Manish Pandey and Virat Kohli (Screengrabs) NEW DELHI: Royal Challengers Bengaluru climbed to the top of the IPL 2026 table with a six-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders in Raipur, but one of the biggest talking points of the night came from a stunning catch by Manish Pandey.During RCB’s chase of 193, Tim David tried…
Royal Challengers Bengaluru 194 for 4 (Kohli 105*, Padikkal 39, Tyagi 3-32) beat Kolkata Knight Riders 192 for 4 (Raghuvanshi 71, Rinku 49*, Green 32) by six wickets Kohli’s unbeaten 60-ball 105 was a vintage effort in a run-chase – smooth, controlled, and full of both relentless sprinting between the wickets and gorgeous strokeplay, particularly…
Virat Kohli celebrates after scoring his hundred in Raipur. (Pic credit: IPL) NEW DELHI: Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru reclaimed top spot in the IPL 2026 points table on Wednesday with a thumping six-wicket victory over Kolkata Knight Riders in Raipur.RCB talisman Virat Kohli played a match-winning unbeaten 105 off 60 balls to help the…
Bhuvneshwar Kumar (ANI Photo) RAIPUR: On a Dec evening at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru in 2012, a young Uttar Pradesh pacer announced himself to international cricket with a dream T20I debut against Pakistan. Swinging the new ball with remarkable control, Bhuvneshwar Kumar returned figures of 3/9. More than 13 years later, in a…
The pitch assisted seamers so much that no over of spin was bowled in the whole game – the last time that happened in an IPL match of considerable length was back in 2008. After being sent in, PBKS rode on Priyansh Arya and Shreyas Iyer’s half-centuries to post 210 for 5. Iyer later said…
Tim David and Rajat Patidar (PTI Photo) Tim David has been fined 30 per cent of his match fee and handed two demerit points for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct during Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s thrilling last-ball victory over Mumbai Indians in Raipur. The incident occurred during the emotional celebrations that followed RCB’s dramatic two-wicket…
Big picture: PBKS look to bounce back When Punjab Kings (PBKS) suffered their first defeat of IPL 2026, in their eighth match of the season, head coach Ricky Ponting lifted the mood in the dressing room by saying they were still at the top of the points table. Their captain Shreyas Iyer repeated the line…
Chennai Super Kings 208 for 5 (Urvil 65, Gaikwad 42, Shahbaz 2-30, Rathi 2-245) beat Lucknow Super Giants 203 for 8 (Inglis 85, Shahbaz 43, Overton 3-36, Kamboj 2-47) by five wickets Urvil Patel played the kind of innings that erased a bit of history and created a bit of history. In 2025, team after…
Krunal Pandya (Screengrab) NEW DELHI: Royal Challengers Bengaluru pulled off a thrilling two-wicket win over Mumbai Indians in IPL 2026, chasing 167 on the final ball in Raipur. The star of the chase was Krunal Pandya, who scored a fighting 73 off 46 balls despite struggling badly with cramps during his innings. RCB were in…
Royal Challengers Bengaluru 167 for 8 (Krunal 73, Bethell 27, Bosch 4-26, Chahar 2-33) beat Mumbai Indians 166 for 7 (Tilak 57, Dhir 47, Bhuvneshwar 4-23) by two wickets A two-paced, up-and-down pitch in Raipur was the stage for one of the most enthralling contests of IPL 2026, and it ended in the most dramatic…