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 28, 2026
At 37, Virat Kohli is having one of his best IPL seasons and making the retirement question look silly
At 37, Virat Kohli is producing one of the best T20 seasons of his career. The numbers make the constant retirement talk look stranger than ever.
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 25, 2026
Hazlewood vs Gill at Dharamsala: the first six overs that decide RCB-GT Qualifier 1
Twenty-four came off Hazlewood’s first over the last time these sides met. The Australian’s chance to bury the memory lands on Tuesday night in the hi...
May 23, 2026
Kohli walks past Travis Head at Uppal as RCB lose by 55 but keep IPL 2026 top spot
Virat Kohli’s running row with Travis Head spilled into the post-match handshake line at Uppal on Friday, with the RCB batter walking straight past th...
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 22, 2026
Sudharsan 638, Gill 616, Kohli 542: the Orange Cap race walks into the IPL 2026 playoffs
Sai Sudharsan reclaimed the IPL 2026 Orange Cap with 84 off 53 against CSK on Thursday, going 22 clear of Shubman Gill and 96 ahead of Virat Kohli wit...
May 22, 2026
Phil Salt is back in India this week, but RCB look set to wait until Dharamsala to play him
The England opener has not played for RCB since the April 18 finger injury. RCB are saving his comeback for Qualifier 1, not Friday night in Hyderabad...
May 18, 2026
Seven into three: how the IPL 2026 playoff race actually sits after RCB sealed the top
Royal Challengers Bengaluru are in, Mumbai and Lucknow are out, and the remaining seven teams have eight league games to decide who joins them in the...
May 17, 2026
From 6-0 to six losses in a row: how Punjab Kings’ IPL 2026 slipped off a cliff
Punjab Kings went 6-0 across their opening seven matches and now sit one league game from a missed playoff with six straight defeats and a slim points...
May 17, 2026
Venkatesh and Kohli set up 222 as RCB beat PBKS by 23 runs and seal the first IPL 2026 playoffs spot
Royal Challengers Bengaluru became the first team into the IPL 2026 playoffs after posting 222 at Dharamshala and holding Punjab Kings to 199, stretch...
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 15, 2026
Eight teams, four spots, ten days: how the IPL 2026 playoff race actually sits with two rounds left
LSG and MI are out, RCB and GT are on 16, SRH and PBKS are scrambling, and four more sides still believe. Here is the math of the last week of the IPL...
May 14, 2026
From back-to-back ducks to a record-setting 105: Kohli’s IPL 2026 reset in six days
Two ducks in successive games against LSG and MI gave way to an unbeaten 105 against KKR, five major records and RCB back on top of the IPL 2026 table...
May 13, 2026
Kohli’s unbeaten 105 ends the duck streak and pushes RCB back to the IPL 2026 top spot
Two ducks into one century: Virat Kohli’s 105 off 60 at Raipur drives Royal Challengers Bengaluru past Kolkata Knight Riders by six wickets and back t...
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 12, 2026
RCB chase the top spot back from GT as KKR’s must-win streak rolls into Raipur
RCB went into Tuesday top of the IPL 2026 table and came out of it second. Match 57 against an in-form KKR at Raipur is their chance to climb back.
May 11, 2026
Kohli’s first-ball duck off Chahar leaves him in back-to-back IPL territory not seen since 2022
Virat Kohli charged at Deepak Chahar’s opening delivery in Raipur and chipped a leading edge to Raj Bawa at mid-off. The golden duck makes it consecut...
May 11, 2026
Bhuvneshwar’s fourth 20-wicket IPL season puts him level with Bumrah and back in the India conversation
Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s 4 for 23 against Mumbai Indians in Raipur on Sunday lifted him to 21 wickets for the season, his fourth IPL campaign with 20-plus...
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 6, 2026
Mathematically alive is not the same as realistically in: KKR’s IPL 2026 playoff path
Seven points from nine, an NRR of -0.539 and five fixtures left, including a trip to RCB. KKR can still reach the IPL 2026 playoffs, but the math is b...
May 5, 2026
Salt flies home for finger scans as RCB hope to have him back for the playoffs
Phil Salt has flown back to England for scans on the finger he hurt diving on April 18, leaving Royal Challengers Bengaluru without their first-choice...