Having lost the toss, Royal Challengers Bengaluru were put to bat first in the IPL 2025 match against Delhi Capitals at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium

Opening the innings, Phil Salt delivered a strong start for the RCB. In just 17 deliveries, the explosive right-hander smashed 37 runs, which was laced with four boundaries and three maximums

Stalwart Virat Kohli, who was looking in fine touch in the earlier matches, was dismissed by Vipraj Nigam. Before departing, the veteran garnered 22 runs off 14 deliveries, which included one boundary and two maximums

Devdutt Padikkal and Liam Lavingstone returned to the pavilion on low scores. Padikkal scored just one run while Livingstone was able to register merely four runs

Skipper Rajat Patidar played a knock of 25 runs. His innings ended in 23 balls, which saw him hit one boundary and a maximum. In the end, Tim David's finishing touches helped RCB post a target of 164 runs for the loss of seven wickets. David smashed 37 runs off 20 deliveries. He entertained the crowd by smashing two boundaries and four maximums

DC's premier spinner Kuldeep Yadav completed his quota of four overs and conceded 17 runs by claiming two wickets. Shouldering him was Vipraj Nigam, who also claimed two wickets. Mukesh Kumar and Mohit Sharma registered one wicket each to their names. Skipper Axar Patel and lead pacer Mitchell Starc went wicketless in the IPL 2025 match against RCB