Match overview
Delhi Capitals beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 6 wickets at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on 10 April 2025, successfully chasing a target of 164 in their IPL fixture. KL Rahul was named Player of the Match. RCB posted 163/7 after being put in to bat, a score that fell 33 runs below Chinnaswamy's average first-innings total of 196. Delhi wobbled early, losing 3 wickets inside the powerplay for just 39 runs, but recovered decisively through the middle overs and closed out the match without further alarms in the death.
The match largely turned between overs 7 and 15. Delhi's middle-overs phase produced 82 runs for the loss of just 1 wicket, which gave the chase a cushion it never relinquished. The final four overs required 48 runs and Delhi reached them without losing another wicket. Royal Challengers Bangalore had been competitive in their own powerplay, 64 runs for 2 wickets, but four wickets in the middle overs stalled their innings and left a target that proved insufficient on this surface.
For Delhi, this result extends what has been a strong run of form in 2025. For RCB, it raises familiar questions about converting bright starts into competitive totals at their home ground.
Venue and conditions
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium is among the more batter-friendly venues in the IPL. The ground's average first-innings score stands at 196 across 142 matches, and its chase success rate of 55 per cent makes it one of the more forgiving grounds in the competition for sides batting second. Captains have recognised this: 76 per cent of toss winners at this venue have chosen to field, and Delhi followed that pattern here.
The powerplay phase at Chinnaswamy typically averages 43 runs per innings. RCB exceeded that comfortably with 64, though the cost of 2 wickets in that phase left the middle order exposed to the slowdown that followed. Delhi's powerplay of 39/3 was below the venue average, but the ground's forgiving middle-overs dimensions allowed them to rebuild without undue pressure.
Dew in evening matches at Bengaluru can affect grip and swing for the bowling side in the second innings, a factor that may have eased Delhi's chase further. The death-overs average at this ground is 40 runs per innings; Delhi's 48 without loss comfortably exceeded it.
How to watch
IPL 2025 matches are broadcast in the United Kingdom on Sky Sports Cricket. Subscribers can stream every game live via Sky Go or a NOW TV Sports day or monthly pass. Most IPL fixtures start at either 10:00 or 14:30 UK time, depending on whether they are afternoon or evening matches in India (IST is 4.5 hours ahead of BST during British Summer Time).
Highlights and clips are generally available through the IPL's official digital channels shortly after each match concludes, though live rights in the UK remain exclusively with Sky.
Recent form
Royal Challengers Bangalore came into this fixture having won three of their previous four matches in the 2025 IPL season, with victories against Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings, and Kolkata Knight Riders. Their only defeat in that run came against Gujarat Titans. A home match against Delhi, against whom they hold a 19–12 all-time head-to-head advantage, looked like a reasonable opportunity to consolidate.
Delhi Capitals, by contrast, arrived on the back of three consecutive wins in 2025: against Chennai Super Kings, Sunrisers Hyderabad, and Lucknow Super Giants. That sequence gave them genuine momentum heading to Bengaluru, and their composed chase of 164 after a poor powerplay will reinforce confidence in their batting depth. Both sides now face congested schedules as the IPL group stage intensifies through April and into May.
