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RCB won their last league game but did they miss a trick by not bowling Washington in the Powerplay and by giving Umesh more death overs?

The answer is a resounding yes, if you analyse what sides look to do and the advantage they gain after winning the toss

Ashton Turner talks about the less than sparkling start to his first IPL, his Mohali innings for Australia, and being friends with Steven Smith

Two teams are already there, five others have a good chance of making the cut, while the eighth side is also not out of the fray completely

The senior opener's good form has coincided with Delhi Capitals' upward move on the points table

The RCB bowlers adopted an approach far more disciplined than Kings XI's. The result: the winning team conceded 18 runs off the last three overs while Kings XI leaked 64

Dipping into his bag of variations, the Kings XI Punjab captain didn't concede a single boundary in his four overs

An in-depth look at who are the best and worst fielding teams and who are the key game changers - positively and negatively

In a match of narrow margins, two lucky events - both involving Faf du Plessis - helped Royal Challengers Bangalore finish on the right side of a one-run result

How our ball-by-ball commentary captured an epic final over in Bengaluru

With Parthiv Patel at the crease, they promoted Akshdeep Nath and Marcus Stoinis above the in-form Moeen Ali. Was it a wise decision?

Virat Kohli's century was overshadowed by two other performances in a high-voltage game in Kolkata

Why did Sunil Narine open the bowling instead of Piyush Chawla, and how did Royal Challengers up their game in the last ten overs?

Halfway through IPL 2019, what are the teams' biggest strengths, and what potential strategy changes can they employ to make up for their weaknesses?

Much before Hardik Pandya's meaty blows with the bat, the Mumbai Indians fast-bowling unit scripted Royal Challengers Bangalore's undoing. Here's a recap

His IPL stats against left-arm quicks is a little below the standards he likes to set and Jason Behrendorff exploited it brilliantly

RCB may have had 24 fewer to chase had they reviewed an lbw call off Gayle

The Kings XI opener's unbeaten 99 followed an old-fashioned ODI template, featuring a distinct middle-overs slowdown

Are fingerspinners making a resurgence, led by two of India's best? And is it time for more spin at the death?

According to Luck Index, the dropped catch of Shreyas Iyer in the first over of the chase cost Royal Challengers Bangalore 16 runs