A poor batting performance on a sluggish surface saw RCB finish their marathon away stretch of IPL 6 with a 5 wicket loss against the Kolkata Knight Riders at the JSCA Stadium in Ranchi on Sunday evening.

David Miller hit the third fastest hundred in all IPL history to finish a stunning chase for Kings XI Punjab and give them a 6 wicket win over Royal Challengers Bangalore at the PCA Stadium in Mohali on Monday night.

Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Pune Warriors India by 17 runs in their IPL 6 match at the Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium in Pune on Thursday night to seal their first away win of the season.

A brief shower that interrupted play was the only period of respite for the Pune Warriors India on Tuesday evening. Record after record was obliterated as the Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Pune by 130 runs, powered by an unbelievable 175* from Chris Gayle at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.

T20 is a batsman’s game but bowlers aren’t mugs. They come up with their variations, the carrom ball, the slower bouncer, even the intentional half volley hoping for a mishit. Batsmen have to be on the top of their game all the time, figuring out new ways to hit the ball and new parts of the ground to hit them to. And no one does inventive batting in T20 better than AB de Villiers.

The Royal Challengers Bangalore played out their second Super Over finish of IPL 2013 and came out on top against the Delhi Daredevils on Tuesday night at Bangalore.

We spoke to Danielle de Villiers at the Stadium right before the KKR game.

Picture this… A man walks past a group of pretty young girls… as he passes they start to point, giggle and swoon. Sounds familiar right, something like an Axe ad? Well, you can say the AXE Effect is on because this is a sight you’ll see nearly every day during the IPL.

AB de Villiers's Titans beat the Warriors by 4 wickets in the semi-finals of South Africa's domestic T20 championship the Ram Slam T20 Tournament, in their match at East London on Wednesday.

Daniel Vettori, one of the finest bowlers in RCB, has returned to training after recovering from an injury. With Muttiah Muralitharan in the side he may not be a regular in RCB’s starting XI but he is an integral part of the team, mentoring the youngsters and giving much needed inputs as ex-skipper. There is no doubt that Vettori will be needed at crucial times in the current season to help the team out.

AB de Villiers hit an unbeaten 95* to guide SA to a series winning 6 wicket win in the 5th ODI against Pakistan at Benoni on Sunday.

AB de Villiers hit 75 (108b, 5x4) to help South Africa post a competitive 234/9 against Pakistan in the 4th ODI at Durban on Thursday.

AB de Villiers and Hashim Amla built a record ODI partnership before South Africa handled Shahid Afridi successfully to win the 3rd ODI at Wanderers by 34 runs. The win put SA 2-1 ahead in the 5 game series.

AB de Villiers starred with a quickfire 36 in South Africa’s 95 run loss to Pakistan in the second and final T20I of their tour at the SuperSport Park in Centurion on Sunday.

AB de Villiers’s 121 and debutant Kyle Abbott’s 9/83 helped South Africa beat Pakistan by an innings and 18 runs in the Third Test at Centurion against Pakistan and sweep the series 3-0.

AB de Villiers stepped down as the captain of South Africa's national T20 side. He will continue to lead the Proteas ODI team.

AB de Villiers scored a crucial fifty as South Africa came back strongly to beat Pakistan in the second Test at Newlands, taking the series 2-0 on Sunday.

AB de Villiers equalled Jack Russell’s 14 year old record for most catches in a single Test with his 11 catches in South Africa’s 211 run win against Pakistan in the first Test at Johannesburg on Monday.

AB de Villiers scored a quick 103* to help South Africa set Pakistan a target of 480 on Day 3 of the first Test at the Wanderers in Johannesburg.

AB de Villiers hit a brisk 51 as South Africa piled on the runs against New Zealand on Day 1 of the second Test on Friday at Port Elizabeth.

AB de Villiers hit 67 in South Africa’s first innings against New Zealand on Day 2 of the first Test at Cape Town on Thursday.

AB de Villiers will not play the 3 T20I games against the visiting New Zealand side in December.

South Africa’s selectors announced the squads that will take on the visiting New Zealand side in the 3 T20Is and 2 Tests coming up.

AB de Villiers scored a ton for the Titans in their Momentum One Day Cup semi final loss against the Cape Cobras at Newlands in Cape Town on Sunday.

AB de Villiers smashed 169 (184b, 4x21, 6x3) as South Africa racked up a total of 569 to set Australia a target of 632 to win the 3rd Test at Perth on Sunday.

South Africa dug in to eke out an incredible draw against Australia at Adelaide on Monday.

Here is the list of RCB players who have been retained.

Virat Kohli was the only Indian who could find a place in ICC’s T20 Team of the Tournament; Suresh Raina was included as the 12th man. Kolhi managed to impress with his consistent performances, his highest score of 78* came against Pakistan. RCBian Chris Gayle too made it to the team. Gayle played a vital role in West Indies’ World Twenty20 campaign. He made 222 runs in 7 matches, his highest score in the tournament was 75*.

AB de Villiers is one of my favorite cricketers. Here's a brief biography of AB, hope you enjoy reading!

India beat South Africa by 1 run in a tense thriller at Colombo on Tuesday night but lost out a semi final slot to Pakistan on NRR.

AB de Villiers smashed 30 off 13 balls and chipped in with a run out and catch to help South Africa win their rain hit 2012 ICC World Twenty20 game against Sri Lanka in Hambantota on Saturday.

AB de Villiers struck 54 in South Africa's 9 run win over New Zealand in their World Twenty20 warm up game at the Colts Cricket Club Ground in Colombo on Monday.

Virat Kohli was declared the ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year at the ICC Awards function in Colombo on Saturday.

AB de Villiers made 75* in South Africa’s successful chase to help his side win the 5th ODI against England at Trent Bridge, Nottingham on Wednesday.

Virat Kohli, Chris Gayle, Daniel Vettori, AB de Villiers and Tillakaratne Dilshan are among players nominated for various categories at the 2012 LG ICC Awards.

South Africa’s 2 day, 14 players per side tour game against Derbyshire County Cricket Club was lit up by AB de Villiers’s sprightly 97 before he retired out on Friday.

AB de Villiers will lead the South African national men’s cricket team in the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka in September.

AB de Villiers hit 80 to rescue the South Africans in the first innings of their 2 day tour match against Worcestershire at New Road on Friday.

RCB Auctions 2012 was a one-off chance for fans to bid and own the most precious RCB merchandise, specially autographed by various celebrity guests on Sid Mallya's show, 'No Boundaries.' It was pre-decided that proceeds from the auctions would go to NGOs that the highest bidder of each product chose.

They dazzled on the field and owned your admiration. Here’s your chance to own a little bit of them, more specifically, merchandise autographed by your favourite Royal Challengers Bangalore and IPL cricketers.

Chris Gayle, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers form a batting line up to die for in T20s. RCB thrilled the crowds again this season and the M Chinnaswamy turned into one big carnival every time the men in red and gold played in Bangalore. Despite the superb batting, cruelly, the team fell short of making it to the play offs on net run rate. But still, runs were plundered, records were broken and innings that will be remembered and talked about for years to come were played this season by RCB batsmen. Here’s a look at who did what this season:

AB de Villiers picked up the SA Player’s Player of the Year award and the ODI International Cricketer of the Year award at Cricket South Africa’s yearly awards banquet in Johannesburg on Wednesday night.

Delhi Daredevils vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Thursday, May 17th 8 pm Feroze Shah Kotla Stadium, Delhi

Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Wednesday, May 09th 8 pm Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

The Royal Challengers Bangalore picked up a 5 wicket win against the Deccan Chargers at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore on Sunday night.

Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Deccan Chargers Saturday, May 6th 8 pm M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Nevermind fairytale stories, the IPL can be a rocky road.

Tillakaratne Dilshan and AB de Villiers produced a counter-attack for the ages before KP Appanna halted the charging Rajasthan Royals batsmen as the Royal Challengers Bangalore captured an incredible 46 run win at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium in Jaipur on Monday night.

Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Monday, April 23rd 8 pm Sawai Man Singh Stadium, Jaipur

Chris Gayle and AB de Villiers delivered a 5 wicket win for the Royal Challengers Bangalore, putting together 131 runs for the 4th wicket to chase down the total of 163/6 set by Kings XI Punjab at the PCA Stadium in Mohali on Friday night.

The Royal Challengers Bangalore beat the Pune Warriors India by 6 wickets at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore on Tuesday night.

The opportunity of a lifetime for Thejasvi & Aakash!

AB de Villiers and Muttiah Muralitharan put in two wonderful performances but the entire Royal Challengers Bangalore side put in a team effort to win their season opener against the Delhi Daredevils by 20 runs at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore.

AB de Villiers today said that he is happy to be back in Bengaluru - his second home.

Morne Morkel ripped through New Zealand’s batting, taking 6/13 but Kane Williamson stuck around and hit a century to see NZ safely to a draw in the third Test at the Basin Reserve in Wellington today.

South Africa tightened the screws on a hapless New Zealand side on Day 4 of the third Test between the two at the Basin Reserve in Wellington.

AB de Villiers carried South Africa to a position of safety with his 83 which helped them take a 68 run first innings lead against New Zealand on Day 2 of the second Test between the two sides at Seddon Park in Hamilton.

Tons by Graeme Smith and the two Jacques's Kallis and Rudolph helped South Africa take control of the first Test against New Zealand at Dunedin.