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Shreyas Iyer's sister Shresta has come down heavily on the faceless trolls who targeted her with hate comments after PBKS lost to RCB in their IPL 2025 clash

Shreyas Iyer's sister Shresta slams trollers for hate comments after PBKS' defeat

RCB bulldozed PBKS by seven wickets in their IPL 2025

Shreyas Iyer's sister Shresta Iyer claps back at insensitive trollers with a long Instagram post after PBKS 7-wicket defeat vs RCB

Shreyas Iyer's sister Shresta claps back at insensitive trollers with a long Instagram post after PBKS 7-wicket defeat vs RCB

Virat Kohli pulled off an animated celebration right in front of Shreyas Iyer after RCB's 7-wicket win over PBKS in their IPL 2025 clash

Virat Kohli's wild celebration while looking at Shreyas Iyer after RCB's win over PBKS goes viral

RCB thrashed PBKS by seven wickets to avenge their Mullanpur defeat

Virat Kohli pulled off an animated celebration right in front of Shreyas Iyer after RCB beat PBKS

Watch: Virat Kohli’s animated celebration in front of Shreyas Iyer sparks drama after RCB's win, here's what PBKS captain did next

Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer isn't happy with his team's performance after suffering a seven-wicket defeat against Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Shreyas Iyer was left disappointed after PBKS' defeat against RCB

RCB hammered PBKS by seven wickets in their IPL 2025

Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer in this frame

'We were not able to...': Shreyas Iyer questions own team's intent after PBKS' 7-wicket thrashing by RCB

Virat Kohli played a 73-run unbeaten knock as Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) defeated Punjab Kings (PBKS) by seven wickets. 

RCB defeated PBKS by seven wickets. 

Virat Kohli played an unbeaten 73-run knock against PBKS. 

 Virat Kohli of Royal Challengers Bengalurucelebrate his team's win Punjab Kings during the 2025 IPL match between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru

IPL 2025: Virat Kohli's unbeaten 73 run powers RCB to a comfortable seven-wicket win against PBKS

Punjab Kings (PBKS) star Glenn Maxwell and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) Liam Livingstone are struggling in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025.

Glenn Maxwell and Liam Livingstone failed to perform in IPL 2025. 

Virender Sehwag slammed Glenn Maxwell and Liam Livingstone for their flop show in IPL 2025. 

Virender Sehwag,Glenn Maxwell and Liam Livingstone

'They come for the IPL and treat it like a holiday': Virender Sehwag slams overseas players after Glenn Maxwell and Liam Livingstone's flop show in IPL 2025

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) star Krunal Pandya picked up two wickets against the Punjab Kings (PBKS) in match 37 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025.

Krunal Pandya picked up two wickets aganst PBKS. 

PBKS managed to score 157 runs vs RCB.

 Krunal Pandya of Royal Challengers Bengaluru celebrates the wicket of Prabhsimran Singh of Punjab Kings during the 2025 IPL match between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru

'Realised on this wicket...': Krunal Pandya warns RCB batters after restricting PBKS on 157 runs in IPL 2025

GT's Mohammed Siraj revealed RCB's Virat Kohli gave him a lot of backing and support during his tough phase following Champions Trophy snub

Mohammed Siraj yet again talked through his tough phase following Champions Trophy snub

Mohammed Siraj revealed that it was Virat Kohli who backed him all through his down time

GT's Mohammed Siraj (2L) is congratulated by RCB's Virat Kohli (L) for his team's win at the end of their IPL 2025 clash

'Virat Kohli bhaiya gave me...': Mohammed Siraj reveals how RCB superstar supported him in tough phase after Champions Trophy snub

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WPL 2026

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) head coach Malolan Rangarajan confirmed that India all‑rounder Pooja Vastrakar will miss at least two weeks of Women’s Premier League (WPL) matches due to a hamstring injury.

RCB defeated MI by three wickets in WPL 2026 opener.

Pooja Vastrakar set to miss two weeks of WPL 2026.

Pooja Vastrakar of India prepares to bowl during game two of the ODI series between India and South Africa at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on June 19, 2024 in Bengaluru, India.

RCB shares worrisome update on Pooja Vastrakar’s WPL 2026 comeback

Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Mumbai Indians captain Harmanpreet Kaur admitted her side fell short in the final over of their three-wicket defeat against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the WPL 2026 opener, saying they failed to bowl even one good delivery under pressure.

RCB defeated Mumbai Indians by three wickets. 

Nadine de Klerk picked up four wickets against MI in WPL 2026 opener.

Mumbai Indians' Amelia Kerr (L) speaks with her captain Harmanpreet Kaur during the Women's Premier League (WPL) 

Harmanpreet Kaur indirectly blames Nat Sciver-Brunt after MI’s defeat vs RCB

Nadine de Klerk said it would take time for RCB’s thrilling three-wicket win over the Mumbai Indians to sink in, after she played a key role in the WPL opener. She picked up 4/26 with the ball and then scored an unbeaten 63 off 44 balls to guide RCB to a last-ball victory against MI.

Nadine de Klerk celebrates after her team's win in the Women's Premier League (WPL) Twenty20 cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bengaluru 

De Klerk reveals her mindset after guiding RCB to their nail-biter win vs MI

Nadine de Klerk did the unthinkable and powered Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) to thrilling three-wicket win over Mumbai Indians (MI) in WPL 2026 opener

RCB pulled off a thrilling three-wicket win over MI in WPL 2026 opener

Nadine de Klerk remained the architect of RCB's win

Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Nadine de Klerk (R) in action in this frame. (Getty)

WPL 2026: De Klerk turns match on its head as RCB rock MI in last-ball thriller

WPL 2026's opening ceremony was nothing short of a spectacle thanks to stunning performances from both Honey Singh and Jacqueline Fernandez

Honey Singh and Jacqueline Fernandez performed at WPL 2026's opening ceremony

WPL 2026 opener is between MI and RCB

Honey Singh, Jacqueline Fernandez and Harnaaz Sandhu star in WPL 2026's opening ceremony (via WPL)

WATCH: Honey Singh and Jacqueline Fernandez light up WPL's opening ceremony

Ashes 2025-26

Brendon McCullum lost his cool during an interview with Nasser Hussain following England's 4-1 deffeat to Australia in The Ashes

Nasser Hussain shared his verdict on the tense exchange with Brendon McCullum

McCullum seemed to have lost his cool during an interview with Hussain

England coach Brendon McCullum after losing the Fifth Test in the 2025/26 Ashes Series between Australia and England at Sydney Cricket Ground (via Getty)

'He needs to adapt...': Hussain's blunt verdict on tense exchange with McCullum

Indian cricketing legend Sunil Gavaskar gifted a bat-shaped guitar to World Cup winner Jemimah Rodrigues and sings duet with her to fulfill his promise he made during the Women's ODI World Cup 2025. 

Sunil Gavsakar sings duet with Jemimah Rodrigues.

Sunil Gavaskar gifted guitar to Jemimah Rodrigues.

Sunil Gavaskar along with Jemimah Rodrigues

Gavaskar fulfills promise gifts Jemimah bat-shaped guitar, joins her for duet

New Zealand tour of India 2026

Sanjay Manjrekar opened up on Virat Kohli’s decision to retire from Test cricket. He said that looking back at Indian cricket, many players who opened in ODIs were actually middle-order batters in Tests. In ODIs, he explained, bowlers usually don’t attack top-order batters aggressively early on; they mainly focus on keeping runs down in the first few overs.

Virat Kohli announced Test retirement on May 12. 

Virat Kohli's last Test outing came in Australia.

Virat Kohli of India warms up before a clash

Manjrekar defends himself after backlash over 'easiest format’ claim on Kohli

T20 World Cup 2026

BCCI Secretary Devajit Saikia said that the Bangladesh Cricket Board’s (BCB) request to move their T20 World Cup matches out of India is not something the Indian board can decide. He added that the International Cricket Council (ICC) will make the final call on the matter.

Bangladesh will start their T20 World Cup 2026 campaign vs West Indies.

Bangladesh want to play their T20 World Cup 2026 matches in Sri Lanka. 

BCB's demand to not play in India came after KKR released Mustafizur Rahman. 

T20 World Cup 2026 is scheduled take place in India and Sri Lanka. 

BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia

BCCI Secretary Devajit Saikia breaks silence on ICC-BCB T20 WC 26 dispute

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P V Sindhu’s impressive run at the Malaysia Open Super 1000 ended in the women’s singles semifinals after a straight-game defeat to China’s Wang Zhiyi. Playing her first tournament since recovering from a foot injury, Sindhu made several unforced errors and let slip an 11-6 lead in the second game.

Wang Zhiyi defeated PV Sindhu in Malaysia Open 2026 semifinal.

P V Sindhu went down 16-21, 15-21 to Wang Zhiyi.

India's PV Sindhu plays a point during her women's singles semi-final match against China's Wang Zhi Yi at the Malaysia Open badminton tournament 

Punjab vs Bangalore Stats

Match Stats

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Series Stats

Most Runs

Best Strike Rate

Most 4s

Most 6s

Most Wickets

Sai Sudharsan

GT

759 Runs 15 Matches•15 Inns

Suryakumar Yadav

MI

717 Runs 16 Matches•16 Inns

Virat Kohli

RCB

657 Runs 15 Matches•15 Inns

Shubman Gill

GT

650 Runs 15 Matches•15 Inns

Mitchell Marsh

LSG

627 Runs 13 Matches•13 Inns

Shreyas Iyer

PBKS

604 Runs 17 Matches•17 Inns

Yashasvi Jaiswal

RR

559 Runs 14 Matches•14 Inns

Prabhsimran Singh

PBKS

549 Runs 17 Matches•17 Inns

KL Rahul

DC

539 Runs 13 Matches•13 Inns

Jos Buttler

GT

538 Runs 14 Matches•13 Inns

Nicholas Pooran

LSG

524 Runs 14 Matches•14 Inns

Heinrich Klaasen

SRH

487 Runs 14 Matches•13 Inns

Priyansh Arya

PBKS

475 Runs 17 Matches•17 Inns

Aiden Markram

LSG

445 Runs 13 Matches•13 Inns

Abhishek Sharma

SRH

439 Runs 14 Matches•13 Inns

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Shreyas Iyer's sister Shresta claps back at insensitive trollers with a long Instagram post after PBKS 7-wicket defeat vs RCB

Watch: Virat Kohli’s animated celebration in front of Shreyas Iyer sparks drama after RCB's win, here's what PBKS captain did next

'We were not able to...': Shreyas Iyer questions own team's intent after PBKS' 7-wicket thrashing by RCB

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