RCB vs PBKS Head to Head Record in IPL

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Punjab Kings (PBKS) are among the franchises that haven’t won an Indian Premier League (IPL) yet. The Bengaluru-based team has reached the final thrice but lost on all three occasions. On the other hand, PBKS reached the final in the 2014 season but lost to Kolkata Knight Riders in a closely contested match.

Here’s a look at the RCB vs PBKS head to head record in IPL and a few batting and bowling stats from the matches between both teams.

RCB vs PBKS Head to Head IPL History

Punjab Kings cruised to a six-wicket win over RCB in the first-ever IPL fixture between both franchises. Piyush Chawla and S Sreesanth shone with the ball for the Punjab outfit, bowling out the then Yuvraj Singh-led side for just 126. PBKS chased down the target with eight balls to spare. The IPL 2014 runners-up have the edge since that victory, winning 17 out of the 32 matches against RCB.

RCB vs PBKS Overall IPL Head to Head Record

Matches Played	RCB Wins	PBKS Wins	Tie	No Result
32	15	17	0	0

List of Last 5 RCB vs PBKS Matches

March 26, 2024 – RCB won by 4 wickets
April 20, 2023 – RCB won by 24 runs
May 13, 2022 – PBKS won by 54 runs
March 27, 2022 – PBKS won by 5 wickets
October 3, 2021 – RCB won by 6 runs

Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Punjab Kings Timeline 2024

Date	Team	Venue	Time
March 25, Monday	RCB vs PBKS	Chinnaswamy Stadium	7:30 PM
May 9, Thursday	PBKS vs RCB	HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala	7:30 PM

RCB vs PBKS Stats

With 938 runs, Virat Kohli is the leading run-scorer in the RCB vs PBKS matches. Kohli’s former RCB teammate AB de Villiers has amassed over 700 runs against PBKS in the RCB colours. Among the highest wicket-takers, Yuzvendra Chahal tops the chart with 25 wickets against PBKS during his time at RCB. Sandeep Sharma and Piyush Chawla have taken 16 and 15 wickets against RCB while playing for the Mohali-based franchise, respectively.

Here’s a look at the batting and bowling stats in the RCB vs PBKS matches in the IPL.

Most Runs for RCB against PBKS

Player	Total Runs vs PBKS
Virat Kohli	938🏏
AB de Villiers	718🏏
Chris Gayle	634🏏
Jacques Kallis	187🏏
Faf du Plessis	185🏏

Most Runs for PBKS against RCB

Player	Total Runs vs RCB
KL Rahul	451🏏
Shaun Marsh	266🏏
David Miller	251🏏
Madhav Agarwal	246🏏
Chris Gayle	239🏏

Most Wickets for RCB against PBKS

Player	Total Wickets vs PBKS
Yuzvendra Chahal	25
Harshal Patel	12
Sreenath Aravind	11
Mohammed Siraj	10
Umesh Yadav	9

Most Wickets for PBKS against RCB

Player	Total Wickets vs RCB
Sandeep Sharma	16
Piyush Chawla	15
Axar Patel	11
Mohammed Shami	9
Yusuf Abdulla	8
Parvinder Awana	8
Harpreet Brar	8
Irfan Pathan	8

Concluding Thoughts

PBKS holds a 17-15 lead over RCB in the head to head meetings between both franchises in IPL. It would be interesting to see whether PBKS will extend their lead or if RCB can claw their way back in the upcoming IPL seasons.

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