PBKS vs RCB Highlights, IPL 2026: Bengaluru qualify for playoffs after beating Punjab by 23 runs in Dharamsala

"[Where did it start to unravel for the Kings?] See, they got off to a great start. Then, taking on the bowlers right after the powerplay. Getting to 222 was a commendable performance. We were not able to take much wickets with the ball, but yeah, I think the match was lost in the powerplay. 

[2 down in powerplay makes chasing big total difficult] Absolutely. We were three down. Majority of our top-scorers were Prabh and Priyansh. The start they used to give us, they could not get it this time. Also me coming in and getting out early. Really disappointed. Commendable performance from Shashank and Stoinis and also a few others in the middle. I think we were up there with almost 10 an over but yeah fell short. Tremendous bowling from Bhuvi and Hazlewood. 

[On taking positives to Lucknow from this game] Definitely, I am always positive. Irrespective of the results. It doesn't dictate how my personality is. And, I always approach with a positive attitude. And, I am not someone to dwell too much in the past. This is done, this is gone. Tomorrow again, I am going to see the sun rise and ther's always light at the end of the tunnel."

Rasikh Salam Dar to bowl the final over. Plenty of runs to save, so nothing much to worry. He starts with a wide, banged-in short but well over Shashank Singh's head. Shashank gets a two at deep mid-wicket which means 30 needed off 5 now. Five sixes required! Wide again. Down the leg. WICKET! And Shashank's vigil finally comes to an end here. He holes out to Virat Kohli at long-on while looking to while the yorker ball. All over now for Punjab. 29 needed off 4, mathematically impossible now. Harpreet Brar is in at No. 9. Another short ball from Dar as he welcomes Brar wth a beamer. FOUR! An outside edge runs past the slip. Brar manages a single off the following delivery. 24 needed off 1. OUT! Azmat falls off the final ball. He is caught by Tim David at long-off. Punjab loses by 23 runs and Bengaluru becomes the first team to qualify for the knockouts! 

PBKS: 199/8 in 20 overs - Lost to RCB by 23 runs

Hazlewood again. 19th over. Shashank manages only a single off the first delivery. The Aussie bowls a wide outside off. Jitesh Sharma takes a DRS and successfully overturns the decision. FOUR! Streaky but Azmat would not mind this at all. Runs are runs for them at this point. Hazlewood bowls a brilliant bouncer to beat Omarzai's pull. Shashank heaves the full-toss over deep mid-wicket but a diving Jacob Bethell does a tremendous job to keep the ball inside and saves five runs on this occasion. Top, top effort from him. Just 7 runs off this over. 33 needed off last 6. 

PBKS: 190/6 in 19 overs

Bhuvneshwar Kumar with his last over. Starts with a pinpointed yorker. Just a single off the first ball. FOUR! Short, outside off, Shashank opens the face of the bat and guides it towards third man for a much-needed boundary. FOUR MORE! Fifty up for Shashank in just 22 deliveries as he single-handedly keeps the Punjab fans interested in this chase. SIX! Wow! Azmat this time! Smokes it out over the extra cover fence. 40 needed off the last 2 overs now. Doable! 

PBSK: 183/6 in 18 overs

Alright then, 63 needed in 24 deliveries. Stoinis and Shashank would feel they still have this. Josh Hazlewood to bowl. OUT! Oh god, this is suicidal! How can you miss this full toss, Stoinis? A lazy attempt, perhaps as he is slow to react and Hazlewood traps him in front with a full toss delivery. A DRS has been taken by Stoinis, but the umpires' call means he has to depart. Game gone for Punjab? Azmatatuallh Omarzai comes in at No. 8. He manages only a single after playing a dot. Hazlewood nails a yorker against Shashank, only allowing a single off the fourth delivery. This has been a tremendous over, almost set the game for Bengaluru. Aother yorker! Only a single. FOUR! Shashank gets a boundary off the pads as leg byes but this has been a great over by Hazlewood. 

Marcus Stoinis lbw b Josh Hazlewood 37(25) 

PBKS: 167/6 in 17 overs

Bhuvneshwar Kumar comes back into the attack to break this dangerous-looking partnership. SIX! Shashank, my man! Length ball in slot for the right-hander, Shashank brings out a helicopter shot to clear the cow corner fence for half a dozen runs. FOUR! Attack from both ends! Stoinis muscles it to find the vacant gap from two converging fielders at long-on. Bhuvi nails a perfect wide yorker. A single ends the over as 14 come from it.

PBKS: 160/5 in 16 overs

Two good overs for Punjab and Bengaluru go back to bring in pacer Rasikh Salam Dar to contain runs. Rasikh does exactly that in this over to give just three singles off his first four deliveries but Stoinis manages to carve the full ball out and slam a boundary at long-off. Stoinis ruins Dar's figures by hitting one more FOUR at deep mid-wicket to take 12 runs from this over.    

PBKS: 146/5 in 15 overs

Third straight over for Krunal. FOUR! Shashank again. Bouncer from Krunal, yes, you read this right. Bouncer from the spinner and Shashank ducks, uses the blade of the bat to hit a boundary at the short third region. DROPPED! Bethell drops a sitter at deep mid-wicket to give a second chance to Stoinis. FOUR! Shashank with another boundary! Cuts it hard, and he is making sure to keep Punjab in the hunt with his cameo. 

PBKS: 134/5 in 14 overs

Final over for Suyansh Sharma. SIX! First maximum for Shashank Singh. He stays put, doesn't move at all and lofts it off the front foot over long-on. A couple of singles and a dot delivery to follow. SIX MORE! Shashank gets one more six in a similar fashion. Length ball, tad fuller and Shashank clubs it down the ground. AND THIRD SIX OF THE OVER! Poor length from Suyansh, who keeps on bowling in slot and this time Shashank smokes it over deep mid-wicket fence. 20 run over! 

PBKS: 122/5 in 13 overs 

Krunal Pandya continues. Stoinis guides the full ball at backward point for a FOUR, bringing up 100 for Punjab. Required run rate has crossed 15 meanwhile. 

PBKS: 102/5 in 12 overs

Third over for Suyansh Sharma. The run rate has dropped in the last two overs. Punjab would be looking to target the leggie in this over and this is where he has to look for his chances. Shedge manages a quick two off the opening delivery. A single followed by a two for Tim David in the next two deliveries. Suyansh bowls a wide while looking to beat Stoinis outside off. WICKET! There we go! Shedge holes out to Virat Kohli at long-off while looking to clear the fence. Suyansh gets the wicket he was looking for! Punjab five down as Shashank Singh joins Stoinis. 

Suryansh Shedge c Virat Kohli b Suyash Sharma 35(22)

PBKS: 93/5 in 11 overs

Krunal Pandya into the attack. Six singles off six deliveries from this over. 

PBKS: 86/4 in 10 overs 

Suyansh Sharma continues but he is proving to be expensive with the ball today. Shedge slog sweeps for a SIX as Punjab manage 12 off Suyansh's second over. 

PBKS: 80/4 in 9 overs

Romario Shepherd into the attack. WICKET! Romario turns out to be the man with golden hands! He removes Connolly after the left-handed flicks it straight to Bethell at deep backward square leg. Marcus Stoinis joins Shedge and gets off the mark with a two at extra cover. A cheeky late cut also gets him a FOUR off the final delivery at third man. 

Cooper Connolly c Jacob Bethell b Romario Shepherd 37(22)

RCB: 68/4 in 8 overs

Suyansh Sharma comes into the attack. A single off the first delivery brings up fifty for Punjab. SIX! Connolly pulls the short one from Suyansh and deposits it deep into the deep mid-wicket fence. Productive over for Punjab as 11 runs come from it. 

PBKS: 60/3 in 7 overs

After Shedge, Cooper Connolly looks to score quick runs. He takes on Rasikh Salam Dar, hitting him for a FOUR down the ground at long-on and then a top edge flies over fine leg for a SIX against a short ball. 11 off the over. PBKS manage 49 off the PowerPlay. 

PBKS: 49/3 in 6 overs

Suryansh Shedge comes out with a positive intent. He hits Josh Hazlewood for a SIX and then a FOUR, taking 15 off his second over. Punjab would need more of these big overs. They would also fancy the pair to bat freely and take the game deep after stabilising the innings. 

PBKS: 38/3 in 5 overs

ANOTHER WICKET! Bengaluru uses Impact sub, brings in Rasikh Salam Dar for Devdutt Padikkal, and the pacer from Jammu Kashmir proves to be impactful right away as he sends PBKS skipper Shreyas Iyer packing with a wonderful delivery that straightens up after pitching. Iyer nicks it, and Jitesh Sharma makes no mistakes behind as Punjab slump to 19/3. Suryansh Shedge joins Conolly at No. 5 and gets off the mark with a FOUR after playing three dots. 

Shreyas Iyer c Jitesh Sharma b Rasikh Salam Dar 1(3)

PBKS: 23/3 in 4 overs

WICKET! Second over, second wicket for Bhuveshwar Kumar as both PBKS openers are back in the hut! Hard length delivery by Bhuvi, shaping away for the right-hander and Prabhsimran pokes it behind while looking to cut away from the body and offered a catch to Padikkal at slips. Shreyas Iyer walks out at No. 4. Just three off the over. 

Prabhsimran Singh c Devdutt Padikkal b Bhuvneshwar Kumar 2(5)

PBKS: 19/1 in 3 overs

Hazlewood from the other end. And Cooper Connolly takes a liking to his bowling.

A couple of balls in and we have another four for Cooper Connolly. A smidge short and on the off, and Connolly slaps it to the ropes. 

The over ends with a towering six over the long on ropes after Hazlewood bowls it on the pads. 

After 2 overs, Punjab are 16/1

Bhuvneshwar Kumar sends back Piryansh Arya after the Punjab batter toe-ends his shot into the hands of Shepherd at mid on! Punjab Kings are rocked early on and lose their prolific opener on the third ball of the first over of Punjab's innings! 

PBKS have just one run on the board! 

Bhuvi starts with a slip as he comes to bowl the first over of the Punjab innings. Priyansh Arya is facing him with Prabhsimran Singh at the other end. The target is of 223. 

Arshdeep Singh to finish the innings. All Venky Iyer manages is a single off the first delivery. David shimmies down the track, Arsheep drags it outside leg for a wide. A pinpointed bouncer from Arsh means David gets only a single. Arshdeep nails a wide yorker to give another single. This has been top-notch bowling from Punjab in the last two overs. SIX! Finally, a boundary for Bengaluru. Uses his wrist and flicks the length ball over deep mid-wicket. FOUR! Full length, in the slot for David on off and he slams it down the ground for a boundary. OUT! Wicket off the final delivery! Full toss, targeted on the body and David pulls it but he has been caught at deep mid-wicket by Harpreet Brar. Bengaluru still get to 222/4! 

Tim David c Harpreet Brar b Arshdeep Singh 28(12)

RCB: 222/4 in 20 overs

Omarzai with the penultimate over. A two to start the over, followed by a single for Iyer. Omarzai uses a slower one on off to beat Iyer on this occasion. He beats Iyer on the outside off once again. PBKS, in hope of a wicket, take DRS, but there is no contact with the bat here. Just a singe off the next delivery. Tim David slams a FOUR at deep point to finish the over, but nonetheless a top 19th over from Omarzai to give just seven runs. 

RCB: 208/3 in 19 overs

Arshdeep Singh with his third over. SIX! Ah, Tim David muscles the tad bit short ball with a cross-batted pull. Easy peasy for the muscular marauder of the cricket ball. A single before Venky Iyer continues with his usual business of hitting a boundary in each over. Poor full toss on leg by Arshdeep and he whips it at backward square leg for a FOUR! 200 up for Bengaluru with two overs to go. 

RCB: 200/3 in 18 overs

Lockie Ferguson comes back. SIX! Lofts the quick ball in the middle over wide long-off to bring his well-crafted fifty! FOUR NOW! What a hand Iyer is playing today.  Overpitched delivery by Ferguson on off, Iyer stays on backfoot and muscles the drives to extra cover. Ferguson bowls a bumper but it's over Iyer's head as it's deemed a wide. A SIX to end the over as Iyer continues to fire. 19 off the over.  

RCB: 187/3 in 17 overs

Azmat Omarzai returns. Tim David joins Venky Iyer in the middle. FOUR! Just two singles off the first three balls, but Venky Iyer plays a cheeky paddle shot after shuffling across against a low full toss. FOUR MORE! Lovely batting this from Iyer. Anticipates the short ball early, shuffles again and guides the ball with a lap shot behind the keeper. 

RCB: 168/3 in 16 overs

Chahal comes back. SIX! Ah, poor from Chahal. Drifting on legs, Iyer uses the full swing of his bat and loft across and clear the deep mid-wicket fence with ease. SIX MORE! Chahal beats Iyer by bowling on off but as soon as he bowls in the middle, Iyer goes again for a big shot. Same result, a six but this time over long-on. A single brings Kohli back to strike. WICKET! Kohli departs! He dances down the track, flicks off the front foot but fails to find elevation and hits to Priyansh Arya at deep mid-wicket. 

Virat Kohli c Priyansh Arya b Yuzvendra Chahal 58(37)

RCB: 157/3 in 15 overs 

Harpreet Brar with his last over. Venkatesh Iyer breaks shackles, hits back-to-back FOURS to open the over with two boundaries. Kohli chips one in the air towards deep mid-on but the ball falls well short of Conolly, who was manning the long-on boundary. 

RCB: 143/2 in 14 overs

Lockie Ferguson returns. FOUR! Poor attempt from Arshdeep Singh who fumbles and as a result lets the ball cross the fence for a boundary. Kohli ends the over with a FOUR as well. 

RCB: 131/2 in 13 overs

Shashank Singh returns. SIX! You just can't keep Kohli quiet for long. Beautiful use of wrist, just whips the ball on leg over deep square leg for a maximum. Three balls later, a single brings his 67th IPL half-century!

RCB: 120/2 in 12 overs

Yuzvendra Chahal comes back into the attack in place of Omarzai. Punjab look to pull back things in the middle overs with the help of their spinners. Only three singles off the five deliveries before Venkatesh Iyer ends the over with a streaky revrse sweep which fetches him a FOUR.

RCB: 110/2 in 11 overs

Harpreet Brar with his third over. WICKET! Second wicket falls and it's the same man yet again, Brar, who provides Punjab with a breakthrough. Wicket against the run of play as Padikkal cuts straight to Shreyas Iyer at cover. Venkatesh Iyer is in at No. 4. A top over from him to give just four runs. 

Devdutt Padikkal c Shreyas Iyer b Harpreet Brar 45(25) 

RCB: 101/2 in 10 overs

Azmat Omarzai returns. A single for Kohli to start the over. Padikkal manages a single for himself after playing a dot. FOUR! Another boundary for Kohli as he moves closer to yet another fifty. Length ball on legs, Kohli uses his wrist to place it at backward square leg. Still only six from the over.

RCB: 97/1 in 9 overs

Shashank Singh has been brought into the attack as a gamble to provide Punjab with a breakthrough. Three singles off the first three balls. FOUR! Poor line from Shashank, bowls way wide outside off, Padikkal cuts masterfully to get a boundary. Nine off the over.  

RCB: 91/1 in 8 overs

Yuzvendra Chahal is into the attack for the first time today. SIX! And runs continue to flow fast for Bengaluru. Flighted delivery in the middle, invites Padikkal to shimmy down the track and play straight down the ground. Three singles to follow before Kohli goes on backfoot and pulls the short ball for FOUR at deep mid-wicket. SIX! Chahal bowls a no-ball and as a result, is punished with a maximum by Padikkal to end the over that saw 21 runs coming from it.  

RCB: 82/1 in 7 overs

Arshdeep Singh returns. FOUR! Close! Kohli plays a pick-up flick and a diving Cooper Connolly was dangerously close to the ball but it runs away for a boundary. Padikkal joins the party to hit the second FOUR of the over as 12 come from the last over of PowerPlay. 

RCB: 61/1 in 6 overs

Brar continues. FOUR! A boundary to start the over as Padikkal is looking in imperious form for Punjab. Short, wide outside off and cuts it to perfection for Padikkal. Four singles and a wide makes it a 9-run over. 

RCB: 49/1 in 5 overs

Lockie Ferguson is into the attack now. SIX! Classic Kohli flick to start the over with a six over deep mid-wicket. A single and a wide to follow before Padikkal punishes Ferguson for bowling short on legs by flicking it off the pads to get a FOUR. 13 off the over. 

RCB: 40/1 in 4 overs

Spin early in the innings. Left-arm orthodox Harpreet Brar is into the attack. FOUR! Flighted delivery on off, Bethell cuts it at deep backward point for a boundary to start the over. OUT! And the gamble works for Punjab! Brar strikes on his second delivery! He changes ends, bowls a quick one and beats Bethell to clean him up. Another poor outing for Bethell. Devdutt Padikkal comes in at No. 3. SIX! Wow, lovely lofted drive to get off the mark straight away with a maximum. Three dots to end the over as 10 runs and a wicket come from it. 

Jacob Bethell b Harpreet Brar 11(7) 

RCB: 27/1 in 3 overs

Azmatullah Omarzai comes into the attack from the other end. He starts with an outswinger, which beats Kohli on the outside off. SIX! Kohli replies with a classy lofted drive over deep point for full six runs. Omarzai overcorrects his line, only to bowl a wide outside off. A single at the backward point puts Bethell on strike. FOUR! Streaky but Bethell will take it with both hands. Omarzai bowls a back-of-the-length ball on off from over the wicket and an inside edge runs to fine leg. The pacer chances sides and comes from around the wicket. He creates a chance after Bethell punches in the V but it fell just short of Arshdeep at mid on. 13 off this over.

RCB: 17/0 in 2 overs

Arshdeep Singh has the new ball as he starts the proceedings with the new ball against Bethell. A slip in place for the left-hander. Bethell guides the length ball in the middle at point to get off the mark with a single off the first delivery. Arshdeep uses the angle across and welcomes Virat Kohli with a short ball. Kohli starts with two dots before a streak single gets him off the mark off the fourth delivery of the innings. Bethell manages a single off a delivery on leg. Kohli back on strike. A single to finish the over as he will keep the strike. Four off the first. 

RCB: 4/0 in 1 over

All set for some exciting live action in Dharamsala. Out walks the duo of on-field umpires, followed by the Punjab team and then RCB openers Virat Kohli and Jacob Bethell. 

"We would have loved to bowl first, but the wicket is good and should play well for 40 overs. Rajat is doing fantastic and we should see him in Hyderabad. We are at the business end of the tournament, and I’m happy with how the team is performing, both individually and as an unit. Yes, we are very pleased that the team looks so stable right now. We are giving our absolute best in every department. One win tonight secures our spot in the playoffs, so it’s a massive game for us. Every game is important at this stage. This win can change the entire table - not just for us, but for several other teams as well. Suyash replaces Rajat and Romario replaces Duffy."

"We're going to bowl. I'm not going by the stats, we're clearly seeing how the games pan out. If we bat and bowl well, the toss doesn't matter. I seriously had no clue that this was my 100th game as a captain but it feels great. It feels like a great opportunity for me to win my 100th game (as captain). The bowling has been fantastic, but there are pressure moments where you need to execute and so you can't change the past, nor you can't anticipate the future. The beauty is to stay in the moment and see the moment and enjoy the pressure. Two changes for us (Harpreet) Brar and Lockie (Ferguson) come in."

Punjab Kings: Marcus Stoinis, Xavier Bartlett, Vishnu Vinod, Musheer Khan, Praveen Dubey.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Rasikh Salam Dar, Jordan Cox, Abhinandan Singh, Swapnil Singh, Kanishk Chouhan.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Jacob Bethell, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Venkatesh Iyer, Jitesh Sharma(w/c), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma.
Punjab Kings: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh(w), Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer(c), Suryansh Shedge, Shashank Singh, Azmatullah Omarzai, Harpreet Brar, Lockie Ferguson, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal.

RCB skipper Rajat Patidar has been ruled out of the match due to an injury as Jitesh Sharma came to the toss as stand-in captain. 

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Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to bowl first vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Dharamsala.

By Danny Morrison: "We have a glorious day game here in the breathtaking hills of Dharamshala. Despite a touch of overnight rain, the curators have done a stellar job; it's had no impact on the preparation of this surface—the same one used for the Delhi game earlier this week. Now, we are slightly off-center on the square today, so there’s a bit of a boundary bias to my left and right, but 'downtown' remains a solid hit at just over 70 meters. The curator deserves a mountain of credit, Michael Clarke: Danny; this ground looks absolutely world-class. To be honest, the pitch looks superb, there's significantly more grass than what we saw the other night. From a bowling perspective, I expect the quicks to mix up their seam, perhaps using that cross-seam to find some natural variation off the surface. We might even see a bit of turn, but mate, if you’re a batter, this is exactly where you want to be. It’s a belter! We love a day game! The sun is out, which means spin could very well play a part once again. It's going to be a cracker!"

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Chahal vs Spin basher | The most successful spinner of IPL, Yuzvendra Chahal's battle against RCB skipper Rajat Patidar will be a juicy one to follow. 

Speaking ahead of their penultimate league stage match against the Punjab Kings in Dharamsala, Hazlewood likened his partnership with Bhuvneshwar to his vaunted pairing in Australian colours. “It’s a little bit like bowling with Patty [Pat Cummins ] and Starcy [Mitchell Starc] for Australia. Bhuvi probably pitches it up a little more and swings the ball. I can hit the seam and get a bit of bounce. It’s nice to have balance in your attack. Last year and this year we’ve had a nice mix,” Hazlewood said.

“If you’re bowling on a flat wicket and go for 2 for 40 while everyone else goes for 50 or 60, I think those are the satisfying games. When things are going your way, like the Delhi game this year with Bhuvi [Bhuvneshwar Kumar] and me, it’s honestly not that difficult. You’re just bowling good balls, and you’ve earned that momentum. But when the batting side is dominant and your first over goes for 20, and then you fight back with yorkers or changes of pace and finish with decent figures, those are the games I’m probably most proud of,” Hazlewood explained.

Kohli said: “When I come to play, I know what I can deliver in terms of effort. Performance—no one can guarantee performance in any space. But in terms of effort and commitment, I know what I can deliver because I literally live my life like that. It’s not like I prepare for a series and suddenly start working hard two or three weeks before. I’m like that through the year. So if you call me and if you say there’s a series coming up, I’m ready. I’m always ready because that’s my daily life, you know. I workout and eat well at home because I like living that way; it’s not only to play cricket. So that’s where I am.

“I mean, this 2027 chat… I’ve been asked so many times, ‘Do you want to play in 2027?’ I’m like, why would I leave my home, get my stuff over and be like, ‘I don’t know what I want.’ Of course, if I’m playing, I want to play cricket and I want to carry on. Playing a World Cup for India is amazing. But as I said, the value has to be from both sides.”

“You walk to practice and you have six cameras following you. It’s not a comfortable feeling at all,” Kohli said on the RCB Podcast. “As a sportsperson, you need to have the ability and the freedom to work on your game in peace. If everything you do is an opportunity to film or display or to dissect, then you are not being organic. I’m not going to be able to try to do things at practice which I really want to do because I know tomorrow if someone films it and there are discussions on my practice sessions… You judge me on my performances during the game, not during the leadup. No one has the right to judge me on what I’m doing in terms of my preparation, the things I’m trying in the nets.”

“Sat Sri Akal, Sher Squad! I’m speaking to you from Dharamsala. We’ve certainly lost four matches, but we’re still fourth on the table, and we’ll make sure to qualify and lift the trophy. I can only say that your support is very important to us. Support us and turn Dharamsala red. The next match is against Mumbai; we have to win it and make a comeback from there. We will lift the trophy. Support us; your support is very much needed,” Prabhsimran said in a video shared on social media.

For much of IPL 2026, Punjab Kings looked like a side sprinting ahead of the pack.

They chased down huge scores and played with a fearlessness that made them one of the most entertaining teams in the tournament. But things have taken a turn for the worse in recent weeks, with the Shreyas Iyer-led side suffering a fourth straight defeat, this time to Delhi Capitals (DC) in Dharamshala on Monday. (READ MORE)

Punjab Kings: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh(w), Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer(c), Suryansh Shedge, Shashank Singh, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Vishnu Vinod, Harpreet Brar, Praveen Dubey, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Mitchell Owen, Marcus Stoinis, Ben Dwarshuis, Lockie Ferguson, Yash Thakur, Nehal Wadhera, Harnoor Singh, Musheer Khan, Pyla Avinash, Vishal Nishad.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Jacob Bethell, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Venkatesh Iyer, Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rasikh Salam Dar, Josh Hazlewood, Jacob Duffy, Jordan Cox, Mangesh Yadav, Romario Shepherd, Swapnil Singh, Philip Salt, Richard Gleeson, Suyash Sharma, Vihaan Malhotra, Abhinandan Singh, Vicky Ostwal, Kanishk Chouhan, Satvik Deswal.

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the Indian Premier League 2026. With the race for playoffs heating up, table topper and defending champion Royal Challengers Bengaluru are up against Punjab Kings in a repeat of last year's final. 

The match will take place in the picturesque venue of Dharamsala as both teams are looking to confirm their spot in the knockouts.