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IPL 2025 Match 14: Gujarat Titans Hands RCB Their First Defeat

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  Gujarat Titans showed their skills with a dominating win over RCB played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru on 2 nd April 2025. GT captain Shubman Gill won the toss and decided to field first. It was an ideal start for visitors as Arshad Khan got rid of Virat Kohli with a simple catch to Prasidh Krishna at deep square leg. Mohammed Siraj delivered a lovely delivery getting rid of Paddikal to leave RCB in trouble. After being smacked for a 105 m six, Siraj came back strongly to dismiss Phil Salt shattering the stumps. Liam Livingstone struggled against disciplined GT bowling while Rajat struggled. At the end of the first six overs, RCB ended at 38 for 3. Soon after the field restrictions, Rajat Patidar also perished trying to hit a big shot leaving RCB in big trouble at 42 for 4. Jitesh Sharma looked in decent touch keeping the scoreboard ticking. On the other hand, Livingstone played attacking shots and went lucky with dropped chances. Sai Kishore got the breakthrough f...

IPL 2025 Match 8: RCB register historic win on CSK soil

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  Royal Challengers Bengaluru showed their domination as they registered a huge win over Chennai Super Kings at M A Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai on the 28 th of March 2025. CSK captain Ruturaj Gaikwad won the toss and decided to field first. Phil Salt showed intent right from the word go putting pressure on Khaleel Ahmed keeping the scoreboard ticking with aggressive intent. On the other hand, Kohli struggled to hit shots. A quick piece of stumping by MS Dhoni ended the innings for Phil Salt. Salt and Kohli added 45 runs for the opening wicket. Devdutt Paddikal looked impressive with his shots against Ravindra Jadeja keeping the scoreboard ticking. At the end of the first six overs, RCB scored 56 for 1. Paddikal kept the momentum going for RCB hitting boundaries and not allowing the CSK bowlers to settle. R Ashwin got the breakthrough dismissing Paddikal with a good catch by Gaikwad. Paddikal and Kohli added 31 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Rajat Patidar looked a little cauti...

IPL 2025 Match 1: RCB Starts The Season With A Bang

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  Royal Challengers Bengaluru began the 18 th season with a massive win over defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata on 22 nd March 2025. RCB captain Rajat Patidar won the toss and decided to field first. Josh Hazlewood got off to a perfect start getting rid of Quinton de Kock after Suyash Sharma dropped a sitter. After an initial struggle, Rahane and Sunil Narine showed intent by putting pressure on RCB bowlers including Rasikh Dar and Krunal Pandya. At the end of the first six overs, KKR raced away to 60 for 1. Soon after, the first timeout was taken. After the timeout, Rahane and Narine put enough pressure on RCB bowlers not allowing them to settle, keeping the momentum going for KKR. Rasikh Dar got the massive scalp of Sunil Narine with a good catch by Jitesh Sharma. Rahane and Narine added 103 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Rahane looked impressive, reaching fifty off just 25 deliveries. Krunal Pandya got rid of KKR captain Rahane providin...

IPL 2025: All You Need To Know About RCB

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  Royal Challengers Bengaluru had a remarkable tournament last year winning 6 successive matches after winning just 1 out of 7 matches. They suffered a loss to Rajasthan Royals in the eliminator to be knocked out. Rajat Patidar has been appointed as the new captain replacing Faf du Plessis. RCB will be looking to showcase their skills with a fresh set of players and hope to lead to their first title. Here we look at the RCB team for IPL 2025 Retained Players Virat Kohli (21 Crore), Rajat Patidar (11 Crore), Yash Dayal (5 Crore). Released Players Faf du Plessis, Glenn Maxwell, Anuj Rawat, Dinesh Karthik (Retired), Will Jacks, Suyash Prabhudessai, Saurav Chauhan, Mahipal Lomror, Karn Sharma, Cameron Green, Swapnil Singh, Mayank Dagar, Manoj Bhandage, Akash Deep, Alazzari Joseph, Lockie Ferguson, Mohammed Siraj, Tom Curran, Reece Topley, Himanshu Sharma, Vijay Kumar Vyshak, Rajan Kumar. Bought Players Liam Livingstone (8.75 Crore), Phil Salt (11.50 Crore), Jitesh Sharm...

WPL 2025: Delhi Capitals Becomes The First Team To Qualify For Playoffs

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 Under the captaincy of Meg Lanning, Delhi Capitals became the first team to qualify for the playoffs stage with a resounding win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru on 1 st March 2025. DC captain Meg Lanning won the toss and decided to field first. Shikha Pandey got the early breakthrough dismissing RCB captain Smriti Mandhana with a simple catch to Meg Lanning at first slips. Dani Wyatt and Ellyse Perry steadied the ship putting pressure on the Delhi Capitals bowling. Right after the first timeout, Marizanne Kapp got rid of Dani Wyatt Hodge with a lovely delivery. Hodge and Perry added 44 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Delhi Capitals fielding and catching was not great enough as they dropped some tough chances. N Charani bowled with disciplined lines and lengths. The left arm-spinner struck twice in the same over getting wickets of Raghvi Bisht and Richa Ghosh to dent RCB’s innings. Bisht and Ellyse Perry added 66 runs for the 3 rd wicket. Del...

WPL 2025 Match 4: Top 3 Performers For RCB In Dominating Win Over DC

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  Royal Challengers Bengaluru registered a dominating 8-wicket win over Delhi Capitals in a repeat of last year’s finals played at Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara on 17 th February 2025. After opting to field first, RCB produced a dominating bowling performance bundling Delhi Capitals out for 141 in 19.3 overs. Apart from Jemimah Rodrigues and Lanning’s 59-run partnership, RCB bowlers did not allow any partnership to grow taking wickets at regular intervals. Chasing down this modest target, Smriti Mandhana and Dani Wyatt put enough pressure on the DC bowlers putting on a century stand that ensured that RCB chased down the target with ease in 16.2 overs. Richa Ghosh finished off the job with six helping RCB consolidate its top spot. Here we look at the Top 3 performers for RCB in dominating win over Delhi Capitals during match 4 of WPL 2025 1.       Renuka Singh Renuka Singh stood out once again in yesterday’s match against Delhi Capitals. It was an ide...

WPL 2025 Match 4: RCB beat DC to register 2nd successive win.

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  The defending Champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru registered a dominating win over Delhi Capitals in match number 4 of WPL 2025 played at Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara on 17 th February. RCB captain Smriti Mandhana won the toss and decided to field first. Renuka Singh struck in the first over itself dismissing dangerous Shafali Varma providing a simple catch to Mandhana at mid-off. Jemimah Rodrigues showed intent by putting pressure on RCB bowlers. On the other hand, Meg Lanning struggled with timing. Rodrigues showed intent to keep the scoreboard ticking. At the end of the first six overs, Delhi Capitals scored 55 for 1. Wareham got the big wicket of Rodrigues as Richa Ghosh produced a superb piece of stumping. Rodrigues and Lanning added 59 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Kim Garth struck in the next over with a good sharp bouncer dismissing Lanning as Ellyse Perry took an easy catch. Annabel Sutherland and Marizanne Kapp provided some resistance for Delhi Capitals. Renuka Sing...

WPL 2025 Match 1: Top 3 Performers Between RCB And GG

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  Royal Challengers Bengaluru registered a historic win over Gujarat Giants in the opening match of WPL 2025 played at Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara on 14 th February. RCB captain Smriti Mandhana won the toss and decided to field first. Ash Gardner’s explosive knock, Beth Mooney’s half-century, Deandra Dottin’s quickfire knock helped Gujarat Giants post 201 for 5 in their 20 overs. In reply, Ellyse Perry looked impressive with a half-century. Richa Ghosh played a blinder of a knock along with Kanika Ahuja’s brilliance helping the defending Champions RCB chase down this target easily by 6 wickets with 9 balls to spare. The pitch at Vadodara was a belter with top-quality performances from both sides in the opening match of the season. Here we look at the top 3 performers in the opening match of the WPL 2025 between RCB and Gujarat Giants. 1.        Ash Gardner Gujarat Giants’ newly appointed captain Ash Gardner led from the front with the bat and ball al...

WPL 2025 Match 1: RCB Chase Down Highest Total In WPL

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  The first match of the season between defending Champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru and hosts Gujarat Giants saw a high-scoring affair played at Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara on 14 th February 2025. RCB captain Smriti Mandhana won the toss and decided to field first. Beth Mooney showed intent right from the word go while Laura Woolvardt struggled against disciplined RCB bowling. Renuka Singh got the breakthrough for RCB dismissing Woolvardt with a lovely delivery hitting the stumps. Mooney and Woolvardt added 35 runs for the opening wicket. At the end of the first six overs, Gujarat Giants made 39 for 1. Kanika Ahuja got the prize scalp of Dayalan Hemalatha providing a simple catch to Prema Rawat at backward point. The experienced duo of Beth Mooney and Ash Gardner steadied the ship with lovely shots. Mooney survived the LBW shout given out, it was overturned to not out as hit the edge of the bat. Mooney looked in sublime touch with attacking shots keeping the momentum going f...

WPL 2025: All You Need To Know

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  The 2025 edition of the Women’s Premier League is going to start with defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru taking on Gujarat Giants in the opening match to be played at Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara on 14 th February 2025. The matches will be played at Vadodara, Lucknow, Bengaluru & Mumbai. It promises to be an exciting tournament. Few of the teams will be missing key players because of injuries or personal reasons. Here we look at the details of all 5 teams 1.        Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) The defending Champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru will look to defend their title. They will be without key players, including Sophie Devine who opted out due to personal reasons while Sophie Molineux has been ruled out because of an injury. RCB has suffered another huge blow as Asha Sobhana will not take part in the tournament. Nuzhaat Parveen will be her replacement.  Retained Players Smriti Mandhana (C), Ellyse Perry, Richa ...

WPL 2025: Schedule Of The Tournament Announced

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  The 2025 edition of the Women’s Premier League will see the 5 teams battle it out in 4 venues namely Vadodara, Lucknow, Bengaluru &Mumbai. It promises to be an exciting tournament as RCB will look to defend the title as they defeated Delhi Capitals. The prestigious WPL would start on 14 th February and finish on 15 th March 2025. Here we look at the schedule of WPL 2025 Vadodara 1.       Gujarat Giants vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara)-14 th February 2025   2.         Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals (Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara)- 15 th February 3.       Gujarat Giants vs UP Warriorz (Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara)-16 th February 4.       RCB vs DC (Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara)- 17 th February 5.       GG vs MI (Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara)- 18 th February 6.       UPW vs DC (Kot...