Virat Kohli Charges Into Dugout Mid-Match as Hazlewood’s Ice-Cold 19th Over Stuns RR

IPL: Virat Kohli wears his heart on his sleeve, and on Thursday night at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, that passion erupted into raw emotion as Royal Challengers Bengaluru sealed their first home win of the IPL 2025 season.

However, Josh Hazlewood's stunning performance with the ball – conceding only one run in the over while also picking two wickets – turned the tide in RCB's favour and Kohli, stationed near the boundary rope, roared, pumped fists, and stormed into the dugout to hug every teammate in sight.

Chasing 206, Rajasthan Royals blazed off the blocks, with Yashasvi Jaiswal hammering 49 off just 19 balls. He tore into Hazlewood with five boundaries and a six, but the Aussie pacer had the last laugh, cramping Jaiswal for room and forcing a miscue to mid-wicket.

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Kohli’s celebrations, triggered first by the wicket of Jofra Archer in the penultimate over and then again when Wanindu Hasaranga fell in the 20th, reflected the boiling intensity of the clash that swung wildly between the two teams throughout. For the Royals, the 11-run defeat all but ended the hopes of a playoff berth, as it was their seventh loss in nine games.

During the run chase, Royals openers Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Yashasvi Jaiswal put on a 52-run stand. Dhruv Jurel had put the Royals in the box seat to win the match but his wicket and Josh Hazlewood's final over changed the complexion of the match.

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With Hazlewood leaving Yash Dayal 17 to defend in the final over, the left-arm seamer did it expertly, with Bengaluru winning by 11 runs eventually. Hazlewood finished with stunning figures of 4-0-33-4. For Rajasthan Royals, the defeat marked their seventh in nine games, leaving their playoff hopes hanging by a thread.

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