a slower ball on a good length just outside off stump. Mhatre looked like he was going to play an attacking inside-out shot in the air but was fooled by the slower pace. He adjusted and ended up jabbing it to point for a single.

Bhuvneshwar bowls to Mhatre, and Mhatre hits a four! 26 runs off the over, and this young guy is showing he’s a star!

Mhatre finds the gap again—he’s really enjoying his time at the Chinnaswamy!

Mhatre has done it! At just 17 years old, he’s playing with so much confidence!

What a shot! The bowler delivered a hard length ball outside off. Mhatre stood tall on his toes and hit it over the bowler’s head. It wasn’t perfectly timed, but it was a bold shot!

Yash Dayal bowls to Rasheed, and Rasheed follows up his four with a massive six!

Rasheed hits his first boundary, and that should calm his nerves a bit!

The bowler bowled a short ball, following Rasheed outside the leg stump. Rasheed didn’t have much room to play the shot and ended up pulling the ball awkwardly, hitting it into his own body.

The bowler bowled a short ball on the hips. Rasheed got inside the line and pulled it, but the ball bounced just before reaching deep backward square leg. Rasheed will likely feel he could have done better with that one.

The bowler delivered a ball on a length, coming in towards middle and off stump. Mhatre stayed on the leg side of the ball and defended it back to the bowler.

Mhatre shows great skill! The bowler bowled a short ball outside off. Mhatre initially looked like he was preparing to hit it hard, but then changed his mind. He played it late and expertly steered it between backward point and short third for a neat shot.

The bowler bowled a short ball outside off. Rasheed, a little unsure, tried to play it but ended up getting an inside edge that hit his pads.

The bowler sent down a short ball outside off, which moved away a bit. Rasheed got onto his toes and punched the ball towards extra cover.

The bowler delivered a short ball on leg stump. Rasheed used the pace of the ball to glance it towards short fine leg. Ngidi reacted quickly, diving to his left to stop the ball, keeping it to just a single.

Mhatre delivers his first big shot! The bowler pitched it a bit floaty, right in Mhatre’s hitting zone outside off. Mhatre quickly got down on one knee and sent it soaring over the bowler’s head for a clean hit!

Shepherd hits the ball into the sky, and RCB finish with a total of 213 runs!

That ball needs to be pulled back! It was right in Shepherd’s hitting zone, coming into leg stump. He got his front foot out of the way and hammered it over cow corner for a huge six!

Four more runs! The bowler misses the yorker, and the ball ends up too short around middle and off. Pathirana pays the price as Shepherd steps forward, clears his front leg, and smashes it to the right of long on for another boundary!

Pathirana also gets hit! He bowled a slower ball that was too short, and Shepherd saw it coming early. He smashed it to the right of deep mid-wicket for a big hit!

The bowler delivered a very full ball on leg stump. David moved his feet to avoid it and gently worked it towards deep square leg for just a single.

RCB have smashed 33 runs in this over—huge momentum boost right before the last over of the innings!

At last, the bowler delivers a perfect yorker, wide outside Shepherd’s hitting zone. Shepherd tries to reach it and squeeze it out, but he’s just a bit slow getting his bat down. The batters talk for a moment and decide to review the decision.

It’s already 22 runs off the over, and Khaleel is getting hammered!

Two sixes in a row! This time the bowler delivered a perfect ball to hit—right in the slot around middle and off. Shepherd didn’t miss—he swung cleanly and launched it over long off for another massive six!

Shepherd smashes a big shot! The bowler delivered a short ball outside off stump—basically begging to be hit. Shepherd read it perfectly and hammered it over deep mid-wicket for a big one!

The bowler delivered a fairly full ball on Shepherd’s pads. He flicked it off his legs, but the shot went in the air. Luckily for him, it landed just in front of Kamboj at fine leg, so he didn’t get out.

Pathirana bowled a fast short ball (a bouncer) aimed around off stump to the new batter. Shepherd saw it early and leaned back to get out of the way just in time.

The batter hit the ball directly to Sam Curran, and Pathirana has dismissed the captain of RCB (Royal Challengers Bangalore)!

The bowler tried to bowl a slower delivery, but it went wrong and ended up way down the leg side. It was a full toss (not bouncing), and Patidar missed it. Dhoni moved to the side and collected the ball. The umpire called it a wide, as expected.