IPL 2025 marks Royal Challengers Bengaluru's 4th IPL final appearance without a win, while Punjab Kings have reached the final only once, in 2014, when they lost to Kolkata Knight Riders.
Incident occurred as RCB was chasing a target of 228 set by LSG. Rishabh Pant's decision to withdraw Rathi's appeal also drew flak from Ashwin, who called it a 'humiliation'.
In the first IPL Qualifier match Thursday against Punjab Kings, the Rajat Patidar-led side registered an eight-wicket win in 60 balls. The final is scheduled to be held on 3 June.
Salt’s dismissal, right when he was in top gear, proved to be the turning point. RCB’s momentum evaporated, giving Delhi Capitals the window to claw their way back.
The Italian term sprezzatura—a studied nonchalance that conceals intention—best captures the spirit of Trump’s foreign policy so far. The pattern is unpredictability, transactionalism, and disruption as diplomacy.
With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.
This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.
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