Punjab Kings will take on Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Dharamshala, with RCB aiming to become the first side to officially seal a playoff berth in IPL 2026. Meanwhile, PBKS face a must-win situation, as another defeat on Sunday would mark their sixth loss in a row and could end their playoff hopes.
PBKS vs RCB Head to Head
Matches Played: 37
Punjab Kings Won:18
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Won: 19
PBKS vs RCB: Predicted Playing XIs
Punjab Kings(Playing XI): Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer (c), Suryansh Shedge, Shashank Singh, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen, Harpreet Brar, Lockie Ferguson, Arshdeep Singh
Impact Player: Yuzvendra Chahal
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Playing XI): Jacob Bethell, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (c), Tim David, Jitesh Sharma, Venkatesh Iyer, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rasikh Salam Dar, Jacob Duffy
Impact Player: Josh Hazlewood
The PBKS vs RCB match will take place at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamshala. Fans can watch the live telecast on the Star Sports Network, while online streaming of the match will be available on JioHotstar.
Punjab Kings: Prabhsimran Singh, Priyansh Arya, Shreyas Iyer, Shashank Singh, Nehal Wadhera, Marcus Stoinis, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen, Harpreet Brar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Musheer Khan, Pyala Avinash, Harnoor Pannu, Suryansh Shedge, Mitchell Owen, Xavier Bartlett, Lockie Ferguson, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Yash Thakur, Vishnu Vinod, Cooper Connolly, Ben Dwarshuis, Pravin Dubey, Vishal Nishad.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Rajat Patidar (c), Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Swapnil Singh, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Jacob Bethell, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Nuwan Thushara, Rasikh Salam, Abhinandan Singh, Suyash Sharma, Venkatesh Iyer, Jacob Duffy, Satvik Deswal, Mangesh Yadav, Jordan Cox, Vicky Ostwal, Vihaan Malhotra, Kanishk Chouhan
