PBKS vs RCB Match: RCB became the first team to reach the playoffs, defeated Punjab by 23 runs

PBKS vs RCB Score: In the 61st match of IPL 2026, Royal Challengers Bangalore performed brilliantly and defeated Punjab Kings by 23 runs. With this victory, RCB has become the first team to reach the playoffs this season. Batting first after losing the toss, Bengaluru scored 222 runs losing 4 wickets in 20 overs on the basis of half-centuries from Venkatesh Iyer and Virat Kohli. In reply, Punjab team could score only 199 runs after losing 8 wickets in 20 overs. Rasikh Salam Dar took maximum 3 wickets for Bengaluru.

Meet the first team to get the ‘Q’ next to their name!

RCB is also the only side to stay in the top 4 throughout the season 😲

📷: BCCI/IPL
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Playing 11 of both teams

Punjab Kings- Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh (wicketkeeper), Cooper Connelly, Shreyas Iyer (captain), Suryansh Shedge, Shashank Singh, Azmatullah Omarzai, Harpreet Brar, Lockie Ferguson, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal.

Royal Challengers Bangalore- Jacob Bethel, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Venkatesh Iyer, Jitesh Sharma (wk/captain), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Suyyash Sharma