Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers notched up brilliant half-centuries to inspire Royal Challengers Bangalore’s (RCB) first win in Indian Premier League (IPL) – 2019 as they scored 174/2 in 19.2 overs to beat Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) by eight wickets at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali yesterday. In the chase,…
Virat Kohli says no excuses left after RCB’s sixth straight loss
April 8, 2019Virat Kohli, the Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper, said that he has no more excuses to give after his team slumped to a record-equalling sixth straight defeat in the Indian Premier League on Sunday. Delhi Capitals defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by four wickets as they chased down the target of 150 with seven balls to spare….
Shreyas Gopal, Buttler star in Rajasthan’s win over RCB
April 3, 2019Rajasthan Royals (RR) defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by 7 wickets at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur last evening. Chasing 159 runs to win, captain Ajinkya Rahane and Jos Buttler gave the hosts a flying start as they added 60 runs in 7.4 overs. Rahane was trapped LBW by Yuzvendra Chahal for 22. His…
Hyderabad outplay RCB
April 1, 2019Hyderabad: David Warner and Jonny Bairstow added 185 runs for the opening wicket — highest in the history of the competition and enabled Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) to outplay Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by 118 runs in Hyderabad yesterday. While Bairstow smoked 114 in just 56 deliveries, Warner smashed an unbeaten 55-ball 100 to send the…
Jonny Bairstow, David Warner break Gambhir-Lynn record for highest opening stand in IPL
April 1, 2019Hyderabad: Jonny Bairstow and David Warner broke the record for the highest opening partnership in the Indian Premier League (IPL) when they went past 184 against Royal Challengers Bangalore in Hyderabad on Sunday. The record was held by Gautam Gambhir and Chris Lynn when they added an unbroken 184-run stand against Gujarat Lions. On April…
Mumbai Indians score thrilling win over Royal Challengers
March 29, 2019Mumbai Indians (MI) helped by some superlative bowling by Jasprit Bumrah came back to register a thrilling six-run win over Royal Challengers, Bangalore (RCB) in a nerve-wracking match at the Chinnaswamy Stadium here last night. The right-arm pacer scalped 3 for 20 and was able to overshadow AB de Villiers’ masterclass to help Mumbai claim…
Now, an exclusive “DogOut” for RCB home matches
March 26, 2019Bengaluru: This IPL season, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) has decided to make its home matches pet-friendly at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. The Bengaluru franchise has invited spectators with their pets at an exclusive pet-lounge named “DogOut” with seating designed for people and canines. “RCB believes in being compassionate and inclusive. We care about all the fans…
IPL 2019: CSK start campaign in style with easy win over RCB
March 24, 2019Defending Indian Premier League (IPL) champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) got their title defence off to a perfect start, registering an easy seven-wicket win over the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai yesterday. Opting to bowl first, M.S. Dhoni-led CSK skittled RCB out for a measly total of 70 on…
Chrish Lynn, Robin Uthappa star in Kolkata Knight Riders’ win
May 20, 2018Hyderabad: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) made to the play-offs of the IPL with a five-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) yesterday, rising to the occasion and displaying in abundance the quality that sets apart a two-time champions. Opting to bat, hosts SRH were restricted to 172 for nine after a flying start at the Rajiv…
AB de Villiers stars in RCB’s thrilling win over Sunrisers
May 18, 2018Bengaluru: Needing 20 runs in the final over, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) could only muster six runs off medium-pacer Siraj and lost by 14-runs in an exciting tie at Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Thursday. SRH skipper Kane Williamson played a blinder once again but Manish Pandey playing 3 dot balls in the last 3 overs of…
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