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RCB vs CSK: Virat Kohli reaches 300 sixes for Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Ipl News

RCB vs CSK: Virat Kohli reaches 300 sixes for Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Ipl News

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Virat Kohli on Saturday became the first player to score the most number of sixes for a franchise when he reached 300 maximums for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the match against the Chennai Super Kings at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. He is followed by 263 by Chris Gayle for RCB, 262 by Rohit Sharma for MI, 258 by Kieron Pollard for MI and 257 by MS Dhoni for CSK. In the match, Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni won the toss and chose to bowl first against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their Indian Premier League match. CSK retained their previous match playing XI for this contest while RCB replaced Josh Hazlewood with Lungi Ngidi. Back 2️⃣ Back. 🥶 pic.twitter.com/1FGhHegqHl — Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets) May 3, 2025 RCB will look to bolster their standing in the IPL points table while CSK are already out of contention for the playoffs. RCB had beaten CSK by 50 runs in Chennai in their earlier match in the tournament. Story continues below this ad Before the match against …

How CSK’s reluctance to change, their auction failures, and dependence on veterans shoved them out of IPL 2025 | Ipl News

How CSK’s reluctance to change, their auction failures, and dependence on veterans shoved them out of IPL 2025 | Ipl News

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It was a comment that Stephen Fleming might not have expected to come back to bite him so soon. After their match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru, where they suffered the first of their eight defeats this season, Fleming was asked whether their structured way of constructing an innings – start slow, pick up pace and end with a flourish had become outdated. For the first time in 15 seasons as the head coach of the franchise, the usually composed Kiwi lost his cool. “You talk about firepower. We have got firepower all the way through. I don’t understand this question. Just because we don’t swing from ball No.1 and have some luck go our way, just see the end, who wins it. It is a positive brand of cricket. Don’t discount us.” From that early summer night to peak summer now, with a month of IPL still left, nobody is counting Chennai for the race to play-offs. They have become the first team to be eliminated. Since that defeat, Chennai have plummeted to several lows …