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Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) have been one of the most entertaining franchises in the Indian Premier League (IPL), but haven’t been able to get their hands on the trophy even with star players like Virat Kohli, Ab de Villers, Chris Gayle and Glenn Maxwell. However, they made it into the final thrice in 2009, 2011, and 2016 but couldn’t cross the final hurdle. On the other hand, Punjab Kings (PBKS) have qualified for the IPL final just once in 2014 and haven’t been able to make it into the top four since then.
Both RCB and PBKS also share a very exciting rivalry in the IPL and have given so many memorable moments in the tournament. They will again take on each other at least once in IPL 2025 and fans will be expecting another thrilling encounter between two sides. Let’s have a look at their rivalry in the IPL history.
RCB vs PBKS Head to Head in IPL
| Team | Bangalore | Punjab |
|---|---|---|
| Matches Played | 33 | 33 |
| Won | 16 | 17 |
| Lost | 17 | 16 |
| No Result | 0 | 0 |
| Highest Score | 241 | 232 |
| Lowest Score | 84 | 88 |
Royal Challengers Bangalore and Punjab Kings have met each other 31 times in the Indian Premier League, where PBKS have the upper hand against RCB with 17 wins, while RCB came out victorious on 14 occasions against Punjab. There have been some memorable encounters between both teams which include the IPL 2016 fixture in Bengaluru where Virat Kohli showed his masterclass by scoring his fourth IPL hundred of the season in a 15-over match, that too with seven to eight stitches on his hand. RCB won that match by 82 runs.
| Date | Winner | Won By | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9-May-2024 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 60 Run | Dharamsala |
| 25-Apr-2024 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 4 Wickets | Bengaluru |
| 20-Apr-2023 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 24 runs | Mohali |
| 13-May-2022 | Punjab Kings | 54 runs | Mumbai |
| 27-Mar-2022 | Punjab Kings | 5 wickets | Mumbai |
| 03-Oct-2021 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 6 runs | Sharjah |
| 30-Apr-2021 | Punjab Kings | 34 runs | Ahmedabad |
| 15-Oct-2020 | Punjab Kings | 8 Wickets | Sharjah |
| 24-Sep-2020 | Punjab Kings | 97 Runs | Dubai |
| 24-Apr-2019 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 17 runs | Bengaluru |
| 13-Apr-2019 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 8 Wickets | Mohali |
| 14-May-2018 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 10 Wickets | Indore |
| 13-Apr-2018 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 4 Wickets | Bengaluru |
| 5-May-2017 | Punjab Kings | 16 Runs | Bengaluru |
| 10-Apr-2017 | Punjab Kings | 8 Wickets | Indore |
| 18-May-2016 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 82 Runs | Bengaluru |
| 9-May-2016 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 1 Runs | Mohali |
| 13-May-2015 | Punjab Kings | 22 Runs | Mohali |
| 6-May-2015 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 138 Runs | Bengaluru |
| 9-May-2014 | Punjab Kings | 32 Runs | Bengaluru |
| 28-Apr-2014 | Punjab Kings | 5 Wickets | Dubai |
| 14-May-2013 | Punjab Kings | 7 Wickets | Bengaluru |
| 6-May-2013 | Punjab Kings | 6 Wickets | Mohali |
| 2-May-2012 | Punjab Kings | 4 Wickets | Bengaluru |
| 20-Apr-2012 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 5 Wickets | Mohali |
| 17-May-2011 | Punjab Kings | 111 Runs | Dharamsala |
| 6-May-2011 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 85 Runs | Bengaluru |
| 2-Apr-2010 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 6 Wickets | Mohali |
| 16-Mar-2010 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 8 Wickets | Bengaluru |
| 1-May-2009 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 8 Runs | Durban |
| 24-Apr-2009 | Punjab Kings | 7 Wickets | Durban |
| 12-May-2008 | Punjab Kings | 9 Wickets | Mohali |
| 5-May-2008 | Punjab Kings | 6 Wickets | Bengaluru |
RCB vs PBKS Top performers
RCB vs PBKS Most Runs in IPL
Former West Indies cricket star, Chris Gayle, who has played for both RCB and PBKS has the most runs among players from both franchises. Gayle has amassed 873 runs in RCB vs PBKS clash, followed by the former RCB skipper Virat Kohli, who has scored 861 runs against PBKS. The third spot belongs to Ab de Villiers who has scored 718 runs against PBKS for RCB.
RCB vs PBKS Most Wickets in IPL
Yuzvendra Chahal is leading the chart of highest wicket-takers in RCB vs PBKS clash with 25 scalps against PBKS for RCB. The second and third spot belongs to Sandeep Sharma and Piyush Chawla with 16 and 15 wickets respectively.
