Smriti Mandhana was playing her first game in the Women's Premier League as RCB captain at Bengaluru's M Chinnaswamy Stadium and the crowd did make her feel at home with a loud cheer during toss that she couldn't even hear herself. RCB won their opening game by two runs against UP Warriorz.
Opening batter Sabbhineni Meghana scored 53 off 44 balls and the youngster Richa Ghosh smashed 62 off just 37 balls to help Royal Challengers Bangalore post 157/6 against UP Warriorz in the second match of the WPL 2024.
The second edition of the Women's Premier League is just 10 days away and there already have been a few changes in the personnel on and off the field following the auction and also the venues. The 2024 edition of WPL will kick off on February 23 at Bengaluru's M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
Royal Challengers Bangalore traded in the star Australian all-rounder Cameron Green before the IPL auction and then further boosted their squad for the 2024 season signing Alzarri Joseph, Lockie Ferguson and Yash Dayal.
Due to a schedule conflict with an international series against New Zealand, England women's star players Heather Knight and Lauren Bell are among the first to pull out from the upcoming Women's Premier League 2024 season.
One of the most loved and respected cricketers around the world, Virat Kohli made a young fan's day in Centurion on Wednesday, December 27. Even though it is a Test match going on, the young fan brought an RCB jersey to get Kohli's autograph on.
England all-rounder Tom Curran has been handed a four-match match ban in the Big Bash League for indicating umpire during the pre-match run-ups. Curran, who was recently picked in an IPL auction by the Royal Challengers Bangalore, is playing for Sydney Sixers and the club has decided to appeal.
MS Dhoni attended an event recently where he was requested to support RCB and win them a title as he has guided CSK to five trophies. Dhoni's response has gone viral on social media. The Legendary cricketer is set to lead CSK in the upcoming season.
The IPL 2024 auction in Dubai on Tuesday, December 19 came to an end. 72 players were sold for a whopping sum of INR 230.45 crore. Mitchell Starc walked away with the biggest paycheck as KKR added the maximum number of players. Here's a look at squads of all 10 teams after the auction-
RCB list of players for IPL 2024: The Royal Challengers Bangalore went INR 23.25 crore in their pocket. RCB looked to fill the gaps that they had in their squad at the time of IPL player retention.
Royal Challengers Bangalore have six slots to fill in the IPL 2024 auction and their main aim will be to build their pace attack having let go of the likes of David Willey, Harshal Patel and Josh Hazlewood. RCB's new Director of Cricket, Mo Bobat has revealed his team's priority on the big day.
Quarter-finals of Vijay Hazare Trophy are being played today with Bengal taking on Haryana. While Rajasthan have locked horns against Kerala, Vidarbha are facing Karnataka and Mumbai have faced Tamil Nadu.
After white-ball coach Rob Walter took Faf du Plessis' name in jest as far as players to be considered for the T20 World Cup 2024 are concerned, the ex-captain himself has thrown his name into the mix. Du Plessis last played for South Africa in a Test match against Pakistan in February 2021.
Cameron Green played his first IPL season in 2023 for Mumbai Indians. The Aussie all-rounder was picked for INR 17.50 Crore. Green has now moved to the Royal Challengers Bangalore in a cash trade ahead of the December auctions.
Ahead of the deadline day to submit lists of released and retained players, Royal Challengers Bangalore have reportedly sealed the signing of a spin all-rounder Mayank Dagar, who cost Sunrisers Hyderabad INR 1.80 crore during the IPL 2023 auction.
RCB had earlier parted ways with Mike Hesson. The franchise has now appointed England's performance director as their new Director of Cricket before the IPL 2024.
Luke Williams famously guided Adelaide Strikers to Women's Big Bash League 2022 glory and then was an assistant coach at Southern Brave in the Women's Hundred 2023 season.
Royal Challengers Bangalore's Twitter account caught the attention of fans as the profile disappeared on Saturday morning.
Former New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori is set to return to the IPL after a gap of six years as head coach of Sunrisers Hyderabad. Vettori was in the same role for Royal Challengers Bangalore for 5 years.
RCB's former director of cricket operations penned a heartfelt note on Instagram after sudden ouster.
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