Royal Challengers Bangalore topple Rajasthan Royals after Maxwell, Faf heroics

The Royal Challengers Bangalore picked up a crucial victory at home against the Rajasthan Royals on Sunday, edging out Sanju Samson’s side by just seven runs in a topsy-turvy encounter at the Chinnaswamy. Half-centuries from Faf du Plessis and Glenn Maxwell lifted RCB to 189 for 9 in their 20 overs before the hosts held […]

Royal Challengers Bangalore IPL 2023 Preview

Despite finishing in the playoffs in the last three seasons, the Royal Challengers Bangalore have been unable to find the winning formula to go the full distance in the Indian Premier League. RCB finished fourth in the table and edged out the Lucknow Super Giants in the Eliminator last season but were eventually outmatched by […]

Royal Challengers Bangalore IPL 2022 Preview

IPL 2022 marks a new chapter for the tournament’s perennial underachievers – Royal Challengers Bangalore – as Virat Kohli hands over the captaincy duties to Faf du Plessis after eight years at the helm. Following the departure of long-standing stalwarts such as AB de Villiers and Yuzvendra Chahal, RCB will be fielding a new-look side […]

How the teams stack up after the 2022 IPL Auction – Part 2

Here are the potential strengths and weaknesses of the IPL franchises after the 2022 mega auction. Mumbai Indians Biggest Buys: Ishan Kishan (INR 15.25 crore), Tim David (INR 8.25 crore), Jofra Archer (INR 8.5 crore) Mumbai brought the most intriguing strategy to the IPL auction as they completed the most expensive buy of the auction to […]

All-round Narine knocks out RCB in the Eliminator

It was the Sunil Narine show in the Eliminator at Sharjah on Monday night as the West Indian starred with both bat and ball to take the Kolkata Knight Riders one step closer to the 2021 IPL final. Narine spun webs around the RCB batting line-up, picking up 4 for 21 to restrict Virat Kohli’s […]

Chennai ease past Virat Kohli’s RCB to take top spot

After four wins in their first four games of IPL 2021, the Royal Challengers Bangalore have hit a stumbling block mid-way through the tournament as they suffered their fourth loss in five matches against Chennai at Sharjah on Friday night. This was also the seventh consecutive defeat for Virat Kohli’s side in the UAE, as […]

Royal Challengers Bangalore IPL 2021 Part II Preview

Virat Kohli’s RCB have enjoyed a dream first half of the IPL with five wins in seven games that has taken them to 3rd in the points table behind the Delhi Capitals and Chennai Super Kings. Bangalore have been the perennial underachievers in the Indian Premier League, but after a strong start in phase one […]

KL Rahul, Brar demolish RCB

After a heavy defeat to the Kolkata Knight Riders in their previous encounter, the Punjab Kings are back on track with a statement victory against the Royal Challengers Bangalore. This was the most complete performance from Punjab so far this season as they outplayed Virat Kohli’s side in all three departments. KL Rahul anchored the […]

De Villiers blitz puts RCB on top of the table

The Royal Challengers Bangalore won their 5th game of this IPL season after beating the Delhi Capitals by the barest of margins in Ahmedabad. Virat Kohli’s side scored 171 in their first innings thanks to an extraordinary onslaught from AB De Villiers in the death overs and eventually won the game by only one run […]

All-Round Jadeja overpowers RCB

It was the Ravindra Jadeja show at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai as the all-rounder single-handedly demolished the Royal Challengers Bangalore to give them their first defeat of the 2021 season. Jadeja scored a stunning 62 off 28 deliveries, took 3 wickets for 13 runs and registered one run-out to help the Chennai Super Kings […]