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"This year, Ee sala cup RCB de...": Rayadu backs "well set" RCB for maiden
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
RCB continues to change narratives and breach fortresses this year as after massive wins over defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at their homes, they defeated MI at Wankhede Stadium for the first time in a decade, getting their third win in four
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IPL 2025: Tim David hails "well-planned" skipper Patidar ahead of MI clash
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Patidar-led RCB will be aiming to make it three wins in three away from home after two giant victories against defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and five-time champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) as they take on five-time champions Mumbai Indians (MI) at Wankhede Stadium on Mond
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Manchester Derby: United seek redemption against City at Old Trafford
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Manchester United will lock horns with defending champions of the Premier League, Manchester City, in the derby game of the ongoing 2024/25 season of the league at the Old Trafford in Manchester on Sunday.
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"Don't believe pitch should be like this or that but...,": Venkatesh gives
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Kolkata Knight Riders vice-captain Venkatesh Iyer doesn't believe in preparing specific pitches at home turf; as a professional cricketer, he intends to adjust to whatever is on offer. However, he admitted that it would be good for the defending champions if the conditions at Eden Gardens ma
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"Winning by a big margin was crucial...": KKR skipper Rahane after win ove
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Defending champions KKR's campaign was back on track after losses to Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Mumbai Indians (MI) as standout half-centuries from Venkatesh Iyer and Angkrish Raghuvanshi and three-wicket hauls from Vaibhav Arora and Varun Chakravarthy helped KKR secure an eighty-
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"Were targetting 190 after powerplay, but losing early wickets...": RCB sk
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
After two incredible away wins against defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK), RCB suffered an early jolt at the start of their home campaign at M Chinnaswammy Stadium and lost to GT by eight wickets.
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IPL 2025: GT skipper Gill hails bowlers following win over RCB
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
After two away wins, two absolute statement-delivering matches against defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and five-time champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK), RCB fell flat at the start of their home run against GT, losing by eight wickets as GT put on a clinical show with both ba
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Nita Ambani praises Mumbai Indians' scouting team after victory over KKR
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Following Mumbai Indians' (MI) victory over defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Tuesday, team owner Nita Ambani praised the franchise's scouting team for unearthing exceptional talent, including bowlers Ashwani Kumar and Vignesh Puthur, along with wicketkeeper-batter Robin
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"Everytime we lost wickets, he continued throwing punches": RCB DoC hails
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Patidar-led RCB, who looked an absolutely inspired unit during their away wins against defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and five-time champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK), will be aiming to replicate their sensational run so far in their first home game of the season at M Chinn
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"Middle is very congested...": RCB Director of Cricket Bobat on team's sch
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
RCB will be playing their first home game at M Chinnaswammy Stadium on Wednesday. After an emphatic win over defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and 17-year streak-breaking win at Chepauk against five-time champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK), RCB looks like a well-oiled unit afte
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"Always an RCBian...": Siraj reunites with ex-teammate Kohli in heartwarmi
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
A red-hot RCB, who secured two comprehensive wins in their first two away games against defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and five-time champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK), will be playing Shubman Gill-led GT in their first home game of the season on Wednesday. GT have had a
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IWL 2024-25: Relegation-battling Odisha FC, Kickstart FC play out lively d
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The defending champions were on the verge of slipping into the relegation zone when Philomena Abakah and Joanitah Ainembazi scored in quick succession for Kickstart, cancelling out Lynda Kom Serto's first-half opener. However, Jennifer Yeboah's 79th-minute equaliser rescued a point for Odish
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