The Latest Breaking News from Royal Challengers Bangalore

The skipper’s 96 and the paceman’s four for 25 help the Bengaluru side register an 18-run win over Super Giants 

NAVI MUMBAI: Skipper Faf du Plessis roared back to form after a string of low scores with a breezy 96 to steer Royal Challengers Bangalore to 181 for six against Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League on Tuesday.

MUMBAI: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) captain Faf du Plessis gave credit to Dinesh Karthik and Shahbaz Ahmed and his bowlers for their 16-run win over Delhi Capitals (DC) in the IPL here on Saturday.

MUMBAI: Delhi Capitals' (DC) captain Rishabh Pant blamed his middle- and lower-order batters for failing to capitalise on the platform provided by David Warner with a blazing half-century as they lost to Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by 16 runs in the Indian Premier League (IPL) here on Saturday.

Dinesh Karthik is not finished yet. He has re-emerged as one of the premier finishers in this season of IPL. About to turn 37 in a couple of months, he is light on his feet as ever while moving in the crease, disturbing the line and lengths of bowlers and…

Karthik blazed away to 66 in just 34 balls, while Maxwell scored 55

Du Plessis, Kohli and Maxwell will play an important role this season for RCB, feels Shastri

MUMBAI: Former India coach Ravi Shastri is backing Royal Challengers Bangalore to make the playoffs of the ongoing IPL, having played some good cricket under new skipper Faf du Plessis.

With four out of five matches ending in a win for the team batting second, toss might also be a key factor