IPL 2025: Royal Challengers Bangalore Road to Playoff | Cricket news

Royal Challengers Bangalore on Tuesday confirmed a top-two position in the 2025 IPL standing with a thrilling win over Lucknow Super Giants. RCBs are following their first IPL Crown and will take Punjab Kings in qualifiers 1 on 29 May.

Here is a look at the route of RCB for IPL 2025 playoffs.1. KKR vs RCB (RCB won by 7 wickets)RCB opened its IPL 2025 campaign with a win over Kolkata Knight Riders. After KKR posted on 175, Virat Kohli led Chase by scoring 59 runs out of 36 balls. However, it was Krunal Pandya, an all -rounder of former Mumbai Indians who won the Player of the Match Award and sealed the victory with a 3/29 match winning spell in four overs.2. RCB vs CSK (RCB win 50 runs)RCB made it two out of two with a major performance against Chennai Super Kings. After setting the target of 197, the bowlers limited CSK to just 146. In 32 balls of Rajat Patidar, 50 earned him the match player, while Josh was important in Hazelwood’s 3/21 win.

3. RCB vs GT (won by GT wickets)Bengaluru suffered the first defeat of the season to Titans in Gujarat. While defending 169, the RCB may not include GT, which chased the target with 13 balls. Former RCB bowler Mohammad Siraj took 3/19 against his old franchise and was named the Player of the Match.4. RCB vs MI (RCB won by 12 runs)Quiz: Who is that IPL player?Jumping back from the defeat, RCB posted 221 and successfully defended it against Mumbai Indians. Mi managed 209, below 12 runs. Rajat Patidar was named Player of the Match for 64 runs for his 32 runs, in which Virat Kohli also contributed 67 out of 42.5. RCB vs DC (DC won by 6 wickets)Delhi Capital ended RCB’s victory pace with clinical chase. RCB’s 163 proved inadequate as KL Rahul broke 93 to guide DC to win. Kuldeep Yadav (2/17) and Vipraj Nigam (2/18) helped to ban RCB, in which Rahul took the Player of the Match Award home.6. RCB vs RR (RCB won by 9 wickets)RCB won Rajasthan Royals with a win of 9 wickets, chasing 174. Openers Phil Salet (33 to 65) and Virat Kohli (62*) acted in the victory. Salt was named the Player of the Match.7. RCB VS PBK (PBK won by 5 wickets)In a rain-less 14-over match, RCB managed only 95, which Punjab Kings chased with 11 balls and five wickets. Despite the loss, Tim David was named Player of the Match for his 26 -ball fifty.8. PBKS VS RCB (RCB won by 7 wickets)Two days after their previous clash, RCB took its revenge with a seven -wicket win. Chasing 158, Virat Kohli anchored the innings with a knock of 73 runs and was named the Player of the Match.

9. RCB vs RR (RCB won by 11 runs)RCB continued his strong run, posting 205 against Rajasthan Royals. Kohli scored 70 runs for 42 runs, while Josh Hazelwood’s 4/33 destroyed the RR batting order. Hazelwood was named the match player.10. DC vs RCB (RCB won by 6 wickets)RCB easily followed Delhi’s 162 target. Krunal Pandya played a decisive role with 73 winning a match in 47 delivery. Kohli stabilized 50 out of 47. Pandya earned his second player of the season’s match award.11. RCB vs CSK (RCB won by 2 runs)RCB completed double on CSK at Chinnaswamy Stadium in a thriller. After posting 213, he closed CSK, which was reduced by just 2 runs. Jacob Bethel and Virat Kohli hit a half -century, but Romeoio Shepherd proved to be decisive for 14 runs and made him a match player.12. RCB vs KKR (abandoned)The second RCB vs KKR match was abandoned due to rain without rain. Both teams shared a point.13. SRH vs RCB (SRH won by 42 runs)Already with safe qualification, RCB chased 288, losing by 42 runs to eliminate SRH. Travis Head scored 102 runs in 41 balls and named him the Player of the Match. Klassen added 67 to a fast.

14. LSG vs RCB (RCB won by 6 wickets)In its final league game, RCB pulled its highest chase against Lucknow super veterans. Despite Rishabh Pant scoring 118 off 61 balls, RCB chased 228 with 8 balls. Stand-in Captain Jitesh Sharma broke 85* out of 33 and was named Player of the Match.