Indian Premier League 2026: PBKS vs RCB Scorecard, Indian Premier League 2026 61st match: Venkatesh Iyer 73 headlines the match with a key batting effort

By Cricket Addictor

Published - 17 May 2026, 03:30 PM

Indian Premier League • Match 61• Sun, May 17 • 03:30 PM IST • Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium

PBKS

199/8 (20 ov)

Completed

RCB

222/4 (20 ov)

🎲 Toss: Punjab Kings elected to bowl 🏟 Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium 🏆 Player of the Match: Venkatesh Iyer

PBKS vs RCB Match Summary: IPL 2026 Match Result and Highlights

PBKS vs RCB — Completed. Full scorecard, key stats and over-by-over flow are below.

PBKS vs RCB Match Details: Venue, Toss, Umpires and Match Info

Venue	Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium
Umpires	Adrian Holdstock (South Africa), KN Ananthapadmanabhan (India), Parashar Joshi (India, TV)
Match Referee	Pankaj Dharmani (India)

PBKS vs RCB Key Stats and Insights: Top Performers and Match Impact

Top Batting Performers: Highest Runs in the Match

Venkatesh Iyer — 73 runs (40 balls).

Best Bowling Figures: Top Wicket Takers

Rasikh Salam — 3/36 (4 ov).

Economy Leaders: Most Efficient Bowlers

Romario Shepherd — economy 8.00 over 1 overs.

📈 Team-by-team snapshot

PBKS — quick numbers

🏏 Top Scorer

Shashank Singh

56 runs (27b) • 4×4 4×6

🎯 Best Bowler

Harpreet Brar

2/35 (4ov) • Econ 8.75

📋 Team Total

199/8 (20 ov)

RCB — quick numbers

🏏 Top Scorer

Venkatesh Iyer

73 runs (40b) • 8×4 4×6

🎯 Best Bowler

Rasikh Salam

3/36 (4ov) • Econ 9.00

💎 Best Economy

Romario Shepherd

Econ 8.00 in 1 overs

📋 Team Total

222/4 (20 ov)

PBKS vs RCB Match Flow: Over-by-Over Momentum and Turning Points

Match Flow (runs per over)

PBKS RCB Completed

PBKS vs RCB Full Scorecard: Batting and Bowling Performance

RCB Batting Scorecard

222/4 (20 ov)

Royal Challengers Bangalore

RCB — Batters

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Jacob Bethell b H Brar	11	7	2	0	157.14
Virat Kohli c Priyansh Arya b Y Chahal	58	37	4	3	156.76
Devdutt Padikkal c S Iyer b H Brar	45	25	4	3	180.00
Venkatesh Iyer * not out	73	40	8	4	182.50
Tim David c H Brar b A Singh	28	12	2	2	233.33

Extras: 7 (b 1, lb 0, w 5, nb 1, p 0)

Did Not Bat: Jitesh Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Josh Hazlewood, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suyash Sharma, Rasikh Dar Salam

Partnerships — RCB

Inning 1 · Royal Challengers Bangalore

Wkt	Runs (balls)	Players
1	21 (14)	Jacob Bethell – Virat Kohli
2	76 (41)	Virat Kohli – Devdutt Padikkal
3	60 (35)	Virat Kohli – Venkatesh Iyer
4	65 (30)	Venkatesh Iyer – Tim David

Fall of Wickets — RCB

Inning 1 · Royal Challengers Bangalore

Wkt	Score	Batter	Over
1	21	Jacob Bethell	2.2
2	97	Devdutt Padikkal	9.1
3	157	Virat Kohli	14.6
4	222	Tim David	19.6

PBKS Bowling Figures

Punjab Kings

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ	Dots
Arshdeep Singh	4	43	1	10.75	4
Azmatullah Omarzai	4	38	0	9.50	8
Harpreet Brar	4	35	2	8.75	8
Lockie Ferguson	3	43	0	14.33	4
Yuzvendra Chahal	3	42	1	14.00	4
Shashank Singh	2	20	0	10.00	2

PBKS Batting Scorecard

199/8 (20 ov)

Punjab Kings

PBKS — Batters

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Priyansh Arya c R Shepherd b BV Kumar	0	3	0	0	0.00
Prabhsimran Singh c D Padikkal b BV Kumar	2	5	0	0	40.00
Cooper Connolly c J Bethell b R Shepherd	37	22	3	3	168.18
Shreyas Iyer c J Sharma b RD Salam	1	3	0	0	33.33
Suryansh Shedge c V Kohli b S Sharma	35	22	2	2	159.09
Marcus Stoinis lbw b J Hazlewood	37	25	5	0	148.00
Shashank Singh c V Kohli b RD Salam	56	27	4	4	207.41
Azmatullah Omarzai c TH David b RD Salam	14	10	1	1	140.00
Harpreet Brar * not out	5	3	1	0	166.67

Extras: 12 (b 0, lb 4, w 8, nb 0, p 0)

Did Not Bat: Arshdeep Singh, Lockie Ferguson

Partnerships — PBKS

Inning 2 · Punjab Kings

Wkt	Runs (balls)	Players
1	1 (3)	Priyansh Arya – Prabhsimran Singh
2	17 (14)	Prabhsimran Singh – Cooper Connolly
3	1 (3)	Cooper Connolly – Shreyas Iyer
4	43 (25)	Cooper Connolly – Suryansh Shedge
5	31 (20)	Suryansh Shedge – Marcus Stoinis
6	67 (32)	Marcus Stoinis – Shashank Singh
7	34 (19)	Shashank Singh – Harpreet Brar
8	5 (4)	Harpreet Brar – Azmatullah Omarzai

Fall of Wickets — PBKS

Inning 2 · Punjab Kings

Wkt	Score	Batter	Over
1	1	Priyansh Arya	0.3
2	18	Prabhsimran Singh	2.5
3	19	Shreyas Iyer	3.2
4	62	Cooper Connolly	7.3
5	93	Suryansh Shedge	10.5
6	160	Marcus Stoinis	16.1
7	194	Shashank Singh	19.2
8	199	Azmatullah Omarzai	19.6

RCB Bowling Figures

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ	Dots
Bhuvneshwar Kumar	4	38	2	9.50	10
Josh Hazlewood	4	36	1	9.00	10
Rasikh Salam	4	36	3	9.00	12
Suyash Sharma	4	50	1	12.50	3
Romario Shepherd	1	8	1	8.00	2
Krunal Pandya	3	27	0	9.00	1

PBKS vs RCB Match Stats: Runs, Strike Rates, Wickets and Key Numbers

Result: Completed
Top runs: Venkatesh Iyer (73)
Top wickets: Rasikh Salam (3)
Best economy: Romario Shepherd (8.00)

PBKS vs RCB Winning Factors: Why RCB Won

Partnerships, powerplay control and death overs often decide T20 outcomes — use the scorecard above together with economy and fall of wickets to see how RCB built the win.