‘RCB is the brand new CSK?’ – Former Chennai Tremendous Kings Star Backs Royal Challengers Bengaluru to Win IPL 2025 Title
Royal Challengers Bengaluru took two important steps in the direction of the play-offs as quickly because the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 started. Although its too early to say that Rajat Patidar’s males will find yourself within the high 4 by the point the league levels finish on Might 18, there are some optimistic indicators.
They’ve crushed bitter rivals Chennai Tremendous Kings (CSK) by a margin of fifty runs on the Chepauk – for the primary time for the reason that inaugural 2008 season. Regardless of dropping at dwelling to Gujarat Titans, they’re again to profitable methods and that too in an away match in opposition to the opposite five-time champions Mumbai Indians.
Ambati Rayudu Again RCB To Win IPL 2025
On Monday, RCB pulled off a surprising 12-run win over MI on the Wankhede for the primary time since 2015. This has kind of satisfied Ambati Rayudu, who has performed for each CSK and MI, that ‘Ee Saala Cup RCB de’ (This 12 months the cup is RCB’s).
“When you have a look at their crew, they’ve a fairly set mixture. When you see the groups that aren’t doing nicely within the IPL, they’re nonetheless attempting their combos. However RCB is one crew, together with Delhi [Capitals (DC) and Punjab [Kings (PBKS)] to some extent, who have gotten their combos nicely set for the season,” Rayudu stated on ESPNCricinfo’s TimeOut present.
Beating MI At Wankhede After 10 Years
RCB had received the sport whereas preventing in opposition to the tide as Virat Kohli (67 off 42 balls), Devdutt Padikkal (37 off 22 balls), Rajat Patidar (64 off 32 balls) and Jitesh Sharma (40 not out off 19 balls) arrange a complete of 221/5 in 20 overs.
In the meantime, their bowlers Josh Hazlewood (2-37), Bhuvneshwar Kumar (1-48) and Krunal Pandya (4-54) made certain that MI stayed away from reaching the goal with good death-overs bowling regardless of an outstanding fightback by MI captain Hardik Pandya (42 off 15 balls) and Tilak Varma (56 off 29 balls).
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“I’ve at all times loved their [RCB’s] cricket. Now we have enjoyable at their expense, solely as a result of no person talks about DC or Punjab. Solely as a result of RCB at all times has a crew that may win the IPL. However in some way, they arrive brief due to their very own shortcomings. No one else defeats them, it’s them. However this 12 months, with Patidar, ee sala cup RCB de (this 12 months the cup is RCB’s),” Rayudu added.
RCB will subsequent face Delhi Capitals on the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Thursday.
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