May 31, 2026
Kohli’s unbeaten 75 carries RCB to back-to-back IPL titles
Royal Challengers Bengaluru became only the third side to defend an IPL crown, beating Gujarat Titans by five wickets in Ahmedabad as Virat Kohli fini...
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May 31, 2026
RCB chase a second straight title as Gujarat sweat on Siraj for the IPL 2026 final
The IPL 2026 final lands in Ahmedabad on Sunday with the toss, the dew and Mohammed Siraj’s fitness all hanging over a rematch RCB won by 92 runs.
May 29, 2026
Gujarat get RCB again, at home, five days after a 92-run lesson
Five days after a 92-run hammering in Qualifier 1, Gujarat get RCB again, this time in the final and on their own ground. Here is why they have a chan...
May 27, 2026
RCB walk into the IPL 2026 final on a streak that has not broken in six years
Every IPL since 2020 has been won by the team that came through Qualifier 1. RCB now have four days in Ahmedabad and one knockout fewer to play than w...
May 26, 2026
Patidar’s 33-ball 93 sends RCB to the IPL 2026 final with a 92-run win over Gujarat
Patidar’s unbeaten 93 off 33, a strike rate of 281.81 and the fastest 90+ innings in IPL history, turned Qualifier 1 inside out at the HPCA Stadium.
May 25, 2026
HPCA Stadium hosts its first IPL playoff in 16 years as Qualifier 1 lands in Dharamsala
The Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association ground gets its first knockout fixture in IPL history on Tuesday when RCB take on Gujarat Titans for a place...
May 22, 2026
RCB and Gujarat head to Dharamsala for Qualifier 1 with the IPL 2026 final five days away
Net run rate gave Bengaluru the first seed over Gujarat after both finished on 18 points, and Tuesday’s Qualifier 1 in Dharamsala is the shorter route...
May 22, 2026
SRH thump RCB by 55 at Uppal but GT keep the second seed on net run rate
Ishan Kishan’s 79, Abhishek Sharma’s 22-ball 56 and Heinrich Klaasen’s 24-ball 51 powered Sunrisers Hyderabad to 255 for 4 at Uppal. Royal Challengers...
May 16, 2026
PBKS host the team that beat them in the 2025 final as RCB head to Dharamsala one win from sealing the top two
Royal Challengers Bengaluru travel to Dharamsala on Sunday with a chance to lock in their playoff berth and a top-two finish against a Punjab Kings si...
May 13, 2026
Chakaravarthy walks with a crutch and brace as KKR sweat on their must-win at Raipur
The mystery spinner picked up the issue against SRH, aggravated it against DC and is now a serious doubt for KKR’s must-win against RCB. Shane Watson...
May 10, 2026
Krunal and Bhuvneshwar floor MI in Raipur as RCB sneak home off the last ball
A two-wicket win off the final delivery in Raipur sent Mumbai Indians out of IPL 2026 and lifted Royal Challengers Bengaluru to the top of the table o...
May 10, 2026
RCB host Mumbai in Raipur with the IPL back at the venue and MI staring at elimination
Royal Challengers Bengaluru welcome Mumbai Indians to the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh Stadium on Sunday with Hardik Pandya back from a back spasm and a...
May 7, 2026
Marsh’s 49-ball century ends LSG’s losing streak as Rathi defends 20 against RCB
Mitchell Marsh hammered the fastest LSG hundred in IPL history and Rishabh Pant added a 10-ball cameo as Lucknow held off RCB by 9 runs (DLS) at Ekana...
May 7, 2026
Bottom-placed LSG hunt first home win as Patidar’s RCB roll into Ekana
Lucknow Super Giants meet third-placed Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Ekana on Thursday with no playoff math left to chase, only the search for a firs...
May 3, 2026
RCB are quietly building another title charge in IPL 2026
Twelve points, the best NRR in the league, the Purple Cap, and a captain who has done this exact dance eleven months ago. RCB are not favourites yet,...
Apr 30, 2026
Arshad Khan’s three for 22 and a Holder all-round night give Gujarat their revenge in Ahmedabad
Gujarat Titans bowled Royal Challengers Bengaluru out for 155 at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Thursday and chased the target down with 25 balls to spa...
Apr 27, 2026
Hazlewood four-for and a Bhuvneshwar three rip Delhi for 75 as RCB cruise home in 6.3 overs
Royal Challengers Bengaluru bowled Delhi Capitals out for 75 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Monday and chased it down with nine wickets and 81 deliver...
Apr 27, 2026
Kohli back at the Kotla, Rahul against his old club: DC and RCB meet in the IPL 2026 playoff race
Virat Kohli returns to Delhi in form, KL Rahul faces the RCB side he has scored more runs against than any other, and the Arun Jaitley Stadium hosts a...
Apr 24, 2026
Kohli’s 81 and a Padikkal blitz get RCB home as Sudharsan’s hundred is not enough in Bengaluru
Virat Kohli made 81 off 44 and Devdutt Padikkal 55 off 27 as Royal Challengers Bengaluru chased 206 with seven balls to spare at the M Chinnaswamy Sta...
Apr 23, 2026
Patidar’s RCB host Shubman Gill’s Gujarat at Chinnaswamy with both captains in serious form
Royal Challengers Bengaluru welcome Gujarat Titans to the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Friday evening in match 34 of IPL 2026, a meeting between two of th...
Apr 20, 2026
Klaasen, Gill, Kohli, Klaasen again: the IPL 2026 Orange Cap has changed hands three times in a week
Heinrich Klaasen has retaken the IPL 2026 Orange Cap with 283 runs after a tournament week in which Virat Kohli briefly led from an Impact Player outi...
Apr 18, 2026
Patidar’s six-hitting RCB host an inconsistent Delhi Capitals at Chinnaswamy
Royal Challengers Bengaluru, second on the table with four wins from five, return to the Chinnaswamy on Saturday to face a Delhi Capitals side still s...
Apr 15, 2026
RCB host Lucknow Super Giants at Chinnaswamy with form and history on their side
Royal Challengers Bengaluru welcome Lucknow Super Giants to the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium tonight for match 23 of IPL 2026, with the defending champions...
Apr 12, 2026
Salt and Patidar power RCB to 18-run win over Mumbai Indians at Wankhede
Phil Salt smashed 78 off 36 balls and Rajat Patidar blitzed 53 off 20 as Royal Challengers Bengaluru posted 240 for 4 and defended it despite a late S...