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,...
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58 articles tagged with "RCB"
May 1, 2026
Nine years on, Bhuvneshwar Kumar is leading the Purple Cap again
A 36-year-old who hasn’t been the headline name in years is the most productive bowler in IPL 2026, and the longer story under the scorecard is RCB ge...
Apr 30, 2026
Twenty players and counting: IPL 2026’s injury column is starting to look structural
With around 20 players ruled out or unavailable across the league, the trickle of IPL 2026 injuries has become a flood. The fixture list and the milea...
Apr 30, 2026
Salt out again, Bethell stays as RCB’s opener for the trip to Ahmedabad
Phil Salt remains unavailable for Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s match against Gujarat Titans at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Thursday night, with Jaco...
Apr 27, 2026
9,000 and counting: Virat Kohli’s IPL run column is in a bracket of one
Eleven runs short going into the night and 9,012 by the time Bengaluru had finished off the chase, Virat Kohli became the first batter in IPL history...
Apr 25, 2026
First to 800: Virat Kohli’s IPL boundary count is now its own category
A drive off Kagiso Rabada that ran to long-on took Virat Kohli past 800 fours in the IPL on Friday night, the first batter to get there. Nobody else i...
Apr 16, 2026
Kohli grabs the Orange Cap on his Impact Sub debut and reminds RCB what they have been missing
Virat Kohli came off the bench at Chinnaswamy on April 15, walked in during the powerplay and struck 49 off 34 balls. By the time RCB were done, he ha...
Apr 15, 2026
Rasikh Salam’s four-wicket haul powers RCB to comfortable win over LSG at Chinnaswamy
Rasikh Salam ripped through the Lucknow Super Giants batting order as Royal Challengers Bengaluru bowled their opponents out for 146 and chased the ta...
Apr 15, 2026
Mayank Yadav declared fit and ready to go as LSG weigh selection for RCB clash
LSG team director Tom Moody confirmed Mayank Yadav is match-ready after months of careful workload management, though the 23-year-old pacer’s inclusio...
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...
Apr 6, 2026
Bhuvneshwar Kumar becomes first pacer to reach 200 IPL wickets
Bhuvneshwar Kumar became only the second bowler and the first fast bowler to take 200 wickets in IPL history during RCB’s 43-run demolition of CSK on...
Apr 5, 2026
Tim David blitzes 70 off 25 balls as RCB post IPL 2026’s highest total to crush CSK
Tim David smashed an unbeaten 70 off 25 balls as Royal Challengers Bengaluru posted 250 for 3, the highest score of IPL 2026, and crushed Chennai Supe...
Apr 3, 2026
IPL 2026’s first week has been pure chaos and every team should be worried
Five wins for the chasing side in the first six matches, and not a single team that looks like it has figured out what its best XI should be. The open...
Apr 2, 2026
Thushara takes Sri Lanka Cricket to court after being denied NOC for IPL 2026
RCB’s Sri Lankan pace bowler has filed a case at the Colombo District Court, challenging the board’s refusal to grant him a No-Objection Certificate o...
Mar 29, 2026
Klaasen catch controversy sparks furious debate on IPL 2026’s opening night
Heinrich Klaasen was left fuming after third umpire Rohan Pandit gave him out caught on the boundary despite replays failing to confirm whether Phil S...
Mar 29, 2026
Duffy’s dream debut hands RCB a record-breaking opening night
New Zealand seamer Jacob Duffy took 3 for 22 on his IPL debut as Royal Challengers Bengaluru chased down 202 in just 15.4 overs to beat Sunrisers Hyde...
Mar 28, 2026
Kohli and Padikkal power RCB to six-wicket win over SRH in IPL 2026 opener
Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru chased down 202 with 26 balls to spare at the Chinnaswamy Stadium on a night that began with tributes...
Mar 28, 2026
Bangladesh lifts IPL broadcast ban hours before tournament opener
Bangladesh’s new government has cleared the way for IPL 2026 to be shown across the country, reversing a politically motivated ban imposed after the M...
Mar 27, 2026
IPL 2026 starts tomorrow with no opening ceremony as BCCI honours stampede victims
The 19th IPL season kicks off on Saturday with defending champions RCB hosting Sunrisers Hyderabad at Chinnaswamy, but there will be no pre-match cele...
Mar 26, 2026
BCCI completes IPL 2026 league schedule with 50 matches across 12 venues from April 13
The BCCI on Thursday released the second phase of the IPL 2026 schedule, with Sunrisers Hyderabad hosting Rajasthan Royals in Hyderabad on April 13 to...
Mar 26, 2026
Thushara ruled out of IPL 2026 after SLC denies NOC as RCB lose third pace option in two weeks
Sri Lanka Cricket has refused to give Nuwan Thushara a No Objection Certificate for IPL 2026 after the fast bowler failed to meet new fitness standard...
Mar 26, 2026
Defending champions RCB open IPL 2026 against SRH at a Chinnaswamy ready to roar again
Royal Challengers Bengaluru begin their title defence against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Saturday night at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, a ground that has b...
Mar 25, 2026
Rajasthan Royals sold to US-led consortium for $1.63 billion as IPL franchise values soar
A consortium led by US-based entrepreneur Kal Somani has acquired the Rajasthan Royals for $1.63 billion, making it the second blockbuster IPL ownersh...