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 29, 2026
Gill’s 104 powers Gujarat to a record 215 chase and into the IPL 2026 final
A fifth IPL hundred from the Gujarat captain turned a daunting 215 into a comfortable night, and sent his team back to the final for a shot at RCB.
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
Gujarat regroup at Mullanpur as Sooryavanshi-fired Rajasthan come for the second IPL 2026 final spot
GT walk in two days after a 92-run Qualifier 1 hammering by RCB; RR walk in two nights after Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s 97 off 29 against SRH. The Mullanp...
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 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 23, 2026
Bhuvneshwar and Rabada are tied at 24 wickets, and the Purple Cap tiebreaker is already sitting in one of their lockers
The IPL 2026 Purple Cap race comes down to two bowlers on identical numbers, an economy gap that decides ties, and a playoff schedule that gives both...
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
Dharamsala, Mullanpur, Ahmedabad: the IPL 2026 playoff map after Bengaluru loses the final
BCCI has locked in the IPL 2026 playoff venues, with Dharamsala opening proceedings on May 26 and Ahmedabad replacing Bengaluru as the host of the fin...
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
Top seed for RCB, top-two leap for SRH: what Hyderabad’s Match 67 actually decides
Both teams are already through, but the seeding still matters: RCB go to Hyderabad needing a win for first place, SRH need a thrashing to break into t...
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 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
Kohli’s 2027 World Cup demand is the most honest thing he has said in years
Virat Kohli’s RCB podcast quote about not being in the space to prove his worth is being read as an ultimatum. It is actually a request for the select...
May 15, 2026
RCB rope in 38-year-old Richard Gleeson at 1.6 crore as the Thushara saga closes
Royal Challengers Bengaluru have signed England seamer Richard Gleeson at 1.6 crore as a replacement for Nuwan Thushara, ending the months-long NOC st...
May 15, 2026
RCB and GT are level on 16 points and the race for IPL 2026 top spot has gone to net run rate
Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans have both reached 16 points from 12 games and the race for the top of the IPL 2026 table now hinges on...
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
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.