Indian Premier League 2026, Match 61

Royal Challengers Bengaluru v Punjab Kings

Royal Challengers Bengaluru 222/4 20 ov
Punjab Kings 199/8 20 ov

Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 23 runs

Venue
Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala
Date
Sun, 17 May 2026
Toss
Punjab Kings won the toss and chose to field
Player of the match
Venkatesh Iyer

The match

Before a ball was bowled the model made Punjab Kings 68% favourites, from the two XIs that took the field. They lost.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru win

Punjab Kings win

Royal Challengers Bengaluru batPunjab Kings chase 223

Turning point +22 to Royal Challengers Bengaluru. 0.3, the chase: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Priyansh Arya, wicket, 1/1, needing 222. Royal Challengers Bengaluru went from 53% to 75%.

Moved it most Bhuvneshwar Kumar +47.9 · Josh Hazlewood +24.2 · Priyansh Arya −23.4 · Azmatullah Omarzai +20.6

BattingRB4s6sSRWin
Jacob Bethellb Harpreet Brar11720157.1−2.9
Virat Kohlic Priyansh Arya b YS Chahal583743156.8+1.6
Devdutt Padikkalc SS Iyer b Harpreet Brar452543180.0+0.6
Venkatesh Iyernot out73*4084182.5−6.2
Tim Davidc Harpreet Brar b Arshdeep Singh281222233.3+1.0
Extras b 1, w 5, nb 17
Total 20 ov, 11.10 an over222/4

Did not bat Rasikh Salam, Jitesh Sharma, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suyash Sharma, Josh Hazlewood

Fall of wickets 21-1 (Bethell, 2.2), 97-2 (Padikkal, 9.1), 157-3 (Kohli, 15), 222-4 (David, 20)

BowlingOMRWEconDotsWdNbWin
Arshdeep Singh4043110.75410−3.6
Azmatullah Omarzai403809.50810+23.9
Harpreet Brar403528.75810+12.4
Lockie Ferguson3043014.33420−9.4
Yuzvendra Chahal3042114.00401−15.9
Shashank Singh2020010.00200−4.4

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Ball by ball

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The balls that decided it