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RCB collpase to lowest IPL total of 49 in loss to KKR

In a stunning collapse, Royal Challengers Bangalore were all out for 49, the lowest score in the history of IPL as Kolkata Knight Riders spanked them by 82 runs tonight.

The hosts had put up a modest total on the board as they were all out for 131 with RCB leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal taking three wickets.


However, the hosts defended the total despite facing one of the biggest hitters in the game in the rival camp.

Australian paceman Nathan Coulter-Nile ripped apart the Bangalore top-order by dismissing skipper Virat Kohli (0), AB de Villiers (8) and Kedar Jadhav (9).

Pacemen Chris Woakes (3/6) and Colin de Grandhomme (3/4) also took three wickets each to bowl out RCB for 49 in just 9.4 overs.

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15,000 pubs shut down since 2000 as UK braces for 540 more closures this year

  • One pub shut permanently every day in England and Wales in 2025
  • 540 more closures expected this year, industry modelling shows
  • Drinks prices set to rise from April as suppliers pass on costs

After years of rising costs, a fresh increase in alcohol duty from February 1 is set to land on a sector already operating on wafer-thin margins. The rise, approved by MPs under the government’s Finance Bill following chancellor Rachel Reeves’s budget, adds to what many in the industry describe as a toxic mix of higher taxes, wages and overheads.

The numbers underline the scale of the problem. Analysis of government data by tax specialists at Ryan shows that one pub a day closed permanently in England and Wales during 2025. Modelling by UKHospitality suggests the pace is unlikely to slow, with another 540 pubs forecast to shut this year.

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