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Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) climbed to the top of the IPL 2025 points table after a convincing 6-wicket win over Delhi Capitals (DC) on April 27 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. While the match was a classic exhibition of Virat Kohli’s chasing masterclass along with Krunal Pandya's match-winning 73*(47) runs, there was another angle and moment that has captured the attention of many. This week was titled as ‘revenge week’ by the IPL as it had lot of reverse fixtures, where one team was looking to avenge their previous defeat of the current season and settle scores. And Virat Kohli had a personal score to settle.During the previous clash RCB and DC this year, DC got better of RCB at the M. Chinnaswamy stadium. KL Rahul had gathered the spotlight with his dramatic celebration after a successful run-chase where he had re-created a scene from the iconic south-Indian film Kantara, by banging his bat on the pitch, indicating that 'this is my ground'.
KL Rahul had referred to the fact that he is born and brought up in Bengaluru and performed the celebration as a gesture of the same. Now, as DC and RCB were set to face each other in Delhi, wihch is Virat Kohli’s home-town, fans were hoping to see a repeat of the same celebration. Although Kohli could not perform the celebration during the run-chase as he was dismissed when RCB were 17 runs short of the target; the RCB batter was seen imitating the celebration in front of KL Rahul during the post-match affairs. The celebration was not an aggressive one but a rather light moment of laughter shared between the two stalwarts of Indian cricket as Kohli was seen hugging Rahul immediately.
RCB at top of points table with convincing win over DC
Talking about the match, RCB registered their sixth consecutive win away from home and seventh win overall in IPL 2025 so far. With this win, RCB jumped at the top of the points table with seven wins and three losses in 10 matches. Meanwhile, DC slipped to the fourth spot but are still in strong contention to qualify for the playoffs.
Now, RCB are set to face Chennai Super Kings, Lucknow Super Giants, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders respectively in their last four league stage matches in IPL 2025. The Rajat Patidar-led side need just one win to almost confirm their chances for the playoffs and also have a great chance to finish in top-two.
