PBKS vs RCB 61st Match IPL 2026 Highlights

Watch the highlights of PBKS vs RCB - The 61st match of the 2026 IPL (Indian Premier League) Twenty20 cricket tournament between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru played at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala on May 17, 2026.

Venkatesh Iyer accelerated through the middle overs © BCCI / IPLT20

Virat Kohli's sparkling half-century, Devdutt Padikkal's quick-fire 25-ball 45 and Venkatesh Iyer's whirlwind 40-ball 73* before Rasikh Salam and Bhuvneshwar Kumar's combined 5-wickets helped to Royal Challengers Bengaluru comfortable 23-run victory over Punjab Kings, despite Shashank Singh's fighting half-century and RCB book playoff spot in a high-scoring 61st match of a Indian Premier League.

Match Stats :

Royal Challengers Bengaluru's 23-run win was their sixth largest victory by terms of runs against Punjab Kings in IPL. Royal Challengers Bengaluru's 61 for 1 was their joint fifth highest powerplay total against Punjab Kings in Indian Premier League. 76 : Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal set up the seventh highest second-wicket partnership for Royal Challengers Bengaluru against Punjab Kings in IPL. 60 : Virat Kohli Venkatesh Iyer set up the fourth highest third-wicket partnership for Royal Challengers Bengaluru against Punjab Kings in IPL. 65 : Venkatesh Iyer and Tim David set up the fifth highest fourth-wicket partnership for Royal Challengers Bengaluru against Punjab Kings in IPL. Royal Challengers Bengaluru's 222 was their 11th highest score in Indian Premier League and It is their third highest-score against Punjab Kings in IPL. Royal Challengers Bengaluru' 222 was their second highest total at Dharamsala in IPL after their 241 also against Punjab Kings in the 2024 IPL edition. 67 : Marcus Stoinis and Marcus Stoinis set up the record sixth-wicket partnership for Punjab Kings against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL, previously held by the unbeaten 61-run stand between KL Rahul and Harpreet Brar at Ahmedabad in the 2021 IPL edition. Shashank Singh hammered a 22-ball his fastest fifty for Punjab Kings in Indian Premier League and the third fastest fifty by an PBKS batsman against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL. Punjab Kings' 199 was their sixth highest score against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Indian Premier League and It is their fifth highest total at Dharamsala in IPL.

* Punjab Kings in a precarious position after losing their sixth match in a row, their one match remaining.

* Punjab Kings' curse continue in the second half of the season after they became the first team to remain unbeaten in the first seven matches of the IPL season. Their previous game win against Delhi Capitals where KL Rahul smashed a record-breaking 152* - the highest score by an India in IPL history.

RCB scored massive total of 222-4 in 20 overs with top scorer by Venkatesh Iyer hammered a unbeaten 73 off 40-balls, Virat Kohli blasted a 58 off 37-balls including 4-fours & 3-sixes with strike rate of 156.75, 

Devdutt Padikkal hit 45 off 25-balls included four-fours & three-sixes with strike rate of 180, Tim David hammered a 28 off 12-balls including 2-sixes & 2-fours with strike rate of 233.33 and Jacob Bethell scored 11 off 7-balls contained two-fours.

PBKS best bowler by Harpreet Brar took 2-wickets and one for Yuzvendra Chahal - Arshdeep Singh.

PBKS scored 199-8 in the allotted 20 overs with top scorer by Shashank Singh hammered a 56 off 27-balls including 4-sixes & 4-fours with strike rate of 207.40.

Cooper Connolly blasted a 37 off 22-balls including 3-sixes & 3-fours with strike rate of 168.18, Marcus Stoinis struck 37 off 25-balls contained 5-fours with strike rate of 148.

Suryansh Shedge hammered a 35 off 22-balls including 2-sixes & 2-fours with strike rate of 159.09 and Azmatullah Omarzai hit 14 off 10-balls contained one-six & a four with strike-rate of 140.

RCB best bowler by Rasikh Salam picked up 3-wickets for 36-runs in 4-overs, Bhuvneshwar Kumar took 2-wickets, Romario Shepherd, Josh Hazlewood and Suyash Sharma each took one-wickets.

Venkatesh Iyer named Player of the match for his whirlwind unbeaten 73 off 40-balls including 8-fours & 4-sixes with strike rate of 182.50.

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