Punjab Kings will take on Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the 61st match of the Indian Premier League 2026. This match will be played at HPCA Stadium. Royal Challengers Bengaluru have eight wins and four losses in 12 matches. They are top of the points table.
On the other hand, Shreyas Iyer will lead the side for Punjab Kings. They have six wins and five losses in 12 matches and will be keen to put up a good show. This should be a closely fought game between these two sides. In this article we look at the playing XIs, top picks, pitch reports for this match. If you're a gamer and like to predict matches, then play on Stake, using SportsTiger's special promo code which will help you with 200% deposit bonus - TIGSTA.
Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Match Details
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Series |
Indian Premier League |
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Match |
Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
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Venue |
HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala |
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Match Timings |
3:30 PM IST, 17th May |
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Live Streaming |
JioHotstar |
Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Stats
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Player |
Team |
IPL Performance |
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Virat Kohli |
Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
9145 runs |
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Shreyas Iyer |
Punjab Kings |
4120 runs |
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Arshdeep Singh |
Punjab Kings |
110 wickets |
Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Probable Playing XI
Punjab Kings: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh(w), Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer(c), Suryansh Shedge, Shashank Singh, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Jacob Bethell, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Venkatesh Iyer, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rasikh Salam Dar, Jacob Duffy, Josh Hazlewood
Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Dream11 Captaincy Picks
Virat Kohli has scored 9145 runs in his IPL career. He will be a PBKS vs RCB Dream11 captaincy pick.
Krunal Pandya has a good record in this format and will give points with his batting and bowling. He will be a top pick in this PBKS vs RCB Dream11 match.
Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Match winner
Royal Challengers Bengaluru have been doing well in the recent games. Going by squad and conditions, RCB are expected to win this match.
