espnstar.com caught up with India and Royal Challengers Bangalore seamer, Praveen Kumar, who believes all ten teams stand an equal chance in the Airtel CL T20.
By Rajarshi Gupta
Playing for India and the most high-profile IPL team can be taxing but Praveen Kumar rarely betrays any emotion.
Constantly under the public glare and intense media scrutiny, Praveen [...]
Bangalore secured the third spot available in the Airtel Champions League Twenty20 tournament from the IPL by trouncing Hyderabad by nine-wickets in their third-place play-off in Mumbai.
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In a battle between last year’s finalists, the Bangalore team emerged dominant with Anil Kumble paving the way for victory with a four-wicket haul, while [...]
In a yawn-inducing crawl, Deccan Chargers meandered to 82, the lowest total of the season, and Royal Challengers Bangalore knocked it off without much fuss to book their spot in the next Champions League.
Not many people bothered to turn up for the game, nine Deccan batsmen scored less than five runs and a dull, almost [...]
Bangalore coach Ray Jennings urged his team to play to potential against Hyderabad to decide which team qualifies for the Airtel CL T20.
By R Prasad
How strong a team looks on paper does not matter much if the top players do not get enough opportunity to show what they are capable of, Jennings said.
“It’s actually very [...]
Match facts
Deccan v Bangalore, third-place playoff, Mumbai
Saturday, April 24
Start time 2000 (1430 GMT)
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Here we go again. Royal Challengers Bangalore and Deccan Chargers, face to face, one final time this year, to decide who will qualify for the Champions League. Although Bangalore mainly have themselves to blame for playing on Saturday, and [...]
Everything changed in the last five overs of the Mumbai Indians’ innings. The game was in a deadlock at the end of 15 overs with Mumbai on 107 for 4 – some might have even felt that Royal Challengers Bangalore held the edge – but things took a dramatic turn from there on. Saurabh Tiwary [...]
Match facts
Wednesday, April 21
Start time 2000 (1430 GMT)
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Around last weekend, Royal Challengers Bangalore were a pleased side. Assured of a semi-final slot, they were looking forward to playing the knockout match on a pitch that suits their style of play, in front of a crowd that gets behind them vociferously. On [...]
Bangalore’s chances of a spot in the semi-final of the IPL were left hanging in the balance as they crashed to a massive 57-run defeat to Mumbai.
A solid performance from makeshift opener Ryan McLaren (40) and excellent cameos from Ambati Rayudu (46) and Jean-Paul Duminy (42 not out) powered Mumbai to a massive 191 for [...]
Royal Challengers Bangalore’s final league game was delayed by an hour due to a couple of low-intensity blasts outside the stadium. The organisers decided to go ahead with the match, and spectators were ushered into the stands amid heightened security.
Once the match began, Mumbai Indians, already in the semi-finals, sent a strong message to their [...]
On a slow pitch that lacked bounce, Royal Challengers Bangalore restricted Rajasthan Royals to 130 before they knocked it off without much fuss to win a crucial encounter in Jaipur. With this crushing win, Bangalore now move to second position in the points table.
It was a disciplined performance from Bangalore who kept things simple and [...]
Kevin Pietersen smashed a half-century to power Bangalore to a comfortable five-wicket away win over Jaipur in the IPL in Jaipur.
Bangalore’s bowlers wrested the initiative early on and found regular success thereafter as Jaipur were restricted to a paltry 130 for six.
Pietersen then clobbered 62 off 29 deliveries as Bangalore overhauled the target with 26 [...]
Match facts
Wednesday, April 14
Start time 2000 (1430 GMT)
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A win on Wednesday, for either side, will be a huge step towards a spot in the final four. Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore are coming off painful losses, during which they failed to grab key opportunities, and are tied on 12 points with three [...]