Royal Challengers Bengaluru suffered a blow to its hopes of making the top two in the Indian Premier League 2025 after its 42-run reverse to Sunrisers Hyderabad on Friday.
RCB started the game in the second place but the crushing defeat led to a huge drop in its Net Run Rate. It was third after the result.
For Sunrisers, it was their fifth win of the season. However, it stayed in eighth place with 11 points from 13 games.
IPL 2025 POINTS TABLE
| Team | Mat | Won | Lost | No Result | Points | NRR |
| 1. Gujarat Titans (Q) | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0.602 |
| 2. Punjab Kings (Q) | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 0.389 |
| 3. Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Q) | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 0.255 |
| 4. Mumbai Indians (Q) | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 1.239 |
| 5. Delhi Capitals | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 0.049 |
| 6. Lucknow Super Giants | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 12 | -0.337 |
| 7. Kolkata Knight Riders (E) | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 0.193 |
| 8. Sunrisers Hyderabad (E) | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 11 | -0.737 |
| 9. Rajasthan Royals (E) | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | -0.549 |
| 10. Chennai Super Kings (E) | 13 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 6 | -1.030 |
(Updated after RCB vs SRH on May 23)
