PBKS vs RCB Match Preview Today: Pitch Report, Playing XI, Key Players & Prediction

Published - 27 Mar 2026, 06:06 PM | Updated - 27 Mar 2026, 06:06 PM

📍 Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala 🕒 03:30 PM IST Star Sports / JioCinema

Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Match Preview

IPL — Punjab Kings take on Royal Challengers Bangalore at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium (Dharamsala) on Sunday, May 17, 2026.

Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Match Info

Match: PBKS vs RCB, Match 61
Series: IPL
Date: Sunday, May 17, 2026
Time: 03:30 PM IST
Venue: Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala
Live streaming: Jio Hotstar
TV: Star Sports Network

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Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Fixture Snapshot

Date	Match	Result
17 May 2026	PBKS vs RCB	Upcoming

Points table — Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore

League positions and stats for both teams in this match. Numbers match the full IPL points table.

IPL 2026

N/R

PTS

Net RR

Last 5 Matches

Punjab Kings

1.42

Opponent	Description	Date
Gujarat Titans (PBKS won by 3 wickets)	Match 4	31 Mar 2026
Chennai Super Kings (PBKS won by 5 wickets)	Match 7	3 Apr 2026
Kolkata Knight Riders (No result (due to rain))	Match 12	6 Apr 2026
Sunrisers Hyderabad (PBKS won by 6 wickets)	Match 17	11 Apr 2026
Mumbai Indians (PBKS won by 7 wickets)	Match 24	16 Apr 2026
Lucknow Super Giants (PBKS won by 54 runs)	Match 29	19 Apr 2026
Delhi Capitals	Match 35	25 Apr 2026
Rajasthan Royals	Match 40	28 Apr 2026
Gujarat Titans	Match 46	3 May 2026
Sunrisers Hyderabad	Match 49	6 May 2026
Delhi Capitals	Match 55	11 May 2026
Mumbai Indians	Match 58	14 May 2026
Royal Challengers Bangalore	Match 61	17 May 2026
Lucknow Super Giants	Match 68	23 May 2026

Royal Challengers Bangalore

1.101

Opponent	Description	Date
Sunrisers Hyderabad (Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 6 wickets)	Match 1	28 Mar 2026
Chennai Super Kings (Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 43 runs)	Match 11	5 Apr 2026
Rajasthan Royals (RR won by 6 wickets)	Match 16	10 Apr 2026
Mumbai Indians (Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 18 runs)	Match 20	12 Apr 2026
Lucknow Super Giants (Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 5 wickets)	Match 23	15 Apr 2026
Delhi Capitals (DC won by 6 wickets)	Match 26	18 Apr 2026
Gujarat Titans (Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 5 wickets)	Match 34	24 Apr 2026
Delhi Capitals	Match 39	27 Apr 2026
Gujarat Titans	Match 42	30 Apr 2026
Lucknow Super Giants	Match 50	7 May 2026
Mumbai Indians	Match 54	10 May 2026
Kolkata Knight Riders	Match 57	13 May 2026
Punjab Kings	Match 61	17 May 2026
Sunrisers Hyderabad	Match 67	22 May 2026

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Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Head-to-Head

PBKS WINS 18

Total matches: 37

RCB WINS 19

Team totals in IPL when these two have met:

PBKS totals

High 232

Low 88

RCB totals

High 241

Low 84

This fixture

17 May 2026, 3:30 PM

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Last meeting (3 Jun 2025)

PBKS 184 v RCB 190

RCB won

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Team Form (Last 5 Matches)

PBKS — last 5 (completed)

Date	Match	Result
19 Apr 2026	PBKS vs LSG	Punjab Kings won by 54 runs
16 Apr 2026	MI vs PBKS	Punjab Kings won by 7 wickets
11 Apr 2026	PBKS vs SRH	Punjab Kings won by 6 wickets
06 Apr 2026	KKR vs PBKS	No result (due to rain)
03 Apr 2026	CSK vs PBKS	Punjab Kings won by 5 wickets

RCB — last 5 (completed)

Date	Match	Result
24 Apr 2026	RCB vs GT	Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 5 wickets
18 Apr 2026	RCB vs DC	Delhi Capitals won by 6 wickets
15 Apr 2026	RCB vs LSG	Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 5 wickets
12 Apr 2026	MI vs RCB	Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 18 runs
10 Apr 2026	RR vs RCB	Rajasthan Royals won by 6 wickets

Player key stats

Top Player Stats

(Based on recent match performances)

Virat Kohli RCB

279 Runs

Rajat Patidar RCB

238 Runs

Cooper Connolly PBKS

223 Runs

Prabhsimran Singh PBKS

211 Runs

Shreyas Iyer PBKS

208 Runs

Philip Salt RCB

202 Runs

Priyansh Arya PBKS

250.00 SR

Xavier Bartlett PBKS

220.00 SR

Rajat Patidar RCB

210.62 SR

Shashank Singh PBKS

196.15 SR

Tim David RCB

194.68 SR

Marcus Stoinis PBKS

184.62 SR

Bhuvneshwar Kumar RCB

11 Wkts

Krunal Pandya RCB

8 Wkts

Jacob Duffy RCB

6 Wkts

Arshdeep Singh PBKS

6 Wkts

Vijaykumar Vyshak PBKS

5 Wkts

Marco Jansen PBKS

5 Wkts

Bhuvneshwar Kumar RCB

8.25 Econ

Shashank Singh PBKS

8.29 Econ

Marco Jansen PBKS

8.33 Econ

Rasikh Salam RCB

8.52 Econ

Josh Hazlewood RCB

8.88 Econ

Suyash Sharma RCB

8.95 Econ

Pitch Report And Stats

Ground dimensions

70 M square boundary and 75 M straight boundary.

70 M 75 M

Based on last 5 completed T20 matches at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium.

Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium · T20

Average score & wickets

5 matches

190

Avg score

Avg wickets

Score distribution (1st innings)

1 1 3

< 140 140-180 > 180

Pitch Batting Friendly Par 178 - 202 Confidence Medium

Batting-friendly 3 Bowling-friendly 1 Neutral 1

Teams batting first have scored noticeably better.

Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium · T20

Scoring records

241

Highest team score

117

Lowest team score

167

Lowest score defended

1st Innings vs 2nd Innings

Per innings: average team score, total fours/sixes in that innings (averaged across matches), and wickets. Based on the last 5 completed T20 matches at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium.

1st Innings 2nd Innings

190 Avg score 166

15 Total 4s (avg) 16

10 Total 6s (avg) 8

7 Wickets (avg) 7

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