RCB crash to another miserable defeat
Despite the target being only 158, and Virat Kohli getting a fifty in the chase, Royal Challengers Bangalore were kept to 96 for 9 in a morale-killing defeat by Rising Pune Supergiant
29/04Result
34th match (D/N), Indian Premier League at Pune, Apr 29 2017
Player of the Match
29/04Result
34th match (D/N), Indian Premier League at Pune, Apr 29 2017
Player of the Match
Match Day
Smith, Tiwary guide Pune to fifth win of season
Virat Kohli was the only Bangalore batsman to reach double figures in the 158-run chase
Kohli fumes at lack of intent, fear of failure
Virat Kohli thinks it was a clear case of RCB losing rather than Pune winning, after they slumped to a 61-run loss to see their Playoff hopes take another massive hit
Pacy Ferguson storms through RCB
Lockie Ferguson isn't a superstar, but against a batting unit full of them, his pace and wily variations made for top-class bowling
The numbers from a gruesome RCB defeat
They are running away with the most single-digits scores this season and gifted an opposition bowler the record for most dots bowled in an IPL innings in 2017
How RCB can still qualify for the playoffs
Two wins, six losses and a washout. With only five more matches to go for them, Royal Challengers Bangalore can lose another match and still make it to playoffs
Preview
Rising Pune eye top-half retention despite Stokes' absence
Royal Challengers Bangalore fast bowler Tymal Mills has recovered from a hamstring niggle but Rising Pune Supergiant are likely to miss the services of their key allrounder Ben Stokes
