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RCB CONQUERS FORTRESS WANKHEDE AFTER 10-YEAR WAIT
It took a whole decade, but Royal Challengers Bengaluru finally broke their Wankhede jinx
Guptill retires from international cricket
It took a whole decade, but Royal Challengers Bengaluru finally broke their Wankhede jinx, defeating Mumbai Indians on their home turf for the first time since 2015! And what a game it was — a rollercoaster of momentum swings, big hits, and clutch bowling under pressure.The match kicked off with fireworks as Phil Salt drove the first ball beautifully, but Trent Boult hit back immediately, rattling the stumps on ball two. Virat Kohli was in no mood to hang around, welcoming Bumrah with a whipped six and launching into attack mode, smashing boundaries off Boult, Chahar, and Jacks.
Devdutt Padikkal joined the party with some clean hitting of his own, helping RCB post a big PowerPlay total. Kohli raced to a 29-ball fifty with a fierce slog-sweep off Puthur. Though MI fought back through Mitchell Santner’s clever spell and a double-wicket over from Hardik — getting Kohli and Livingstone — RCB’s middle order wasn’t done yet.
Rajat Patidar’s brutal hitting at the death, paired with Jitesh Sharma’s smart strokes, ensured RCB ended strong. Their ability to recover after setbacks made all the difference.
MI tried to mount a comeback, especially with Tilak’s valiant 56, but when Bhuvneshwar and Hazlewood turned up with their death-overs magic — mixing yorkers and slower ones perfectly — the tide shifted again. Krunal Pandya was MI’s last hope, but with Salt and Tim David pulling off a sensational boundary catch, the game was sealed.
Krunal ended with his best-ever IPL figures, but it wasn’t enough. RCB held their nerve, closed the game with a 12-run win, and finally walked away from Wankhede with two points and a long-overdue victory.
Continue the story here:Kohli, Patidar and Krunal star as RCB end ten-year Wankhede jinx
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International games
Portugal vs Norway, 1st T20I
NOR 154/6 (20)
PORT 115 (18.1)
Norway won by 39 runs
Harry Brook takes over white Ball captaincy from Jos Buttler
England has a new man in charge — 26-year-old Harry Brook has been named captain for both T20Is and ODIs, stepping in after Jos Buttler’s exit following the team’s early Champions Trophy exit.
Brook, who’s been vice-captain for the past year, impressed during last year’s ODIs vs Australia, even leading from the front with a match-winning century. His first assignment as a full-time skipper comes this May with a white-ball series against the West Indies.
Rob Key praised Brook’s sharp cricketing mind and leadership potential, calling him a natural fit to lead England into the future.
With 816 ODI runs and 44 T20I appearances — plus a T20 World Cup medal — Brook now begins a new chapter, steering England’s white-ball game into its next era.
"I'll try to get my toes out of the way!"
Domestic cricket + T20 leagues
Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Mumbai Indians
RCB 221/5 (20)
MI 209/9 (20)
Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 12 runs
On This Day
If there was ever a batsman you couldn’t shake, it was Dennis Amiss. Once he settled in, bowlers knew they were in for a long, long day. A pillar for Warwickshire and England, Amiss turned big starts into massive scores — eight of his 11 Test hundreds went beyond 150.
His finest moment? An unbeaten 262 in Jamaica in 1974, batting for nearly 10 hours to save the match. No one else crossed 41 — not even close.
Though Australia often had his number (seven ducks in 21 innings), Amiss still made history elsewhere: the first-ever ODI century and a whopping 100 first-class tons by 1986.An immovable object, in every sense.
Coming tomorrow
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants