Bangalore: When rain was pouring down at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday evening, many might have thought that was the end of the road for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 6 as they were in a must-win situation. But the honest wait of the RCB fans didn't go waste as they witnessed something special from their captain Virat Kohli. The 24-year-old was a man on mission as he single-handedly helped RCB overpower Chennai Super Kings in eight-overs per side match, still keeping his side in the hunt to enter the play-offs.
With this 24-run win RCB have 18 points in 16 matches, same as the Sunrisers Hyderabad have but with a better net run rate. They will be through if Hyderabad lose Monday's match against Kolkata Knight Riders.
Having been put into bat turned out to be a blessing in disguise for RCB as Kohli and Gayle provided the side a rollicking start, sharing 67 runs in a must-win contest. While Gayle got out after a 13-ball 28, Kohli remained unbeaten on 56 off 29.
RCB made 17 runs in the mandatory powerplay of two overs, with Virat Kohli cover driving R Ashwin for four and Chris Gayle depositing Chris Morris over the point fence. ...
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12:37 AM, May 19, 2013
Royal Challengers Bangalore find themselves in a do-or-die situation after two back-to-back losses to Kolkata Knight Riders and Kings XI Punjab. Not only do they have to beat Chennai Super Kings handsomely on Saturday, but they need Sunrisers Hyderabad to lose their last match on Sunday. Follow the LIVE Blog from match 70 of IPL 6 here. ...
07:08 PM, May 18, 2013
Bangalore: Royal Challengers Bangalore find themselves in a do-or-die situation after two back-to-back losses to Kolkata Knight Riders and Kings XI Punjab. Not only do they have to beat Chennai Super Kings handsomely on Saturday, but they need Sunrisers Hyderabad to lose their last match on Sunday. A seven-wicket loss to KXIP on Tuesday meant sure shot play-off berths for Chennai, Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians, leaving three teams fighting...
10:37 AM, May 18, 2013
Bangalore: Royal Challengers Bangalore's most successful bowler in the ongoing Indian Premier League, R Vinay Kumar on Friday said their death bowling in the last few matches has been a cause for concern. "We did really well as a bowling unit in the first few games. We have defended nine and seven runs in the last over in this tournament. In the last few games that hasn't been the case...
11:42 PM, May 17, 2013
Bangalore: Aware from the fact that Royal Challengers Bangalore have a top-order that can destroy any attack on a given day, Chennai Super Kings are aiming to get their top three batsmen early when they lock horns in an IPL match on Saturday. "We have our work cut out. If it is a high-scoring game, and if any of their top three get away. It`s always been a case in...
11:39 PM, May 17, 2013
Bangalore: Cheteshwar Pujara today gave full credit to his Royal Challengers Bangalore teammates, Chris Gayle and AB de Villiers for helping him do a good job in Test matches as well. "It is great to share dressing room with AB and Gayle. I have been learning a lot from them. AB is one of them who has been guiding me since last year, which has helped in Test format as...
03:46 PM, May 17, 2013
Bangalore: Riding on Adam Gilchrist and Azhar Mahmood's fifties, Kings XI Punjab beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by seven wickets to keep themselves in the play-off hunt at the Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Tuesday. In pursuit of 175, Punjab got over the line in 18.1 overs to register their sixth win in 14 matches, while Bangalore's chances took a beating with their 7th defeat in 15 matches. In pursuit of 175,...
07:21 PM, May 14, 2013
Click HERE for live ball-by-ball updates of game 63 of IPL 6 between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kings XI Punjab played at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. Having been asked to bat by KXIP captain Adam Gilchrist, RCB were driven to 174 for 5 thanks to fifties from Chris Gayle (77 off 53 balls) and Virat Kohli (57 off 43). KXIP did well to keep runs to a drip in...
02:54 PM, May 14, 2013
Live updates from game 60 of IPL 6 between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore played at JSCA International Cricket Stadium in Chennai. KKR innings: End of over 19.2: Doeschate hits four runs off the second ball of the 20th over as Kolkata win the match by five wickets. End of over 19 - KKR 115 for 5: Unadkat starts the new over with two dot balls. Doeschate hits...
02:55 PM, May 12, 2013
Delhi: Royal Challengers Bangalore will look to put one foot in the IPL play-offs with a win when take on the lowly Delhi Daredevils at the Feroz Shah Kotla here on Friday. Bangalore have won seven of their 12 encounters so far and a win against Delhi will do them a lot of good where their play-off chances are concerned. Delhi, on the other hand, are out of the reckoning...
10:35 PM, May 09, 2013
New Delhi: Talented Delhi Daredevils medium pacer Siddharth Kaul on Thursday pointed out that even someone like Chris Gayle is a "human being who can make mistakes" and said he will not try anything extra against the Jamaican in their IPL match against Royal Challengers Bangalore on Friday. "He is a human being and if I can bowl a good delivery, he can get out. If you bowl a bad...
09:42 PM, May 09, 2013
Mohali: Kings XI Punjab required another match-saving innings from David Miller to spare their blushes as the left-hander from South Africa smashed an unbeaten 101 off just 38 balls to help his side chase down a massive 191-run target and deny Royal Challengers Bangalore a chance to ensure a playoff berth. Miller, who made an 80 not out against Pune Warriors to take his side home a few matches back,...
11:32 PM, May 06, 2013
Live updates from game 51 of IPL 6 between Kings XI Punjab and Royal Challengers Bangalore played at the PCA Stadium in Mohali. The door is closing down slowly and gradually for Kings XI Punjab as they seek their fifth win of the season against a top-favourite Royal Challengers Bangalore. Punjab are still quite a distant away from the top four and a win is a necessary tonic to make...
07:15 PM, May 06, 2013
Mohali: The door is closing down slowly and gradually for Kings XI Punjab as they seek their fifth win of the season against a top-favourite Royal Challengers Bangalore in match 51 of the IPL 6 at the PCA Stadium in Mohali on Monday. Punjab are still quite a distant away from the top four and a win is a necessary tonic to make things easier for them. However, it might...
08:42 PM, May 05, 2013
"I do try and read the bowler's mind, premeditate a tad." Easier said than done, but AB de Villiers doesn't just say that; he does it as well for Royal Challengers Bangalore. A fifty off just 23 balls from his bat on Thursday sent Pune Warriors India into submission mode. But more than that, it was the disdain with which the South African treated the bowlers that deflated Pune's hopes...
10:41 AM, May 03, 2013
Pune: After registering a massive 130-run victory over Pune Warriors a week back, Royal Challengers Bangalore have suffered two consecutive losses while Pune too have continued their downslide to the bottom of the table with ease losing their last five matches. At the Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium on Thursday, the teams will face each other once again for game 46 of IPL 6 with Pune hoping to shrug off Chris...
11:39 PM, May 01, 2013
Live updates from Game 40 of IPL 6 between Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. The centre of attraction for this 'Royal' encounter remain the two big hitters from both the sides - RCB's Chris Gayle and RR's Shane Watson. RCB have been elbowed out of the top stop on the leaderboard by Chennai Super Kings while Rajasthan need a win to consolidation...
03:07 PM, Apr 29, 2013
Midway into the tournament, an assessment of how the nine franchises have done in season six of the IPL. CHENNAI SUPER KINGS The two-time IPL winners are currently top of the table with seven wins (the most for the season) from nine matches and look good for the play-offs. They lost their first match to Mumbai Indians narrowly and then ended up on the wrong side of an upset against...
08:17 AM, Apr 29, 2013
Mumbai: Mumbai Indians pacer Dhawal Kulkarni feels his 3/19 against a rampaging Royal Challengers Bangalore in Mumbai's 58-run win is one of his best in the Indian Premier League. Playing his first match of the season, Kulkarni picked up three wickets giving away just 19 runs as Mumbai pulled off a great win at the Wankhede Stadium on Saturday. "I feel this is one of my best performances in the...
05:22 PM, Apr 28, 2013
Jaipur: Rahul Dravid's Rajasthan Royals would be a confident bunch fresh off their eight-wicket win against Sunrisers Hyderabad, as they prepare to host table-toppers Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in game 40 of IPL 6 on Monday. Both Rajasthan and RCB have produced impressive performances this year with Bangalore sitting at the top of the points table with 12 points and Rajasthan at third with 10. Coming...
04:24 PM, Apr 28, 2013
