"It feels great when you lead RCB": Rajat Patidar's colossal statement after win vs DC

Rajat Patidar-led Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) locked horns with the Axar Patel-led Delhi Capitals (DC) in the 46th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 on Sunday, April 27.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the match against the Delhi Capitals by 6 wickets at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.

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The way the bowlers executed their plans, was nice to see - Rajat Patidar

Opting to bowl first in the match, Royal Challengers Bengaluru restricted Delhi Capitals to 162/8. Bhuvneshwar Kumar (3), Josh Hazlewood (2), Yash Dayal (1), and Krunal Pandya (1) were among the wickets for RCB.

Chasing the target, RCB were reduced to 26/3 before Krunal Pandya (73*) and Virat Kohli (51) played sensational innings to help RCB win the match.

During the post-match presentation ceremony, Rajat Patidar lauded the performance of his batters and bowlers, saying that they delivered a complete team performance. Rajat Patidar said:

"It was a total team performance. The way the bowlers executed their plans was nice to see. As I said earlier, we are not a team who are looking at the venues. We are looking to play good cricket."

It is a great opportunity for me to learn - Rajat Patidar

Rajat Patidar further said that the target that Royal Challengers Bengaluru got in the match was gettable and praised his bowlers for doing a great job. He added that he is quite delighted to lead RCB as there are a lot of great players present in the squad. Rajat Patidar said:

"Chasing gives a lot of clarity about the wicket, the bowling and the score and we could plan accordingly. It was a gettable target. The bowlers did a great job. All credit to all the bowlers.

"We were pretty much clear about the chasing. It feels great when you lead RCB. There are many great players. It is a great opportunity for me to learn."

How did RCB perform in the previous IPL match against DC?

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) suffered a defeat to Delhi Capitals (DC) by six wickets in their previous IPL match at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on April 10.

Sent into bat first, RCB got off to a flying start, smashing 53 runs inside the first three overs without losing a wicket. Phil Salt led the charge with a blistering 37 off 17 balls. However, after his dismissal, RCB lost momentum, and Kuldeep Yadav (2/17) and Vipraj Nigam (2/18) triggered a collapse, reducing RCB from 61/0 to 125/7. In the end, Tim David slammed an unbeaten 37 off 20 balls to help RCB finish on 163/7.

With a decent total on the board, RCB came out firing with the ball. Bhuvneshwar Kumar struck twice inside the powerplay, and Yash Dayal removed Faf du Plessis early, leaving DC reeling at 30/3. Also, Axar Patel fell at 58/4 and RCB sensed victory.

However, RCB failed to capitalize as KL Rahul and Tristan Stubbs built an amazing 111-run partnership, with the Indian star hammering an unbeaten 93 off 53 deliveries while Stubbs scored a crucial 38* off 23, as DC chased down the target in just 17.5 overs.