IPL ·61st Match
Finished
Punjab Kings
#4 · 13 pts · NRR +0.35 · LLLLL
199/8
(20 ov)
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
#1 · 16 pts · NRR +1.03 · WLLWW
222/4
(20 ov)
Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 23 runs
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Batting
RB4s6sSR
H. Brar
5 3 1 0 166.7
A. Omarzai
14 10 1 1 140
Bowling
OMRWEcon
R. Dar
4 11 36 3 9
B. Kumar
4 9 38 2 9.5
MATCH STATS PBKS RCB
PP 49/3 (8.2) 61/1 (10.2)
Middle 111/2 (11.1) 107/2 (10.5)
Death 39/3 (9.8) 54/1 (13.5)
4s 16 20
6s 10 12
Dots 24% 20%
Extras 12 7
Best P'ship 67(6) 76(2)
Runs
RCBPBKS
489614419224005101520
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Date and time 17/05/2026 · 10:00
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Competition Indian Premier League · 61st Match
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Venue Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala
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Weather
🌡 29°C💧 34%☁️ 12%💨 8 km/h
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Toss Punjab Kings won the toss, elected to bowling
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Umpire 1 Adrian Holdstock
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Umpire 2 KN Ananthapadmanabhan
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TV Umpire Parashar Joshi
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Referee Pankaj Dharmani

Match Prediction

PBKS IPL regular season में 13 points के साथ चौथे स्थान पर हैं और फिलहाल playoff zone में हैं, लेकिन वे पाँच मैचों की हार की लड़ी पर हैं। RCB 16 points के साथ table में शीर्ष पर हैं और फिलहाल playoff zone में हैं; जीत उनके लिए playoffs में जगह पक्की कर देगी। यह मैच IPL 2025 final का re-match है। PBKS की हालिया हारों के साथ scoring speed में गिरावट आई है और batters के set हो जाने के बाद strike rate में तेज गिरावट देखी गई है।

Toss & Conditions

Dharamsala hosts its first day game of IPL 2026, and all ten day games before this one were won by the chasing side. The same pitch used for the match against DC will be used again, so the toss can shape the result if the chasing trend continues.

🪙 Punjab Kings won toss, elected bowling
🏟 Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala
🌡 29°C💧 34%☁️ 12%💨 8 km/h

Head-to-Head

RCB ने PBKS के खिलाफ पिछली तीन meetings जीती हैं। सबसे हालिया मैच में RCB ने 190/9 defend किया और 6 runs से जीते, जहाँ PBKS एक कड़े chase में 184/7 पर समाप्त हुआ। इसके पहले की दो जीतों में RCB ने PBKS के targets को wickets in hand रहते हुए chase कर लिया था। इन तीन मैचों में रुझान एकतरफा रहा है: RCB 3-0 PBKS।

Punjab Kings

#413 ptsNRR +0.355LLLLL

PBKS IPL regular season में 13 points के साथ चौथे स्थान पर हैं और फिलहाल playoff zone में हैं। उनके पिछले तीनों मैच हार रहे हैं, जिनमें Mumbai Indians के खिलाफ एक-ball की हार भी शामिल है, जब PBKS ने 200/8 बनाए थे। हालिया दौर में गिरावट दिखी है—करीबी chases और high-scoring games होने के बावजूद नतीजा हार ही रहा है।

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

#116 ptsNRR +1.034WLLWW

RCB IPL regular season में 16 points के साथ पहले स्थान पर हैं और फिलहाल playoff zone में हैं। उन्होंने अपने पिछले तीन मैचों में से दो जीते हैं, जिनमें Mumbai Indians के खिलाफ last-ball chase भी शामिल है। हालिया form में इस मैच से पहले back-to-back wins शामिल हैं।

Playing XI

PBKS
Shreyas IyerC
Prabhsimran SinghWK
Priyansh Arya
Cooper Connolly
Suryansh Shedge
Shashank Singh
Azmatullah Omarzai
Harpreet Brar
Lockie Ferguson
Arshdeep Singh
Yuzvendra Chahal
RCB
Jitesh SharmaCWK
Virat Kohli
Jacob Bethell
Devdutt Padikkal
Venkatesh Iyer
Tim David
Romario Shepherd
Krunal Pandya
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Suyash Sharma
Josh Hazlewood

News & Facts

  • RCB opener Phil Salt is still not back in India after flying home earlier this month to get his finger checked, so Jacob Bethell continues to open with Virat Kohli.
  • Shreyas Iyer will captain his 100th IPL match; 41 were for DC, and 29 each for KKR and PBKS.
  • PBKS have won only one of their last seven games in Dharamsala.
  • PBKS have both scored and conceded eight 200-plus totals in this IPL, joint-most in a single IPL edition.
  • Virat Kohli has 1159 runs against PBKS, the most by any batter versus them.

Key Stats

PBKSRCB
Position 4 1
Points 13 16
NRR +0.35 +1.03
Elo 1475 1568
Winrate (last 3) 0% 67%
H2H (last 3) 0/3 3/3
PP Econ 8.6 7.7
Mid Econ 8.2 8.8
Death Econ 10.9 10.5
Total score 1 7

Verdict

चारों models RCB के पक्ष में हैं; model average RCB 65% है (range 59–70%)। Bookmakers models से अलग जा रहे हैं और PBKS को 56% (1.72) बनाम RCB को 44% (2.16) पर price कर रहे हैं। Key stats 7-1 से RCB के पक्ष में हैं, जो points, NRR, Elo, हालिया win rate, और last-three head-to-head sweep में बढ़त से संचालित हैं। मैच इस बात पर पलट सकता है कि PBKS अपनी हालिया गिरावट को रोक पाते हैं या नहीं, और क्या Dharamsala में chasing का रुझान एक बार फिर कायम रहता है।

PBKSRCB
41% ML 59%
33% AI 1 67%
36% AI 2 64%
30% Math 70%
56% Books 44%

Iyer’s launchpad innings

Venkatesh Iyer seized the night with a 40-ball 73 that flipped a good start into a match-defining surge, and Royal Challengers Bengaluru rode it to a 23-run win. Even with Punjab Kings threatening a late twist, RCB’s total always felt a step ahead once Iyer began clearing the pockets and forcing the field back. The chase had punch, but it also had too many repairs to make.

Powerplay damage, chase uphill

The game was effectively shaped in the first six overs of Punjab’s reply. PBKS stumbled to 49/3 in the powerplay, and that early dent meant their later scoring bursts came with a rising required rate. They did win the middle overs at 11.1 an over (111/2), but the equation never truly relaxed, and RCB’s death phase—where they kept scoring at 13.5 with the bat—left Punjab needing a near-perfect finish.

Iyer, Kohli, and timely wickets

Iyer’s intent set the ceiling, and Kohli’s 59 off 37 ensured the innings never lost structure, their 76-run stand keeping RCB ahead of the par curve. When Punjab pushed back, Shashank Singh’s 56 off 27 briefly made it nervy, but Rasikh Salam Dar’s 3 for 36 punctured the comeback at key moments, with Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s 2 for 38 adding control when the chase threatened to ignite.

Batting
RBSR
Venkatesh Iyer
Venkatesh Iyer
RCB Batsman
7340183
Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli
RCB Batsman
5937160
Shashank Singh
Shashank Singh
PBKS Batsman
5627207
Bowling
WREcon
Rasikh Salam Dar
Rasikh Salam Dar
RCB Bowler
3369.0
Harpreet Brar
Harpreet Brar
PBKS Bowler
2358.8
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
RCB Bowler
2389.5

Why the tilt matched form

Pre-match pointers leaned RCB’s way on recent results and matchup edges, and the contest followed that script in the phases that usually decide T20s. RCB’s top order gave them a cleaner platform (61/1 in the powerplay), while Punjab’s early wickets exposed their shakier recent trend under pressure. Dharamsala can reward chasing, but only if you’re not three down before the ball stops swinging.

ML
RCB 59%
AI 1
RCB 67%
AI 2
RCB 64%
Math
RCB 70%
Books
PBKS 56%
Playing XI
Shreyas Iyer
Shreyas IyerC Batsman
Prabhsimran Singh
Prabhsimran SinghWK Wicketkeeper
Priyansh Arya
Priyansh Arya Batsman
Suryansh Shedge
Suryansh Shedge Batsman
Shashank Singh
Shashank Singh Allrounder
Cooper Connolly
Cooper Connolly Allrounder
Azmatullah Omarzai
Azmatullah Omarzai Allrounder
Arshdeep Singh
Arshdeep Singh Bowler
Yuzvendra Chahal
Yuzvendra Chahal Bowler
Lockie Ferguson
Lockie Ferguson Bowler
Harpreet Brar
Harpreet Brar Bowler
Rest of Squad
Nehal Wadhera
Nehal Wadhera Batsman
Pyla Avinash
Pyla Avinash Batsman
Harnoor Singh
Harnoor Singh Batsman
Marcus Stoinis
Marcus Stoinis Allrounder
Marco Jansen
Marco Jansen Allrounder
Mitchell Owen
Mitchell Owen Allrounder
Musheer Khan
Musheer Khan Allrounder
Ben Dwarshuis
Ben Dwarshuis Bowler
Vijaykumar Vyshak
Vijaykumar Vyshak Bowler
Yash Thakur
Yash Thakur Bowler
Xavier Bartlett
Xavier Bartlett Bowler
Vishal Nishad
Vishal Nishad Bowler
Praveen Dubey
Praveen Dubey Bowler
Vishnu Vinod
Vishnu Vinod Wicketkeeper
Playing XI
Jitesh Sharma
Jitesh SharmaCWK Wicketkeeper
Romario Shepherd
Romario Shepherd Bowling Allrounder
Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli Batsman
Tim David
Tim David Batsman
Devdutt Padikkal
Devdutt Padikkal Batsman
Venkatesh Iyer
Venkatesh Iyer Allrounder
Krunal Pandya
Krunal Pandya Allrounder
Jacob Bethell
Jacob Bethell Allrounder
Josh Hazlewood
Josh Hazlewood Bowler
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Bhuvneshwar Kumar Bowler
Suyash Sharma
Suyash Sharma Bowler
Rest of Squad
Rajat Patidar
Rajat Patidar Batsman
Mangesh Yadav
Mangesh Yadav Allrounder
Swapnil Singh
Swapnil Singh Allrounder
Kanishk Chouhan
Kanishk Chouhan Allrounder
Vihaan Manoj Malhotra
Vihaan Manoj Malhotra Allrounder
Rasikh Salam Dar
Rasikh Salam Dar Bowler
Yash Dayal
Yash Dayal Bowler
Jacob Duffy
Jacob Duffy Bowler
Nuwan Thushara
Nuwan Thushara Bowler
Satvik Deswal
Satvik Deswal Bowler
Abhinandan Singh
Abhinandan Singh Bowler
Vicky Kanhaiya Ostwal
Vicky Kanhaiya Ostwal Bowler
Philip Salt
Philip Salt Wicketkeeper
Jordan Cox
Jordan Cox Wicketkeeper
#TeamPW-LPTS
1RCB 12 8-4 16
2GT 13 8-5 16
3SRH 12 7-5 14
4PBKS 12 6-5 13
5RR 11 6-5 12
6CSK 12 6-6 12
7KKR 12 5-6 11
8DC 12 5-7 10
9MI 12 4-8 8
10LSG 12 4-8 8
#TeamPWLNRNRRPTS
1RCB 12 8 4 +1.034 16
2GT 13 8 5 +0.400 16
3SRH 12 7 5 +0.331 14
4PBKS 12 6 5 1 +0.355 13
5RR 11 6 5 +0.082 12
6CSK 12 6 6 +0.027 12
7KKR 12 5 6 1 -0.038 11
8DC 12 5 7 -0.993 10
9MI 12 4 8 -0.504 8
10LSG 12 4 8 -0.633 8
#TeamLast 5
1RCBWLLWW
2GTWWWWL
3SRHWWLWL
4PBKSLLLLL
5RRWLWLL
6CSKLWWWL
7KKRWWWLW
8DCLWLLW
9MILLWLW
10LSGLLWLW