NEW DELHI: England wicketkeeper-batsman Phil Salt will be absent from the upcoming T20I series against West Indies due to paternity leave, as announced by the ECB on Thursday. Jamie Smith has been selected as his replacement in the squad.The ECB confirmed that Salt is staying home following his child’s birth earlier this week. ‘We will…
Royal Challengers Bengaluru might miss two of their biggest overseas players in the final of the Indian Premier League against Punjab Kings on Tuesday, June 3. RCB, who have been in riveting form throughout the tournament, stormed into the final of the competition by beating Punjab Kings in Qualifier 1 of the tournament. However, it…
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (PTI Photo/Ravi Choudhary) (PTI05_29_2025_000492B) Royal Challengers Bengaluru have marched into the IPL final for the fourth time, nearly a decade after their last appearance in 2016. The long wait came to an end in IPL 2025, as RCB thrashed Punjab Kings in Qualifier 1 to secure a direct ticket to the final….
Phil Salt and Virat Kohli (BCCI/IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: Phil Salt was in a hurry, and so were Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), as they stormed into the IPL 2025 final with a thumping eight-wicket win over Punjab Kings (PBKS) in Qualifier 1 at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur on Thursday.After Suyash Sharma…
Rajat Patidar (BCCI/IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: Royal Challengers Bengaluru stormed into their first Indian Premier League final since 2016 with a commanding eight-wicket win over Punjab Kings in a one-sided Qualifier 1 on Thursday. Punjab’s ultra-aggressive batting strategy backfired, as they were bowled out for just 101 in 14.1 overs by a relentless RCB bowling…
Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s hopes of finishing in the top two of the IPL 2025 points table suffered a major setback after they were defeated by SunRisers Hyderabad by 42 runs in Lucknow on Friday, 23 May. RCB were comfortably outplayed with both bat and ball, falling well short of a 232-run target at the Shri…
RCB director of cricket Mo Bobat said that he initially thought the IPL 2025 season would be called off for a considerable amount of time as he didn’t expect the cross-border tensions between India and Pakistan to be resolved soon. The IPL 2025 was suspended for a week after the game in Dharamshala between PBKS…
RR are coming into the fixture on the back of close losses against Delhi Capitals (DC) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). They failed to score the nine runs required to win in the last over of both games, resulting in embarrassing losses. The injury to their captain, Sanju Samson has only added to their woes…
RCB and RR players after the match. (Pic credit: IPL) Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson conceded that Royal Challengers Bengaluru‘s superior intent was the key differentiator in their crushing nine-wicket loss at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium on Sunday.Despite setting a respectable 174-run target on a slow Jaipur pitch, RR were outplayed by RCB’s aggressive start…
Virat Kohli and Phil Salt (Photo: BCCI/IPL) An explosive knock by Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) opener Phil Salt and Virat Kohli‘s signature unbeaten innings as ‘chasemaster’ deflated the Rajasthan Royals‘ (RR) bowling attack, chasing a par target of 174 that the visitors achieved in 17.3 overs for a nine-wicket win in the Indian Premier League…