PBKS vs RCB Dream11 Prediction, Preview, Team News & Expert Analysis - 61th IPL Match
By Aditya Pratap Singh - Sat, May 16, 2026Last Updated on May 16, 2026 12:40 PM
Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Cricket Match Previews
Indian Premier League (IPL 2026)
PBKS vs RCB Match Previews, Probable Playing 11, Cricket Match Live Score and Pitch Report
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PBKS vs RCB Match Prediction, Indian Premier League (IPL 2026), Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Match Preview, Probable Playing 11, Match winning Tips, Live Match Score, Pitch Report, Injury & Updates.
PBKS vs RCB (Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore) Match Details
| Match | Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (PBKS vs RCB) |
| League | Indian Premier League (IPL 2026) |
| Date | Sunday, 17th May 2026 |
| Time | 03:30 PM (IST) - 10:00 AM (GMT) |
PBKS vs RCB Pitch Report and Todays Weather Report
PBKS vs RCB Match Venue: Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala, India
PBKS vs RCB Pitch Report: Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamshala provides a batting-friendly surface in T20 cricket. But also produces good bounce and carry, which helps fast bowlers.
PBKS vs RCB Weather Report: Weather in Dharamsala, IN is cloudy. The temperature is expected to around 22°C on the match day with 34% humidity and 4.0 km/h wind speed. And the visibility is 10 KM. There are 50% chances of precipitation during the game.
Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium Score Records:
| Total matches: | 11 |
| Batting first won: | 4 |
| Bowling first won: | 6 |
| 1st inn avg score: | 137 |
| 2nd inn avg score: | 128 |
| Highest Total: | 200/3 |
| Highest Chased: | 200/3 |
| Lowest Defended: | 59/5 |
Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium Pitch Favour
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Bowling Pitch
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T20 Average Score
PBKS vs RCB (Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore) Playing 11 & Impact Players
Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (PBKS vs RCB) Match Preview
PBKS vs RCB Match Preview: Punjab Kings is set to take on RCB in Indian Premier League (IPL 2026) on Sunday, 17 May 2026 at 03:30 PM IST at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala, India.
Punjab Kings (PBKS) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Prabhsimran Singh and Priyansh Arya will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings.
One-Down Batter
- Cooper Connolly will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Shreyas Iyer and Shashank Singh will strengthen the middle order for Punjab Kings.
- Shreyas Iyer will lead the Punjab Kings as a Captain. He is also a good Batter
Wicketkeeper
- Prabhsimran Singh will do the Wicket Keeping for Punjab Kings.
Spin Bowlers
- Cooper Connolly and Yuzvendra Chahal will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
Pace Bowlers
- Arshdeep Singh and Xavier Bartlett will lead the pace attack of his team.
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Virat Kohli and Jacob Bethell will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings.
One-Down Batter
- Rajat Patidar will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Jitesh Sharma and Tim David will strengthen the middle order for RCB.
- Rajat Patidar will lead the RCB as a Captain. He is also a good Batter
Wicketkeeper
- Jitesh Sharma will do the Wicket Keeping for RCB.
Spin Bowlers
- Krunal Pandya will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
Pace Bowlers
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Josh Hazlewood will lead the pace attack of his team.
Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (PBKS vs RCB) Cricket Match Prediction, Team and Tips
PBKS vs RCB Dream11 Prediction: Royal Challengers Bangalore has very good form in recent matches, most probably they will win this match.
Toss Prediction, Who will Win the Toss Today?: According to the Possible11 expert toss prediction, RCB will win the toss and choose to Bowl first.
PBKS vs RCB Indian Premier League (IPL 2026) Match Expert Advice: Shreyas Iyer will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues. Priyansh Arya will be a decent choice for the captaincy in the grand leagues.
PBKS vs RCB Head to Head
PBKS vs RCB Head to Head Records: Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore have faced each other in 37 matches in T20. Out of these 37 games, Punjab Kings have won 18 whereas Royal Challengers Bangalore have won 19 Matches.
| Match Played | 37 |
| PBKS Won | 18 |
| RCB Won | 19 |
| Tie/NR | 0 |
| First-ever fixture | |
| Most recent fixture |
Live Telecast
The match will be live telecast on Star Sports and Jio Hotstar.
POINTS TABLE - Indian Premier League (IPL 2026)
| No | Team | M | W | L | T | NR | NRR | Pts | Recent Forms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +1.053 | 16 | WWLLW |
| 2 | Gujarat Titans | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +0.551 | 16 | WWWWW |
| 3 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | +0.331 | 14 | LWLWW |
| 4 | Punjab Kings | 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | +0.355 | 13 | LLLLL |
| 5 | Rajasthan Royals | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | +0.082 | 12 | LLWLW |
| 6 | Chennai Super Kings | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | +0.027 | 12 | LWWWL |
| 7 | Delhi Capitals | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | -0.993 | 10 | WLLWL |
| 8 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 11 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | -0.198 | 9 | LWWWW |
| 9 | Mumbai Indians - E | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | -0.504 | 8 | WLLWL |
| 10 | Lucknow Super Giants - E | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | -0.701 | 8 | WLWLL |
| M: Matches, W: Won, L: Lost, T: Tie, NR: No Result, NRR: Net Run Rate, Pts: Points, Q: Qualified, E: Eliminate Recent Forms: W = Won, L = Lost, T = Tie, D = Draw, NR = No Result | |||||||||
Full Schedule: Indian Premier League (IPL 2026) Schedule
Recent Forms:
RCB - W W L L WPBKS - L L L L L
PBKS vs RCB Team Analysis & Player Performance
- Looking by the pitch behavior, Picking top order batters would be crucial here.
- Death-over bowlers are always excellent wicket-takers in last few overs, they can turn the game around at any time.
- In Wicket Keeping, both are good. However Philip Salt will be the better option.
- Spinners may play major role on this pitch.
PBKS vs RCB Winning Prediction
- Royal Challengers Bangalore looks more strong as compared to Punjab Kings, Make a 10-1 combination in favour of Royal Challengers Bangalore
PBKS vs RCB Small League Must Picks:
PBKS - Shreyas Iyer [0 points], Priyansh Arya [0 points]
RCB - Virat Kohli [0 points], Rajat Patidar [0 points].
PBKS vs RCB Grand League Risky Picks:
PBKS - Prabhsimran Singh [0 points], Azmatullah Omarzai [0 points]
RCB - Krunal Pandya [0 points], Bhuvneshwar Kumar [0 points].
PBKS vs RCB Death Over Bowlers:
PBKS - Arshdeep Singh
RCB - Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jacob Duffy.
Punjab Kings (PBKS) Key Players
- Xavier Bartlett [W, 1W, 0W, 1W, 1W]
- Yuzvendra Chahal [1W, 0W, 3W, 0W, 0W]
- Arshdeep Singh [2W, 1W, 2W, 1W, 1W]
- Cooper Connolly [38, 107*, 0, 30, 17]
- Priyansh Arya [18, 1, 2, 29, 76]
- Shreyas Iyer [59*, 5, 19, 30, 71*]
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Key Players
- Venkatesh Iyer [DNB, 29*]
- Jacob Bethell [15, 27, 4, 5, 20]
- Krunal Pandya [0W, 73, (28*, 1W), 0W, 1W]
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar [1W, 4W, 0W, 3W, 3W]
- Virat Kohli [105*, 0, 0, 28, 23*]
- Rajat Patidar [11, 8, 61, 19, DNB]
PBKS vs RCB Captain and Vice-Captain Choices
- Venkatesh Iyer [PTs: 0, CR: 7]
- Xavier Bartlett [PTs: 0, CR: 7.5]
- Krunal Pandya [PTs: 0, CR: 8]
- Arshdeep Singh [PTs: 0, CR: 8.5]
- Cooper Connolly [PTs: 0, CR: 8.5]
- Virat Kohli [PTs: 0, CR: 9]
- Shreyas Iyer [PTs: 0, CR: 9]
- Rajat Patidar [PTs: 0, CR: 9]
PBKS vs RCB Injury / Unavailability
Punjab Kings Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
RCB Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
PBKS vs RCB Live Stream
Where can I see PBKS vs RCB Live Score?
You can see PBKS vs RCB Live Score on Possible11, Cricbuzz, ESPNcricinfo, etc.
PBKS vs RCB match will be live telecast on JioCinema.
PBKS vs RCB Cricket Match Highlights
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PBKS vs RCB match prediction video in Hindi will be posted soon
Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (PBKS vs RCB) Squads
Punjab Kings (PBKS) Squad: Yuzvendra Chahal, Marcus Stoinis, Nehal Wadhera, Yash Thakur, Shreyas Iyer(C), Arshdeep Singh, Azmatullah Omarzai, Lockie Ferguson, Ben Dwarshuis, Vishnu Vinod(WK), Harpreet Brar, Shashank Singh, Suryansh Shedge, Marco Jansen, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Xavier Bartlett, Cooper Connolly, Prabhsimran Singh(WK), Pravin Dubey, Pyla Avinash, Mitchell Owen, Priyansh Arya, Harnoor Singh Pannu, Musheer Khan, Vishal Nishad
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Squad: Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Virat Kohli, Jitesh Sharma(WK), Yash Dayal, Krunal Pandya, Jacob Duffy, Josh Hazlewood, Philip Salt(WK), Jordan Cox(WK), Venkatesh Iyer, Rajat Patidar(C), Richard Gleeson, Romario Shepherd, Tim David, Devdutt Padikkal, Nuwan Thushara, Jacob Bethell, Vicky Ostwal, Swapnil Singh, Rasikh Salam, Mangesh Yadav, Suyash Sharma, Vihaan Malhotra, Abhinandan Singh, Kanishk Chouhan, Satvik Deswal
DISCLAIMER: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.
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