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Despite being part of the tournament since its inaugural season in 2008, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) are one of the few teams yet to win the Indian Premier League title. Notably, RCB has played three IPL finals — in 2009 (Deccan Chargers), 2011 (Chennai Super Kings), and 2016 (SunRisers Hyderabad) seasons — but ended up

Abdul Samad hit a six off the last delivery as SRH astonishingly chased down 215.© AFP Abdul Samad hit a six off the last delivery as SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) astonishingly chased down 215 against Rajasthan Royals (RR) in their IPL 2023 match at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. With SRH needing 44 off the

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) haven’t found the same ‘finishing touch’ from Dinesh Karthik that made the franchise all but forget AB de Villiers last season. The wicket-keeper batter has struggled for runs and has even been central to a few avoidable run-outs in the middle. In the match against Delhi Capitals, Karthik could only make

Mohammed Siraj lost his cool at Phil Salt and gave the Englishman a mouthful.© BCCI/IPL Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) pacer Mohammed Siraj lost his cool at Delhi Capitals wicketkeeper-batter Phil Salt during their Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Saturday. The incident happened in the penultimate over of the powerplay

Delhi Capitals earned a resounding win over the Royal Challengers Bangalore.© AFP Delhi Capitals earned a resounding win over the Royal Challengers Bangalore to keep their playoff hopes alive. Chasing a target of 182, DC rode on Phil Salt’s counter-attacking knock of 87 (45) and crossed the finishing line with 20 balls to spare. Earlier,

CSK vs MI Live Updates: CSK to face MI© BCCI CSK vs MI, IPL 2023, Live Updates: Chennai Super Kings will be taking on the arch-rivals in their IPL 2023 match on Saturday at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. In their previous meeting, the MS Dhoni-led side had registered a seven-wicket victory over the five-time champions

Babar Azam scored a superb century Friday to help lift Pakistan to the top of the one-day international rankings after a thumping 102-run victory in the fourth match against New Zealand in Karachi. Azam smashed a 117-ball 107 and also became the fastest batter to reach 5,000 ODI runs, as his team made 334-6 in

Gujarat Titans made light work of a 119-run target set by Rajasthan Royals as the defending champions romped home with a commanding nine-wicket win in a one-sided IPL 2023 clash in Jaipur on Friday. After bundling Rajasthan Royals out for a mere 118 in 17.5 overs, a 71-run resolute opening stand between Shubman Gill (36)

After a defeat in the thrilling encounter against the Delhi Capitals, the Gujarat Titans take on Rajasthan Royals hoping to return to winning ways. Even the Royals are coming into this fixture on the back of a defeat, having lost their last match against Mumbai Indians. Though the Titans are placed top of the points

The self-destructing batters let Sunrisers Hyderabad down again to hand a Kolkata Knight Riders a much needed five-run win in the IPL here on Thursday, keeping the Nitish Rana-led side alive in the tournament. Rana and Rinku Singh came up with a fruitful 61-run partnership to help KKR post 171 for nine and then their

Afghanistan and Lucknow Super Giants player Naveen-ul-Haq recently got into an altercation with Royal Challengers Bangalore star Virat Kohli. The IPL 2023 game between Lucknow Super Giants and Royal Challengers Bangalore in Lucknow on Monday will be remembered for a long time for all the wrong reasons. Tempers flared and Indian cricket greats Gautam Gambhir and

Rohit Sharma was dismissed for a duck against Punjab Kings© BCCI/Sportzpics Given the task of chasing down targets of over 200 runs in two consecutive matches, Mumbai Indians stepped up and delivered, creating a new ‘record’ in the T20 league. While Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, and Tim David have all returned to peak form, the

Aam Aadmi Party leader Raghav Chadha and leading Bollywood actor Parineeti Chopra were on Wednesday spotted watching an IPL 2023 game between Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians in Mohali. For the last couple of months, there has been a rumour going around that Chadha and Chopra are engaged. Last month, Chadha laughed away questions on

File image of Shabnim Ismail© AFP South African fast bowler Shabnim Ismail, who is credited with sending down the quickest delivery in women’s cricket, announced her retirement from the international game on Wednesday. During the T20 World Cup semi-final against England in Cape Town in February she bowled a 128kmh (80mph) delivery – the fastest

Things got out of hand during the IPL 2023 game between Lucknow Super Giants and Royal Challengers Bangalore in Lucknow on Monday. The match saw several instances of heated exchanges between players. However, two of those grabbed the highlight. One was between ex RCB captain Virat Kohli and LSG player Naveen-ul-Haq, who hails from Afghanistan.

Things turned ugly during an IPL 2023 game between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Lucknow Super Giants at the latter’s homeground on Monday. Big names like Virat Kohli, Gautam Gambhir got involved in heated altercations during various points of the game. The two teams have a sort of history. During their first leg match in IPL

The ugly bust-up between Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli was quintessentially Delhi and waiting to happen. Both don’t believe in pulling punches and have been carrying their own baggage of mutual dislike for each other. Opinions are divided among those who were present after the IPL game between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Lucknow Super Giants

The Royal Challengers Bangalore and Lucknow Super Giants clash in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 turned out to be a drama-filled encounter, with Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir clashing with each other after the game, prompting a sanction from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Kohli was a busy man all