Three teams and one playoff spot which was decided on Sunday night with Gujarat Titans thumping win in Bangalore. The scenario was simple. Royal Challengers Bangalore needed a win, Mumbai Indians also needed a win provided RCB lost their match. For Rajasthan Royals, it was an outside chance, if RCB and MI both lost their…
Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir have been fined 100% of their match fee over verbal altercation after an IPL match on Monday, in which Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Lucknow Super Giants by 18 runs. Both were found to be in breach of article 2.21 of the IPL’s code of conduct. Meanwhile, LSG Naveen-ul-Haq has been…
Chennai Super Kings scored 200 batting first at Chepauk but not enough as Punjab Kings chased it down for a thrilling four-wicket victory on Sunday. Punjab skipper Shikhar Dhawan rates the win as “very very special”. “Beating Chennai in Chennai is a very big thing. This shows the great character of our side, leaving that…
After Royal Challengers Bangalore’s 21-run defeat to Kolkata Knight Riders at home, stand-in skipper Virat Kohli blamed the dropped chances on Wednesday. “To be honest we handed them the game. We did deserve to lose. We were certainly not up to standard. If you look at the game, we didn’t capitalize our chances. We dropped…
In Josh Hazlewood’s absence, Mohammed Siraj has done incredibly well to lead Royal Challengers Bangalore’s attack “He is bowling as well as I have ever seen. Running in with the new ball he shows that intent and the confidence,” Virat Kohli told the broadcaster after RCB’s seven-run win against Rajasthan Royals on Sunday. “He has…
Ajinkya Rahane has upped his T20 game in this edition of the IPL as he slammed a blazing 29-ball 71 not out in Chennai Super Kings’ match against Kolkata Knight Riders on Sunday. His knock studded with six boundaries and five sixes helped CSK post 235 for 4 and then winning it by 49 runs….
A run-chase of 136 runs which Lucknow Super Giants had it in their pockets until something happened and they lost to Gujarat Titans by seven runs in an IPL match on Saturday. LSG were comfortably placed at 105 for 1 after 14 overs, requiring 31 off 36 balls. Noor Ahmad struck and things got a…
After leading Chennai Super Kings (CSK) to victory against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in an IPL match on Friday, MS Dhoni said it is the last phase of his career and he wants to enjoy it. “I am definitely old, you know, you can’t really shy away from that. Whatever said and done, it’s the last…
Chennai and Ahmedabad will be the two venues for the Playoffs and final of IPL 2023, which was announced on Friday. The first Qualifier and Eliminator will be held on May 23 and May 24 respectively at Chennai’s MA Chidambaram Stadium. The Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad will host Qualifier 2 on May 26, followed…
Royal Challengers Bangalore seem to have found their mojo and with the win against Punjab Kings they have moved to fifth position in the points table. However, Virat Kohli, who captained RCB in Thursday’s IPL game at Mohali, says that the points table can’t really define a team. “The table can’t define your team. It’s…
