Devdutt Padikkal: I'm trying to bat a bit differently to what I have been doing in the last few years, it is a conscious effort in the off-season and hopefully I can continue batting like this. This year has been more on the technical side of things, I always had things on the mental side under control, technically I needed to change a few things in order to be at my best and I'm doing that. DK and Andy have worked relentlessly me over the last couple of months and it is working now. (on scoring runs against RR) Nothing like that, hopefully I can continue scoring runs against everybody. I love playing for this franchise and I really care for this franchise and hopefully I can continue to perform for them. (on their home record) It is coincidence, we have been playing some really good cricket, in T20 cricket, a couple of overs can change the game and that's what has been happening at home. We have been losing wickets in clusters and that is derailing our innings. Apart from that we are doing well and hopefully we can translate that into the home games as well.

Sanju Samson: Absolutely (asked if they felt 170 was a handy score). I think after losing the toss on that kind of a slowish wicket, batting first under the sun for the first 10 overs is tough in day games. We knew they would come hard at us and I think they won the game in the powerplay. Catches win matches. They also dropped our catches and we also dropped their catches (smiles). No doubt we have to improve. Credit to RCB. Ball did come on better in the second innings. They were really good. We have been having some really good chats about improving and coming back strong. We have to leave the thoughts behind and come back positive for the next game.

Stats by Deepu Narayanan

RCB winning green jersey games
Beat KTK by 9 wkts, 2011
Beat GL by 144 runs, 2016
Beat SRH by 67 runs, 2022
Beat RR by 7 runs, 2023
Beat RR by 9 wkts, 2025

Devdutt Padikkal - second Indian player to aggregate 1000+ runs for RCB in IPL after Virat Kohli

RCB have beaten RR in each of the last five day games between the two teams (RR won the previous four day games).

18:47 Local Time, 13:17 GMT, 18:47 IST: Fourth win of the season

Sandeep Sharma to Padikkal, FOUR, 114.1kph, off-speed wide delivery, Padikkal reaches for it and expertly dabs it to the left of backward point. The ball dribbles away to the fence

Sandeep Sharma to Kohli, 1 run, 111.4kph, slower and shorter, Kohli stands tall to go over the covers.

Sandeep Sharma to Kohli, 2 runs, 130.9kph, short delivery, Kohli pulls

Sandeep Sharma [2.0-0-22-0] is back into the attack

Jofra Archer to Kohli, 1 run, to deep mid-wicket

Jofra Archer to Padikkal, 1 run, to deep backward point

Jofra Archer to Padikkal, no run, that's a snorter from Jofra Archer! 140.6kph, pacy short ball that keeps coming in with the angle.

Jofra Archer to Padikkal, FOUR, hold his shape and swings over midwicket.