Match Prediction - Punjab Kings v Royal Challengers Bengaluru
LIVE SCORES - Match 61 - Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala)
Ground Stat:
Average First Innings Total at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala (IPL) - 187
Average Second Innings Total at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala (IPL) - 159
Current Form Punjab Kings:
Punjab Kings are currently placed at the 2nd position on points table with 8 wins and 4 losses to their credit.
Their NRR is 0.551.
The top run scorer for Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League 2026 is Prabhsimran Singh with 439 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League 2026 is Arshdeep Singh with 13 scalps under his belt.
Punjab Kings have lost another game and this time against Mumbai Indians by 6 wickets.
Punjab Kings batted first and they posted a total of 200 for 8 in 20 overs. Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh gave a brilliant start to Punjab Kings. However, their partnership was tad slower than their usual scoring rate. Arya got out for 22 while Singh went on to score 57 runs in just 32 balls, hitting 6 fours and 4 sixes. The middle order struggled to find timing and Punjab Kings failed to accelerate in the middle overs. It was Azmatullah Omarzai and the pair of Xavier Bartlett and Vishnu Vinod, who scored some quick runs and helped Punjab Kings get to 200 in 20 overs of play.
During the chase, Rohit Sharma and Ryan Rickelton got their team off to a decent start. They collected 61 runs for the 1st wicket partnership. Sharma made 25 runs while Rickelton went on to score 48 runs in only 23 balls. Naman Dhir failed to get going and got dismissed after scoring 9 runs. The responsibility then was taken up by Tilak Varma to win the game for Mumbai Indians. He smashed 75 runs in just 33 balls, stayed not out and helped Mumbai Indians get over the line in the last over with 6 wickets in hand.
Current Form Royal Challengers Bengaluru:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru are currently placed at the 8th position on points table with 4 wins and 6 losses to their credit.
Their NRR is -0.198.
The top run scorer for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Indian Premier League 2026 is Virat Kohli with 484 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Indian Premier League 2026 is Bhuvneshwar Kumar with 22 scalps under his belt.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru have won their previous match against Kolkata Knight Riders by 6 wickets.
Kolkata Knight Riders batted first and they posted a total of 192 for 4 in 20 overs. Ajinkya Rahane and Finn Allen got out without troubling the scorers much. After their dismissals, Angkrish Raghuvanshi showcased his batting skills. He scored 71 runs off just 46 balls, hitting 7 fours and 3 sixes. Rinku Singh at number 5 also impressed a lot. He smashed 49 runs off just 29 deliveries to help Kolkata Knight Riders get to 192 in 20 overs of play.
During the chase, Royal Challengers Bengaluru started off very well, with Jacob Bethell and Virat Kohli finding the gaps with ease. Bethell made 15 runs before being dismissed by Kartik Tyagi. After his dismissal, Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal took the responsibility of taking Royal Challengers Bengaluru over the line. They collected 92 runs for the 2nd wicket partnership and almost sealed the deal in favor of Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Virat Kohli stayed not out at 105 runs in 60 balls as Royal Challengers Bengaluru managed to win the game in the last over with 6 wickets in hand.
Batting Stats T20
Let’s have a look at the squads:
Punjab Kings
Shreyas Iyer (c), Priyansh Arya, Pyla Avinash, Harnoor Singh, Nehal Wadhera, Mitchell Owen, Musheer Khan, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Suryansh Shedge, Cooper Connolly, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen, Praveen Dubey, Prabhsimran Singh, Vishnu Vinod, Arshdeep Singh, Xavier Bartlett, Yuzvendra Chahal, Lockie Ferguson, Harpreet Brar, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Yash Thakur, Ben Dwarshuis, Vishal Nishad.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Rajat Patidar (c), Tim David, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Jacob Bethell, Krunal Pandya, Venkatesh Iyer, Vihaan Malhotra, Romario Shepherd, Mangesh Yadav, Kanishk Chauhan, Satvik Deswal, Philip Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Jordan Cox, Abhinandan Singh, Josh Hazlewood, Rasikh Salam Dar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suyash Sharma, Swapnil Singh, Nuwan Thushara, Jacob Duffy, Vicky Ostwal.
Cricket Match Predictions* - PrePlay
Who will win the toss? – Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Who will win? – Punjab Kings
Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Devdutt Padikkal (Royal Challengers Bengaluru), Shreyas Iyer (Punjab Kings)
Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Royal Challengers Bengaluru), Yuzvendra Chahal (Punjab Kings)
Most Sixes – Romario Shepherd (Royal Challengers Bengaluru), Shreyas Iyer (Punjab Kings)
Player of the Match – Shreyas Iyer (Punjab Kings)
Team Scores Batting first – Punjab Kings 200+, Royal Challengers Bengaluru 195+
Match Handicap : Punjab Kings
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