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Sunil Gavaskar heaped praises on the Royal Challengers Bengaluru for their «absolutely phenomenal» performance in the second half of the Indian Premier League 2024. Initially struggling at the bottom of the table, RCB staged a remarkable turnaround by winning their last six matches, concluding the league stage campaign in the top four with 14 points. In the first eight games, RCB secured only one victory against the Punjab Kings. This marks the fourth occasion in the last five seasons that RCB has reached the IPL playoffs.

record in the league stages of the tournament with 17 points to their name and a net run rate of +0.273. However, RCB have the momentum going in their favour after winning 6 games back to back, and securing an epic victory against the Chennai Super Kings in their last match.

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Hitachi Energy surged 8% to ₹11,700 apiece in early morning trade today following the release of impressive Q4 and full fiscal year (FY24) results. After market hours on Tuesday, the company reported a 123.7% increase in Q4 consolidated net profit, reaching ₹113.7 crore compared to ₹50.8 crore in Q4 FY23. Sequentially, net profit soared 394.8%, with the previous quarter's profit at ₹23 crore.

Sobha Group, plans to increase its equity capital to Rs 10,000 crore over five years to support growth, including expansion into new markets, with an initial target of Rs 2,000 crore through a rights issue this fiscal year, said as disclosed by a senior company official. After the Rs 2,000 crore rights issue, the company’s equity base will increase to Rs 4,500 crore.

T20 World Cup builds up, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) on Tuesday announced the appointment of former West Indian and T20 World Cup winner Dwayne Bravo as the Bowling Consultant for the tournament. Bravo is set to join the team during the preparation camp ahead of the marquee event in the Caribbean. «AfghanAtalan have already arrived in St. Kitts and Nevis and are expected to begin a 10-day long training camp, as part of their preparations for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, which will be overseen by the coaching staff, including DJ Bravo,» said the official statement. «The 40-year-old Dwayne John Bravo was a former right-arm medium-fast bowling all-rounder for West Indies, having played 295 international matches, scoring 6423 runs and picking up 363 wickets. He has also 100 FC, 227 List A and a mammoth 573 T20 caps to his name. DJ Bravo is currently the leading wicket-taker in T20 cricket with 625 scalps to his name in the format. In addition, he has scored almost 7000 runs in the format, making him one of the most successful fast-bowling all-rounders in T20 cricket,» said the statement further.

Sanju Samson's Rajasthan Royals will face a stern test of character as they look to arrest a shocking slide in a do-or-die IPL Eliminator against an in-form Royal Challengers Bengaluru, here on Wednesday. The Royals, at one stage, had looked set for a top-place finish in the league stage before a string of four defeats and a washout in the last game against KKR resulted in Sanju Samson's side finishing third behind Sunrisers Hyderabad. On the other hand, RCB have sensationally fought their way back from the brink of elimination. After losing seven of their first eight games this season, the team led by Faf du Plessis hit a dream run and finally knocked out defending champions Chennai Super Kings a few nights ago to seal a playoffs berth. If Rajasthan Royals are coming off four losses and a rained-off game, RCB have notched up six consecutive wins to sound a warning to their rivals that they mean business in the playoffs.

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain MS Dhoni said that even though he does not play cricket throughout the year, there is no «discount for age» when he plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The 42-year-old Dhoni played for CSK in the ongoing IPL 2024, under the leadership of Ruturaj Gaikwad, to whom he handed over the captaincy ahead of this season. His team crashed out of the playoffs race after a loss to Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) on Saturday. CSK finished at the fifth spot with seven wins, seven losses and 14 points and crashed out of the final four race due to an inferior net run rate. Speaking in a video on Dubai Eye 103.8 YouTube channel on Monday, Dhoni said, «The toughest thing is… I am not playing cricket throughout the year. So I have to be fit. Once I come, you are competing against youngsters who are fit and playing international cricket. Professional sport is not easy, nobody gives you a discount for age. If you want to play, you have to be as fit as the other guy. Age does not really give that grace to you. So, eating habits, a bit of training and all those things are there. Social media, thankfully, I am not on social media, so there's less distraction.»

MS Dhoni has returned to his hometown Ranchi after the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) were knocked out of IPL 2024 following a 27-run defeat against the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). In his hometown, he was seen riding a bike, and the videos quickly went viral on X, although the exact timing of the video remains unverified. Dhoni's passion for bikes is well-known, and he often enjoys rides along Ranchi's roads. His impressive collection of bikes and cars at his Ranchi residence is famous among his fans. In the video, Dhoni was riding his vintage Yamaha RD350. In the IPL 2024 season, Dhoni played for CSK under the captaincy of Ruturaj Gaikwad, to whom he had handed over the leadership at the start of the season. CSK's campaign ended after their loss to RCB on Saturday, finishing fifth with seven wins and seven losses, totaling 14 points. They missed the playoffs due to an inferior net run rate compared to other teams.

Star Sports clears air on Rohit Sharma's ‘breach of privacy’ allegation Given the form that Virat Kohli is in, there have been speculations that the batter may go past his own record for scoring most runs in an IPL season. Notably, in the 2016 IPL season, Kohli scored 973 runs in 16 matches at a strike rate of 152 and an average of 81.08, including 4 hundreds and 7 fifties.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru, on the other hand, clinched the 4th playoff spot by beating Chennai Super Kings by 27 runs on Saturday. Of the 4 teams that qualified this year, RCB are the only side that hasn't won an IPL trophy and the Faf Du Plessis-led franchise will be looking to change that this year.

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Rayudu said, “MS Dhoni should play one more season. This shouldn’t be his last as he cannot leave like this.

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Harbhajan Singh believes Rajat Patidar changed the game for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru with his quick-fire knock against Chennai Super Kings in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. RCB ended CSK's title defence by becoming the first team to qualify for the playoffs after having just one win in their first seven games of the season. In a rain-affected match, the duo of Virat Kohli and skipper Faf du Plessis forged a 78-run stand. Their partnership provided the base for RCB to put on a total which would help them reach the final four.

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) faced a pivotal moment as their hopes for a playoff spot were dashed following a loss against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). Amidst the disappointment, CSK's bowling coach, Eric Simons, shed light on the influence of MS Dhoni within the team and speculated on his future in the Indian Premier League (IPL). «Dhoni’s retirement from the IPL is one of the biggest talking points as the 42-year-old former Indian captain is speculated to have played his last game for the men in yellow, a team which he has led to five IPL titles,» acknowledged Simons. Reflecting on Dhoni's performance, Simons highlighted the veteran's ability to instill unwavering self-belief in the team during challenging moments. «There are so many memories of MS Dhoni, the knocks that he plays get you out of trouble,» expressed Simons. «He brings incredible self-belief to the group. Even when our backs were against the wall, he instilled confidence that victory was within reach.»

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Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) tied with Mumbai Indians (MI) for most 200-plus run totals in a single Indian Premier League (IPL) season on Saturday. The Red and Gold accomplished this feat against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in their game at Bengaluru. RCB posted a total of 218/5 in 20 overs against CSK, their sixth total of over 200 this season. They have levelled with Mumbai Indians (six 200-plus totals in 2023) and Kolkata Knight Riders (six 200-plus totals in IPL 2024).

Top news of the day: On 18 May, a series of events are set to take place right from politics to business. Several foreign students, including those from Pakistan, are reportedly still facing threats from locals in Kyrgyzstan. Singapore is experiencing a new wave of COVID-19, as authorities recorded more than 25,900 cases from May 5 to 11.

Venue : M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru Royal Challengers Bengaluru squad - Faf du Plessis, Rajat Patidar, Saurav Chauhan, Suyash Prabhudessai, Virat Kohli, Cameron Green, Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror, Manoj Bhandage, Mayank Dagar, Swapnil Singh, Tom Curran, Anuj Rawat, Dinesh Karthik, Akash Deep, Alzarri Joseph, Himanshu Sharma, Karn Sharma, Lockie Ferguson, Mohammed Siraj, Rajan Kumar, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Yash Dayal Chennai Super Kings squad - Ajinkya Rahane, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sameer Rizvi, Shaik Rasheed, Ajay Mandal, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner, Nishant Sindhu, Rachin Ravindra, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Shivam Dube, Aravelly Avanish, MS Dhoni, Deepak Chahar, Maheesh Theekshana, Mukesh Choudhary, Prashant Solanki, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Richard Gleeson, Simarjeet Singh, Tushar Deshpande Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings Match Details Match 68 of Indian Premier League, 2024 between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Chennai Super Kings to be held at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru at 07:30 PM. Stay tuned for live updates.

Virat Kohli opened up on two figures who helped him during his initial career and recalled the two «heartbreaks» he experienced during his peak of batting form back in 2016. Virat, representing Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) will be in action against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on Saturday at Bengaluru. With RCB at seventh place with six wins, seven losses and 12 points and CSK in the fourth place with seven wins, six losses and 14 points, this match is a knockout match that will decide which team gets to join Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), Rajasthan Royals (RR), Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the playoffs. Speaking to JioCinema along with former cricketer Suresh Raina, Virat revealed that back in 2008 during the Emerging Players tournament in Australia, the then-chief selector Dilip Vengasarkar and Raina pushed his name for the national side. That tournament used to hold a lot of value back then since a lot of great talent would use that as a platform for getting a regular national spot. It was held from 2005-2011.