IPL 2026: ‘It was a good toss to lose, knew it wouldn’t be easy for GT to win,’ says Bhuvneshwar

IANS | May 27, 2026 11:55 AM

New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Veteran seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar credited Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s tactical clarity and bowling discipline, stating that he and his teammates believed that it was a good toss to lose, as the defending champions stormed into their second successive IPL final with a crushing 92-run victory over Gujarat Titans in Qualifier 1 at Dharamshala.

IPL 2026: ‘One of those games we would like to forget’, says Gill after GT lose to RCB

IANS | May 27, 2026 12:19 AM

Dharamshala, May 27 (IANS) Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill admitted that poor fielding and mistakes under pressure proved costly as his side suffered a crushing 92-run defeat against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Qualifier 1 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamshala on Tuesday.

IPL 2026: RCB storm into second straight final with dominant 92-run win over GT in Qualifier 1

IANS | May 27, 2026 12:01 AM

Dharamshala, May 26 (IANS) Royal Challengers Bengaluru produced a complete all-round performance to defeat Gujarat Titans by 92 runs and seal their place in the final of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamshala on Tuesday. With this win, the defending champions reached the IPL final for the second season in a row.

IPL 2026: Patidar’s unbeaten 93 powers RCB to record 254/5 against GT in Qualifier 1

IANS | May 26, 2026 9:44 PM

Dharamshala, May 26 (IANS) Captain Rajat Patidar produced a sensational unbeaten knock of 93 while Virat Kohli and Krunal Pandya chipped in with quickfire 43s as Royal Challengers Bengaluru stormed to a record-breaking 254/5 in 20 overs against Gujarat Titans in Qualifier 1 of IPL 2026 at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium on Tuesday.

Hashmatullah Shahidi to lead Afghanistan squad for multi-format India tour

IANS | May 26, 2026 7:40 PM

Kabul, May 26 (IANS) Hashmatullah Shahidi will lead Afghanistan in both the ODI series and the one-off Test against India, with the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) unveiling strong squads for the upcoming multi-format tour. The ACB on Monday revealed two separate 15-man squads, one each for the ODI series and the one-off Test match, with Shahidi continuing as the skipper in both formats.