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[ad_1] CSK : lost to KKR by six wickets, beat Daredevils by 13 runs, lost to Mumbai by 8 wickets RCB : beat Mumbai by 14 runs, lost to KKR by six wickets, lost to KKR by five wickets Big Picture Royal Challengers Bangalore could probably afford one more loss. But only if they get very lucky with other results going their way. They came away from the IPL auction like a tourist with a detailed itinerary: allrounders, check; big-hitters, check; KKR's bowling attack that knocked them over for 49 , double check. But one month in, all they have is a bag full of knock-off merchandise. Five defeats in eight matches with a squad that Virat Kohli thought was the most balanced is, essentially, like being stuck with t-shirts that say Wrong instead of Wrogn , right? But some innocent bystanders have given them a helpful tip, at least with respect to their next adventure. It is hard to compete with Chennai Super Kings' batting line-up. So make fools of their bowlers. Target scores we...

[ad_1] Tags: Indian T20 Cricket 2018 , Bangalore XI , Punjab XI , Christopher Henry Gayle , t20 , franchise Published on: May 01, 2018 Kings XI Punjab opener Chris Gayle has stated that the names that matter at RCB had actually called and told him that they wanted to have him in the team for IPL 2018 Kings XI Punjab opener Chris Gayle has stated that the names that matter at RCB had actually called and told him that they wanted to have him in the team for IPL 2018, but that did not turn out to be the case. “I was their biggest draw. It was disappointing from that end, because they had called me. They wanted me in the team and I was told that I will be retained. But they never called back after that. So that gave me the impression that they didn’t want me and it’s fine,” Gayle told The Times of India in an interview. Gayle struggled for runs in the 2016 and 2017 editions, and initially even went unsold at the auction, before being grabbed by Kings XI Punjab. The 38-year-old has already ...

[ad_1] Royal Challengers Bangalore : Lost to Chennai Super Kings by five wickets , beat Delhi Daredevils by six wickets , lost to Mumbai Indians by 46 runs . Kolkata Knight Riders : Lost to Delhi Daredevils by 55 runs , lost to Kings XI Punjab by nine wickets , beat Rajasthan Royals by seven wickets Big picture Royal Challengers Bangalore retained Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers, two of the best batsmen in T20s, ahead of the IPL auction. With batsmen to play around them, it was always going to be a case of RCB's bowling unit needing additional resources. Out of six games, RCB have conceded more than 200 three times and lost all those games. An interesting second half of the season could be at stake in this game. If Royal Challengers beat Kolkata Knight Riders on Sunday, both teams will have three wins in seven games. If Knight Riders win, a clear gulf between the top and bottom half will start to form. Knight Riders endured their worst day of the season on Friday, losing by 55 runs ...

[ad_1] Kolkata Knight Riders 176 for 4 (Lynn 62, Uthappa 36) beat Royal Challengers Bangalore 175 for 4 (Kohli 68*, McCullum 38, Russell 3-31) by six wickets play 3:11 Shaun Tait and Ajit Agarkar discuss Royal Challengers' continuing struggles after their fifth loss in seven games Kolkata Knight Riders gained two significant advantages even before a ball was bowled in Bengaluru. First, Dinesh Karthik chose to bowl at a favourable chasing ground. Then, Knight Riders found out that AB de Villiers was out with a viral fever. Both those factors had a decisive impact as Knight Riders chased down a target of 176 with relative ease, with five balls to spare, consigning Royal Challengers to their fifth loss in seven games. Without their highest run-scorer of the season, Royal Challengers had to employ a less attacking approach, aiming for par instead of a 200-plus score, like the one they got in the previous game against Chennai Super Kings after losing the toss. All they could manage wa...

[ad_1] Royal Challengers Bangalore : lost to Kolkata Knight Riders by six wickets, lost to Chennai Super Kings by five wickets, beat Delhi Daredevils by six wickets Mumbai Indians : beat Chennai Super Kings by eight wickets, lost to Sunrisers Hyderabad by 31 runs, lost to Rajasthan Royals by three wickets Big Picture With two wins each in the first half of the season, there is little breathing room for either Royal Challengers Bangalore or Mumbai Indians in their last seven league games. Realistically, both will need to win six of those seven remaining games to have a shot at making the playoffs. That makes this head-on clash critical to the fortunes of both the teams. Mumbai won their last game while RCB lost theirs , but both gained positives from belatedly embracing change. Mumbai left out Kieron Pollard to rejig an underperforming middle order, while Royal Challengers included Tim Southee and strengthened what had till then been one of the worst bowling attacks in the compet...

[ad_1] With 252 runs in four matches this season for Kings XI Punjab, Chris Gayle has rediscovered the form that made him such a force for Royal Challengers Bangalore over the years, before he was released by the franchise ahead of the 2018 IPL. Gayle, however, revealed he'd been told RCB would retain him, only to not hear from the franchise again. "I was their biggest draw. It was disappointing from that end, because they had called me. They wanted me in the team and I was told that I will be retained," Gayle told The Times of India . "But they never called back after that. So that gave me the impression that they didn't want me, and it's fine. RCB let Gayle go after he scored only 200 runs at a strike rate of 122.69 in nine innings in the 2017 IPL, but between then and now the batsman had found T20 form. In the 2017 CPL, Gayle was the highest scorer for St Kitts and Nevis Patriots. He bettered that in the BPL, where he topped the tournament run charts ...

[ad_1] Royal Challengers Bangalore 167 for 7 (Vohra 45, Pandya 3-28) beat Mumbai Indians 153 for 7 (Pandya 50, Southee 2-25, Umesh 2-29, Siraj 2-8) by 14 runs Virat Kohli doesn't hold his emotions back  BCCI Umesh Yadav took two wickets off consecutive deliveries with the new ball, Ishan Kishan fell for a golden duck and Royal Challengers Bangalore lost to Mumbai Indians by 46 runs. Two weeks later, Umesh was on a hat-trick with the new ball against Mumbai again, Kishan bagged another golden duck, his third in four innings, but this time Umesh's opening burst also included Rohit Sharma's first-ball duck and the Royal Challengers bowling line-up sustained the pressure throughout for once to defend 167 on their home ground and move up to fifth place after only their third win from eight matches. The defending champions, meanwhile, are back in seventh place and need to win all their remaining six matches lest they wish to rely on other teams to help them stay in playoff co...