Bengaluru, April 18 (IANS) Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) batting coach Dinesh Karthik believes his side punched above their weight with the ball and made 175-run total feel like 190 despite ending up on the losing side against Delhi Capitals (DC) in a last-over thriller. RCB posted 175/8 after being put in to bat, with Phil Salt leading the charge with a brisk 63. However, the innings lost momentum in the final phase, as DC’s bowlers executed their plans well to concede just 29 runs in the…
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Bengaluru, April 18 (IANS) Delhi Capitals acting skipper KL Rahul hailed the finishing prowess of Tristan Stubbs and David Miller, stating the dugout remained calm despite a tense final-over finish, giving them a six-wicket victory over Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday.Chasing 176 on a surface that grew increasingly sluggish, DC reached the target with a ball to spare, exorcising the ghosts of that one-run loss suffered at the hands of the Gujarat Titans…
Bengaluru, April 18 (IANS) David Miller clobbered two massive sixes in a final-over heist as Delhi Capitals broke their two-game losing streak in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 with a tense six-wicket victory over defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Saturday.Previously, RCB’s aggressive intent only yielded 175/8 as their middle order struggled against DC’s fantastic death overs bowling masterclass. Chasing 176 on a surface that …
Bengaluru, April 18 (IANS) Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) captain Rajat Patidar on Saturday lamented his side’s tense six-wicket defeat to Delhi Capitals in IPL 2026, admitting that the side finished ‘15-20 runs short’ despite a spirited effort to stretch the contest to the final over.RCB’s aggressive intent only yielded 175/8 on a slow pitch as their middle order struggled against DC’s fantastic death overs bowling masterclass. Despite a blistering 63 off 38 balls from opener Phil …
Bengaluru, April 18 (IANS) A disciplined death-overs bowling masterclass by Delhi Capitals ensured Royal Challengers Bengaluru were restricted to a competitive but seemingly under-par 175/8 in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 encounter at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Saturday.Despite a blistering 63 off 38 balls from opener Phil Salt, laced with four boundaries and three sixes, RCB’s innings stalled significantly in the second half as DC’s bowlers conceded only eight runs in t…
Mumbai, April 16 (IANS) As Lucknow Super Giants slumped to another defeat, losing to defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) by five wickets in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026, their skipper Rishabh Pant’s injury and subsequent dismissal have turned the spotlight on the wicketkeeper-batter.Former India opener and commentator Navjot Singh Sidhu feels Pant’s problems are of his own making, as he is getting himself out rather than the bowlers taking his wicket.”I don’t think bo…
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Royal Challengers Bengaluru veteran Virat Kohli praised the team’s clinical and aggressive approach following their win over Lucknow Super Giants, and also highlighted areas for improvement, noting that he doesn’t ‘like seeing collapses.’ Addressing the side in the dressing room after the victory on Wednesday, Kohli underlined how RCB made a conscious effort to stay ahead of the game despite an early setback, referring to the dismissal of opener Phil Salt.“Gu…
Bengaluru, April 16 (IANS) Skipper Rajat Patidar lauded his bowling unit and fielding effort after Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) secured a convincing five-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in Match 23 of the Indian Premier League 2026 at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on Wednesday.RCB produced a clinical all-round performance, first restricting LSG to 146 and then chasing down the target comfortably in 15.1 overs to climb to the top of the points table.Reflecting on the bowling performa…
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) Tim David and Hardik Pandya have been punished for separate violations of the IPL Code of Conduct after Match 20 between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026.David, playing for RCB, was fined 25 percent of his match fee and received one demerit point for a Level 1 offence. This was for breaching Article 2.4, which deals with ignoring an umpire’s instruction during a match. The first incident occurred in the 18th over …
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan has raised concerns over the Mumbai Indians’ overall performance in their 18-run defeat to the Royal Challengers Bengaluru, pointing out that the problems began well before the run chase, when the bowlers conceded 240 runs.Chasing a daunting 241 at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai fell short despite a late surge, finishing at 222/5. However, Pathan stressed that conceding such a massive total had already put the side on the back foot…