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How Yuzvendra Chahal hurt RCB with more than the wicket of Virat Kohli in eliminator | Ipl News

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A once familiar face inflicted the most telling blow to Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s hopes of qualifying to the Qualifier II. Yuzvendra Chahal, who spent eight seasons with RCB and was not retained in the 2022 auction, dismissed an in-form Virat Kohli in a decisive moment of the game. His non-retention was a shock because he was one of their most consistent bowlers, even as others shifted in and out of the side, their highest wicket-taker by a few leagues, he knew the quirks of the ground, and had emotionally invested in the franchise. He spoke emotionally in a podcast, when RCB refused to retain him: “I felt very bad. My main journey started in 2014. I also felt very weird because I played for the franchise for eight years, I would also say that I got the India cap because of my performances for RCB because they gave me a chance to perform..” It is an understatement to say that RCB missed him this season. Chahal alone took 18 wickets for Royals; RCB’s spinners managed …

Sport, as always, there is no fairytale endings: Dinesh Karthik looks back on RCB’s season after loss to RR | Ipl News

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The Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s fairytale comeback was cut short by the Rajasthan Royals on Wednesday when the Faf du Plessis-led side were dumped out of the tournament with a 4-wicket defeat in the Eliminator. RCB who had started the IPL season with 1 win from the first 8 matches were written off from playoffs contention but at the business-end of the tournament, they went on a blistering run, winning 6 matches out of 6 and finished the group stage as the 4th-placed team. With all the momentum behind them against a RR side who had lost 4 back to back matches, RCB tripped when it mattered the most and lost in the Eliminator. Unfortunately, sport is not a fairytale and our remarkable run in #IPL2024 came to an end. Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis and Dinesh Karthik express their emotions and thank fans for their unwavering support. ❤️#PlayBold #ನಮ್ಮRCB pic.twitter.com/FYygVD3UiC — Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets) May 23, 2024 Dinesh Karthik, whose retirement rumours are swirling around all over the internet, put it aptly by saying …

IPL 2024: Rajasthan Royals stay alive, prolong Virat Kohli-RCB’s title wait | Ipl News

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Synopsis: Royals end losing streak with a nervy chase, after virtuoso displays from Ashwin and Boult Keeping everything for a little too late sums up their campaign. Their total of 172 was inadequate. Challengers conceded 46 runs before plucking the first wicket but dug deep and nearly made a match out of it, though partially helped by Royals’ witless batting in the middle overs. In the space of four balls, the cruising Royals invited chaos. Yashasvi Jaiswal batted with poise until he could not resist scooping Cameron Green. His body lost its shape and he was too early into the shot. A thin edge was not to escape the gloves of Dinesh Karthik. A comeback to winning ways when it mattered the most & how 👌👌 Upwards & Onwards for Rajasthan Royals in #TATAIPL 2024 😄⏫ Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/b5YGTn7pOL #RRvRCB | #Eliminator | #TheFinalCall pic.twitter.com/NsxjVGmjZ9 — IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 22, 2024 For much of the season, Sanju Samson, the Royals captain, had batted with wisdom and common sense, besides a sense of purpose to reclaim …

IPL Eliminator emotional rollercoaster: Boult delivers a masterclass, Powell flies for catch of the match & Kohli turns sharp shooter in run-outs | Ipl News

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In his first over, Trent Boult displayed his absolute mastery with the white new ball. The first ball was back of length, staying a bit on the leg-side, the next was a centimetre or two further up, which Faf du Plessis comfortably defended. The third landed more or less on the same length, a bit wide off the off-stump and swung back sharply. The fourth was the beast, which veered devilishly into Du Plessis, who lost his balance in the process of digging the boot-crusher, and fell on the crease. The ball began in the line of the middle stump and by the time it graced some part of his bat, it was just outside the leg-stump. Boult broke into that waspish smile of his. The eyes of Du Plessis told the story, white and big, as though he had spotted the devil. He somehow gathered the presence of mind to get off the strike, out of necessity rather than need perhaps. Rovman Powell, you beauty 🤩 Sheer brilliance to lift 🆙 his side 🩷#RCB …

Virat Kohli becomes first batter to reach 8000 runs in IPL history | Ipl News

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Virat Kohli broke yet another record in Indian Premier League (IPL) history as he became the first batter to score 8000 runs in the Eliminator against the Rajasthan Royals on Wednesday. Kohli, who is presently enjoying his second-most prolific season in the league with over 700 runs after that iconic 2016 season where he scored 973, has scored one century and 5 fifties in the 2024 edition. His batting form is also one of the biggest reasons that RCB came back from the abyss to qualify from the play-offs and is also the current Orange Cap holder. The player who has scored 8 centuries and 55 fifties in his IPL career had also broken another record in the last match against Chennai Super Kings when he became the first player to complete 3000 IPL runs at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, becoming the first IPL batter to reach 3000 runs at a venue across 17 editions. Kohli featured in his maiden IPL appearance for the RCB at the Chinnaswamy in the IPL’s inaugural match, against the …

Michael Vaughan takes a dig a Rajasthan Royals form: ‘Washed out game was a good result for them cause they didn’t lose’ | Ipl News

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Former England skipper Michael Vaughan put his support behind the Royal Challengers Bengaluru to win the Eliminator against Rajasthan Royals on Wednesday after he had initially ruled RCB out from making an impact earlier in the season due to their subpar bowling performances. Since them, RCB have won 6 games on a trot with victories over Sunrisers Hyderabad, Gujarat Titans twice, Punjab Kings, Delhi Capitals and Chennai Super Kings. Rajasthan, meanwhile, went on a losing streak even after qualifying, dropping points in 4 back to back matches while their last match against KKR was washed out. Vaughan even took a dig at that saying in the latest episode of Club Prairie Fire,” Actually the washed out game was a good result for them cause they didn’t lose.” The latest episode 📺 previewing the IPL finals 🇮🇳 is out now and the guys predict the winner of tonight’s big game 🏏 between Rajasthan and RCB! Full show: https://t.co/pBS4OhKIzB#ClubPrairieFire pic.twitter.com/HusBQKaWVk — Club Prairie Fire (@clubprairiefire) May 22, 2024 He would, however, point out that RR had a …

RCB’s Swapnil Singh, a late bloomer in IPL, nearly left to play in Bangladesh League | Ipl News

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Swapnil Singh, at the age of 33, is enjoying his best IPL season while playing for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). An IPL late bloomer, he nearly left for Bangladesh to play 50-over league cricket when his career was going nowhere three years ago. The spin-bowling all rounder has taken six wickets for RCB with an economy rate of 8.76 and even opened the bowling at times. He has played in each of the six games RCB won on the spin to qualify for the playoffs after languishing at the bottom of the table. This isn’t Swapnil’s first outing with an IPL team but it is the first time he has got a long run and made an impact. Swapnil made his IPL debut for Punjab Kings in 2016 and then played two games for Lucknow SuperGiants (LSG) last year. He was first a net bowler for LSG. It was during practice sessions for LSG two years ago that the former Baroda all-rounder caught the attention of coach Andy Flower. When the Zimbabwean moved to RCB …

IPL Playoffs: Check out fixtures and schedule after group stage concludes | Ipl News

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IPL Playoffs 2024 schedule and fixtures: With the Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals match getting abandoned due to rain, the Sunrisers Hyderabad finished the group stage in the second position. Both SRH and RR have the same points (17) after 14 games but SRH just edged RR due to a superior net run rate. That means we now know who will play who in the playoffs with first-placed Kolkata Knight Riders taking on Sunrisers in the first Qualifier at the Narendra Modi Stadium on May 21 while the 4th placed Royal Challengers Bengaluru will take on Rajasthan Royals in the Eliminator on May 22 in the same venue. The winner of Qualifier one will go directly to the final at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on May 26 while the loser will face the winner of the Eliminator on May 24 to be the second team in the summit clash. Match No Teams Venue Date Timing  Qualifier 1 KKR vs SRH Ahmedabad May 21 7: 30 PM  Eliminator RR vs RCB Ahmedabad May …