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Daniel Vettori has turned his attention from Royal Challengers Bangalore to Middlesex but still success is not coming easily

And can NASA fix Virat Kohli? We seek answers in our recap of everything that went down in the world of cricket in May

IPL 2018 showed there might no longer be a place for batsmen who build innings and that DRS might need some fine-tuning for it to truly work in T20s

A look back at six pieces of strategy that drastically improved their teams

Ish Sodhi and Shreyas Gopal had been alternated in the XI, but when they finally played together, they strangled Royal Challengers Bangalore

RCB have invariably lost quick wickets in the middle overs while batting first, but on Thursday against Sunrisers, they had a welcome departure from that norm that ensured they didn't end up with a sub-par total

The reactions to AB de Villiers' stunner at the Chinnaswamy

Plus, do third umpires need time limits to make their decisions, and why did Williamson get so little of the strike in the closing stages of Sunrisers' chase?

Royal Challengers Bangalore crippled the Kings XI line-up with a flurry of short balls, taking out their most prolific pair inside the Powerplay

Ashish Nehra, Royal Challengers Bangalore's bowling consultant, talks about dealing with defeat, advising Virat Kohli, and deciding who will bowl at the death

Depending on the pitch, outfield size and batsmen at the crease, spin could be a good alternative to the traditional death-over tricks by pace bowlers

Plus: Is Bhuvneshwar Kumar the best last-over bowler going around, and why did RCB pick Moeen Ali?

Dropping a wristspinner for an extra overseas fast bowler put the onus on CSK's fingerspinners, and they took with 5 for 40

They scored only 101 runs across 17 of their 20 overs, and conceded an astounding 23 extras, but they finally managed to defend a total

And in Tim Southee, they may have also found a solution for the end-overs issues that plagued them through the first half of the season

Why the ECB's 100-ball proposal is awful. Or great. Or wotevz. Plus more about Fawad Alam than you probably cared to know

Royal Challengers' bowlers caused discomfort and created chances early in their defence of 175, but they had nothing to show for it in the end

Bowling at the death has always been an issue for the IPL's perennial bridesmaids, but this season they have outdone even themselves

Plus, how bad have Royal Challengers been at the death this season? (Spoiler: extremely bad)

The round-up of smart stats from the first 22 matches of this IPL season also features D'Arcy Short and Gautam Gambhir's scoring troubles