Salt keeps delivering
- Phil Salt has produced a string of big IPL scores that kept RCB competitive in recent fixtures. (x.com) - His recent innings: 46(30) vs CSK, 78(36) vs MI, and 63(38) vs DC across match reports. (x.com) - Commentators and social threads repeatedly cited Salt’s form as central to RCB’s batting momentum. (x.com)
Phil Salt has given Royal Challengers Bengaluru three fast starts in April, scoring 46, 78 and 63 in a 14-day stretch. (espncricinfo.com) Against Chennai Super Kings on April 5 in Bengaluru, Salt made 46 off 30 as Royal Challengers Bengaluru piled up 250 for 3 and won by 43 runs. The total was the highest ever made against Chennai in the Indian Premier League, according to the league’s match report. (espncricinfo.com) Against Mumbai Indians on April 12 at Wankhede Stadium, Salt hit 78 off 36 and helped set up 240 for 4 in an 18-run win. ESPNcricinfo said Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s 240 was the highest Indian Premier League total at that ground. (espncricinfo.com) Against Delhi Capitals on April 18 in Bengaluru, Salt made 63 off 38 in tougher batting conditions, with the official Indian Premier League report saying he “bypassed the tricky conditions with sheer aggressive intent.” Royal Challengers Bengaluru still lost by six wickets with one ball left. (iplt20.com) Those innings came at the top of the order, where Salt’s job is to use the fielding restrictions in the first six overs and raise the scoring rate before spin settles in. His role has become more visible because Royal Challengers Bengaluru have built several of their biggest April totals around early acceleration. (iplt20.com) Salt arrived at Royal Challengers Bengaluru after winning the 2024 title with Kolkata Knight Riders, then helped Royal Challengers Bengaluru win their first Indian Premier League crown in 2025. The league’s player profile says Royal Challengers Bengaluru retained him for 2026 after a 403-run title season in 2025. (iplt20.com) His broader Indian Premier League record fits that pattern. The official profile lists 1,056 runs in 34 matches at a strike rate of 175.71, numbers that frame him less as an accumulator and more as a batter picked to change a game in 20 to 40 balls. (iplt20.com) Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s recent results show both sides of that formula: Salt’s runs were part of wins over Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians, and they were not enough to prevent a late defeat to Delhi Capitals. The constant has been the start. (espncricinfo.com)
