AUSvsBANAUS vs BAN
Headingley, Leeds
AUS
78/1 (9.3)BAN
77/8 (20.0)AUS won by 9 wickets
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ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026 — 12 teams, 2 qualification spots per group.
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Women's T20 WC — 17 June 2026
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Kohli's 75* in the Final Seals the Dynasty — RCB Are Back-to-Back Champions
T20Live Analysis Desk · 2026-06-16
Royal Challengers Bengaluru became only the third IPL franchise — after Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians — to successfully defend their title, and Virat Kohli made sure there was no drama in the manner of doing it. GT set 155/8 on a Ahmedabad surface that looked used but offered enough pace for Rasikh Salam (3/27) and Bhuvneshwar Kumar to keep it competitive. Rashid Khan then applied real pressure at 91/4 in the ninth over, threatening to rewrite the script. What followed was a masterclass: Kohli navigated the Rashid danger zone, absorbed the field restrictions shifting back, then punched the accelerator to bring RCB home with 12 balls to spare. His 75 off 42 balls — Player of the Match, almost certainly Player of the Series — was not just an innings, it was a statement that he still operates at a different level under finals pressure. Washington Sundar's 50* was the one genuine counter-punch from GT but it only delayed, not changed, the outcome. RCB are not a lucky champion — they have now won the final twice in two years.
Sooryavanshi at 15: How a Teenager Rewrote the IPL Orange Cap Record Books
T20Live Analysis Desk · 2026-06-16
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's 776 runs in IPL 2026 didn't just win him the Orange Cap — they reshaped the conversation about what a fifteen-year-old can physically and mentally withstand at the highest franchise level. The frightening thing is not the volume; it's the range. He scored against pace, against spin, in chases, setting targets, at home, away, in knockout pressure. Rajasthan Royals built their batting around him from game three onwards, which would break most teenagers, but Sooryavanshi absorbed that expectation and punished bowlers who adjusted their plans around him. He also won MVP, Emerging Player, Super Striker, and Super Sixes awards — a sweep that has not been matched by any player in a single IPL season. RR's Qualifier 2 exit (lost to GT by 7 wickets) means his individual brilliance wasn't enough to carry the team to a title, which is the one footnote on an otherwise exceptional campaign. At 15, he has already set the benchmark against which all future IPL prodigies will be measured.
Rabada's 29 Wickets Made GT Dangerous — But Couldn't Win a Final Twice
T20Live Analysis Desk · 2026-06-16
Kagiso Rabada's Purple Cap — 29 wickets across the IPL 2026 season — is the story of a pace bowler who refused to coast through a long schedule. In a tournament where seamers' workloads are carefully managed and back-to-back three-peat days are strategically rested, Rabada went full throttle in every match that mattered. He was GT's primary plan A, plan B, and damage-control option throughout, and his numbers show it: wickets in the powerplay, death-over pressure, key contributions through the middle overs. His 3/27 in the Qualifier 1 loss to RCB was arguably his best performance of the tournament's final stretch — three wickets in a losing cause on a high-scoring night. The bigger picture: Rabada's season raises a serious question about GT's construction for 2027. They went to two finals in two years (and lost both, including 2026 where they lost Qualifier 1 then came back through Qualifier 2) — with him available and Shubman Gill providing leadership, the core exists. The team that beats RCB next year will need a different weapon. Rabada might just be the one they try to build around.
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