Most of the Pakistani players, who were down with viral fever, after their arrival in Bengaluru have recovered though some are still under medical observation.
It was delight and relief at the same time for Co-owner Juhi Chawla as Kolkata Knight Riders finally ended their losing run.
A look at the best batters in the Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings match.
The fans in Bengaluru had a party time as it rained sixes and fours all evening at the M Chinnaswamy stadium.
Virat Kohli has been fined 10 per cent of his match fee for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct during the team's eight-run loss to Chennai Super Kings.
Kolkata Knight Riders' home IPL game against Rajasthan Royals was on Tuesday advanced by a day to April 16
Vettori said RCB might have learned lessons from their past defeats in this IPL and the home side could put SRH under pressure.
Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur made a 48-ball 42 before Richa Ghosh sealed the chase with a six off Tumi Sekhukhune in the 41st over. India won with 56 balls to spare.
Images from the IPL 2024 match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Kolkata Knight Riders at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Friday.
Bengaluru is reeling under a severe water crisis, the worst in the last four decades, and there have been calls from several quarters to shift the IPL games, beginning here on March 25, out of the city.
Punjab Kings skipper Shikhar Dhawan believes that their side fell 15 to 20 runs short and Virat Kohli's dropped catch contributed to their four-wicket defeat against Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Monday.
'If you look at their squad, with Cameron Green coming in, they have their biggest headache sorted. The middle muddle is sorted. They will have to sort out their bowling.'
Babar Adam's side was ruled to be two overs short of the target after time allowances were taken into consideration.
Chasing the elusive title, RCB play the season-opener against former champions Mumbai Indians in Bengaluru on Sunday, April 2.
RCB's openers gave the hosts the perfect start, before the middle order delivered once again to take the hosts to a defendable total. Cameos from Dinesh Karthik and Glenn Maxwell added the final flourish.
In a video, posted by Delhi Capitals on social media, Fletcher, 8, seems both shy and star-struck as Kohli speaks to his dad.
'I took pills for the cramps. I feel the recent scores helped me in this innings. The wicket was tacky and two-paced, I just wanted to capitalise on the start and I was able to do that.'
'RCB is the world's first carbon neutral cricket team and the foremost cricket franchise in the world.'
Defending champions Mumbai Indians will take on last year's finalists Delhi Capitals in the opening match of the second edition of the Women's Premier League at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on February 23.
Sagar said they are hoping that India's wicketkeeper batter will soon make a return and play in IPL 2024
Pacer Yash Dayal kept his cool in a tense final over to seal a 27-run win against Chennai Super Kings and send RCB through to the play-offs.
Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bengaluru unleashing a barrage of sixes in their IPL match left little room for batsmanship and what mattered was who hit the most number of sixes, said Australia's T20 World Cup-winning skipper Aaron Finch.
After their colleagues had departed following breezy fifties on a good M Chinnaswamy Stadium track, Iyer (128 not out) struck his fourth ODI ton before Rahul (102) exploded as the duo lit up the stage on the Hindu festival of Diwali to get India to 410-4.
On his first visit to India after election as Germany's Chancellor, Olaf Scholz had a couple of typically Indian experiences on Sunday, February 26, 2023.
Rajat Patidar and Axar Patel struck half-centuries in a match dominated by the bowlers.
RCB head coach Andy Flower pinned his hopes on experienced Mohammed Siraj to lead the side's pace battery in the next IPL.
Franchise cricket is fascinating, and Gujarat Giants' coach Michael Klinger believes the key to winning titles is to come out on top in the big moments. He's looking towards his senior crew to steer the ship during any turbulence.
After taking the catch, Kohli turned towards the crowd and blew a flying kiss to Anushka.
The dubious dismissal of Karnataka opener Prakhar Chaturvedi in the recent Col. CK Nayudu Trophy U23 final against Uttar Pradesh has raised concerns about the standards of umpiring in domestic matches.
With SRH qualifying with just a point, the CSK vs RCB game has become a knockout match.
The incident happened during KKR's 21-run win over RCB at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, in Bengaluru.
Kohli, who hit an unbeaten 101 from 61 balls, celebrated his hundred by pointing his bat towards wife Anushka in the stands at the M Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru, who also returned the compliment by blowing a few flying kisses.
After injuring his shoulder in the Royal Challengers Bangalore's opening game of, Reece Topley has been ruled out of the entire IPL season.
Kohli effected a superb direct hit at the bowler's end to end Shahrukh's stay in the middle.
Images from the ICC World Cup match between India and the Netherlands, at the M Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru, on Sunday.
The Bengaluru outfit will hope for a reversal at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium, a venue that carries similar traits as RCB's home -- Chinnaswamy Stadium -- in terms of a smooth pitch and a blistering outfield adding value to the batters' shots.
IMAGES from the ICC World Cup match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka at the M Chinnaswamy stadium, in Bengaluru, on Thursday.
Earlier this season, Kohli was fined 10 percent of his match fees as he 'admitted to the Level 1 offence under Article 2.2 of the IPL Code of Conduct', after RCB's contest against Chennai Super Kings at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
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