Author: Divyansh Mishra

On May 27 at Ekana Stadium, IPL 2025 had an exciting last league match where Jitesh Sharma made history by scoring an unbeaten 85 off just 33 balls. This made him the top-scoring wicketkeeper-batter for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in IPL history. Before Jitesh, no RCB wicket keeper had ever scored more than 85 runs. Here’s a look at the players he surpassed: 1. Jitesh Sharma – 85 runs In this match against Lucknow Super Giants, Jitesh came in during a tough chase of 228 runs. He lit up the game with a stunning 85, hitting several boundaries and sixes.…

One major reason for doubt on the use of Decision Review System in the forthcoming T20 home series against Bangladesh is the cost attached to it. A source familiar with the working of the PCB told that the board felt there was very low interest in this series, which starts on Wednesday, so much so that the board just went ahead and scrapped DRS for this series.  Said a source: “It just wasn’t worth the money of the board or the broadcasters to put in DRS for this series.” It seems just several players of Bangladesh will not be making…

Gus Atkinson, the England pace bowler, will miss the ODI series against the West Indies because of a hamstring injury. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced on Tuesday that Atkinson hurt himself during last week’s Test win over Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge. He’ll be going through rehab with the England medical staff now. There won’t be a replacement added to the ODI squad. The team will be captained by Harry Brook, who just took over the white-ball captaincy after Jos Buttler stepped down following a tough ICC Champions Trophy performance. Buttler also struggled during the World Cup and…

The Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) found their way to Qualifier 1 after nine long years, courtesy of an unforgettable six-wicket victory over Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in their last league match. The game was extremely taxing, and at one stage, it seemed that RCB might have to compete with the Mumbai Indians in the Eliminator; however, Jitesh Sharma came in and played 85 exceedingly quick runs off 33 balls to change the course of the game. Chose to bowl first by RCB, who faced a blistering start from Rishabh Pant, who hammered 118 runs off 61 balls, taking LSG to…

The last group stage match of IPL 2025 is heating up at Ekana Stadium. The Royal Challengers Bengaluru are going head-to-head with the Lucknow Super Giants, and Rishabh Pant’s incredible performance is making waves. Pant scored the fastest century for the franchise, breaking KL Rahul’s record. Here’s a look at who else made the list. 1. Rishabh Pant – 54 Balls vs RCB In this match against RCB, Pant brought out his ‘Pantastic’ style. After a couple of tough outings, he bounced back strong. Batting first, he scored a brilliant 118 runs off 61 balls, including 11 fours and 8…

Back in the year 2011, on this date, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru were thrashed by the Chennai Super Kings in an IPL final. Under the leadership of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, they successfully defended the title to assert themselves as the most successful franchise having two trophies to their name.  Playing at home at MA Chidambaram Stadium, the Super Kings truly held a massive victory of 58 runs over the Royal Challengers. After winning the toss, CSK elected to put their opponents into the field and, with a solid opening stand between Michael Hussey and Murali Vijay, managed to score a…

After wrapping up his IPL season, Rishabh Pant, the Indian wicketkeeper-batter, shared on Tuesday that he wants to take a break for a few days before heading to England for the Test tour. Pant had a standout performance, scoring a fantastic century—118 runs off 61 balls—leading Lucknow Super Giants to a total of 227 against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their last league match. Despite Pant’s innings, RCB pulled off a thrilling win thanks to Jitesh Sharma’s explosive 85 runs from 33 balls and Mayank Agarwal’s quick 41 off 23. Their partnership of 107 runs for the fifth wicket helped RCB…

BCCI reacquired T Dilip as India’s fielding coach for a year upon his earlier release. This coach, along with Abhishek Nayar, was part of the coaching team that the board released in April. Nayar has since returned to the KKR, but Dilip did not enter the IPL circuit and instead resumed work with the national side. Dilip first began as a fielding coach under Rahul Dravid, who left the team after the 2024 T20 World Cup. When Gautam Gambhir was appointed, Dilip was the only key member from Dravid’s staff that the BCCI retained. He was part of the coaching…

Last night’s IPL 2025 match was one for the books as Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) pulled off an impressive chase against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) to grab their spot in qualifier 1. LSG batted first and set a tough target of 228 runs, but RCB managed to chase it down thanks to Jitesh Sharma’s standout performance. The game at Ekana Stadium in Lucknow was full of excitement, with batters from both teams breaking records left and right. Here’s a quick rundown of the records that were set during the RCB vs LSG clash. 1. Virat Kohli’s Record-Breaking Performance Virat Kohli…

Mitchell Marsh is the T20I captain for Australia and has been having a breathtaking IPL 2025. True to his power hitting, he reached the 5000-run mark in T20 during the final game of the season.  He was 15 runs short of that milestone against RCB and reached it on the last ball of the powerplay. He even crossed the 600-run mark this season, something he never did before in any IPL year. Along with Aiden Markram and Nicholas Pooran, he has become a force for LSG, finally showing his value after some inconsistent performances in the past. Mitchell’s T20 journey…