Royal Challengers Bengaluru pacer Josh Hazlewood said an atypical Chinnaswamy pitch and the batsmen’s inability to put learnings from previous matches into practice contributed to his team’s third straight defeat at home. The Royal Challengers succumbed to Punjab Kings by five wickets in a 14-over-a-team match on Friday night after losing against Gujarat … Read more
Punjab Kings continued their rampant run in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 campaign, beating Royal Challengers Bengaluru in a rain-hit encounter to go second in the points table. PBKS didn’t have a big target to chase after the game was reduced to 14 overs per side, with RCB only managing to put … Read more
Rajat Patidar in action during IPL 2025© BCCI Rajat Patidar achieved a brilliant milestone as he reached 1000 IPL runs in just 30 innings. The Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain achieved the feat during the IPL 2025 encounter against Punjab Kings on Friday. Patidar was the second fastest Indian ever to reach the milestone behind … Read more
Shreyas Iyer and Rajat Patidar© BCCI/Sportzpics Punjab Kings continue their fairytale run in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, clinching another convincing victory in a low-scoring contest against Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Friday. The Shreyas Iyer-led side successfully managed to restrict Rajat Patidar‘s men to a score of 95/9 in a rain-hit encounter … Read more
Rajat Patidar in post-match presentation ceremony© BCCI/Sportzpics Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) captain Rajat Patidar acknowledged that their batting performance was not up to par, with wickets falling quickly and a lack of partnerships. He attributed the decision to leave Paddikal to the conditions favouring the bowlers. Despite the pitch, Patidar emphasised the need … Read more
Pressure to score quick runs and clever bowling by Punjab Kings restricted Royal Challengers Bengaluru to a disappointing 95 for nine despite Tim David’s rollicking fifty in their IPL match that was pruned to 14 overs per side due to rain on Friday. The match started at 9.45 pm after a steady drizzle … Read more
Punjab Kings in action during IPL 2025© BCCI It has been a disappointing IPL 2025 campaign for Punjab Kings all-rounder Glenn Maxwell till now. Maxwell, who was bought by the franchise for Rs 4.2 crore in the mega auction, has cored just 41 runs in six matches at an average of 8.20. He … Read more
Three Kolkata Knight Riders batters – Andre Russell, Sunil Narine and Andrich Nortje – failed the gauge test and had to replace their bat during the IPL 2025 match against Punjab Kings on Tuesday. The inspections were done as part of the new IPL regulations that stipulates a certain measurement for the bats. … Read more
Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s push for a maiden home victory this season will depend on their batters taming the canny Yuzvendra Chahal in the IPL match against a supremely confident Punjab Kings in Bengaluru on Friday. Chahal, in the company of off-spinner Glenn Maxwell, will have noticed Bengaluru batters’ struggle against slow bowlers R … Read more
Punjab Kings (PBKS) spinner Yuzvendra Chahal tied with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) legend Sunil Narine for most four-wicket hauls in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Chahal achieved this milestone during his side’s match against KKR at Mullanpur on Tuesday. During the match, Chahal delivered a game-changing spell of 4/28 in … Read more