Batting great Virat Kohli struck his 100th half-century in T20 cricket to steer Royal Challengers Bengaluru to a thumping nine-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals on Sunday.
Mumbai named Bumrah in the XI as the India bowler returned three months after he missed the final day of the fifth Test against Australia in Sydney due to a back injury.
Kohli achieved the feat in his 386th innings, placing him second on the all-time list behind West Indies great Chris Gayle, who reached the milestone in 381 innings.
England's Jos Buttler hammered an unbeaten 73 to lead Gujarat Titans to a thumping eight-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Indian Premier League on Wednesday.
As the Indian Premier League (IPL) begins its 18th season, Virat Kohli sets out once again to claim the elusive title with Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). The number 18 has been his identity since the IPL’s inception in 2008, and fans hope this year will bring long-awaited success.
Dinesh Karthik announced his retirement from all cricket on social media, bringing an end to a professional career that began in the early 2000s.
"As you can see jersey still fits so if they need an extra man, I can be the impact player. It is good to see the fans. RCB forever, I will forever be an RCB fan," Gayle, the RCB Hall of Fame, said in a video posted by RCB on X.
"What a night! Such a great atmosphere," player of the match Du Plessis, who did a lap of honour with his team for the home fans, said.
"We want to play that style of cricket - RCB talks about playing bold," Du Plessis said. "Just proud that we can actually do that now, putting our performance together."
Royal Challengers Bangalore's bowlers starred to secure an 18-run victory against Lucknow Super Giants in a low-scoring Indian Premier League match on Monday.
Du Plessis and Virat Kohli, who made 59, put together an opening stand of 137 to lay the foundations of Bangalore's 174-4 after being sent in to bat in the opening match of the day at Mohali
Royal Challengers Bangalore rode on Rajat Patidar’s sensational century to win against Lucknow Super Giants by 14 runs in the Eliminator match of the 2022 Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata today.
The imperious Virat Kohli will be eyeing a fairytale ending Sunday to a record-breaking season when he leads the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League's final against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Regarded as one of the greatest fast bowlers in the history of the game and the holder of the world record for most wickets in List A cricket (881), Wasim Akram says in an interview that he would be concerned if he had to bowl at India’s batting genius Virat Kohli.
India's leading batsman Virat Kohli has been rested from the limited-overs series against Zimbabwe, scheduled from June 11 to 20, along with Murali Vijay and Ashish Nehra.
When Kohli and ABD are on song, there's not much the opposition can do. And if Chris Gayle joins the party, the captain at the other end runs out of options pretty quickly.
Self-styled "Universe Boss" Chris Gayle is having to confront his waning powers after a collapse in form, watching from the bench as Virat Kohli takes on his mantle as cricket's superstar batsman.
A flurry of boundaries from Kieron Pollard and Jos Buttler guide Mumbai Indians to a six-wicket victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore, their sixth victory of the competition at the Chinnaswami Stadium.
