IPL 2026 Tips - Punjab Kings v Royal Challengers Bengaluru

The Punjab Kings host the Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the HPCA Stadium with RCB one win from sealing their playoff spot and PBKS needing a win to avoid a sixth straight defeat.

Head to Head

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Head to Head

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$1.75

RCB have owned this fixture recently and there is nothing in PBKS’s current form to suggest that changes today.

RCB lead 19-18 across 37 meetings and have won the last three in a row, including the 2025 Qualifier 1 and the final. Their last visit to Dharamsala produced 241 off 20 overs and a 60-run win.

PBKS have won just one of their last seven at this ground and have lost five straight. The batting form that carried them through the first half of the season has dried up, with Iyer’s strike rate dropping from 186 in wins to 128 in losses and Shashank Singh’s from 194 to 85.

Kohli has 1,159 runs against PBKS in this rivalry, more than any batter has against any opponent in the IPL. Iyer has four dismissals in six innings against Hazlewood and a strike rate of 90 against Bhuvneshwar.

All ten day games this IPL have been won by the chasing side, which should be kept in mind if RCG bat first, but otherwise this should be a big win for the home side.

Best Bet

Virat Kohli

Over Runs Line

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Kohli hit a century against PBKS in his last game and has 1,159 runs in this fixture across his career. PBKS’s bowling has been leaking at every phase during the losing streak and Arshdeep is their only reliable wicket-taker. The Indian legend could have a very big arvo.

Value Bet

Prabhsimran Singh

50+ Runs

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Prabhsimran has 439 runs this season and scored a fifty against MI in PBKS’s last game, his fifth half century from his last 10 innings. Worth backing into a RCB win as a same game multi, given the rest of his teammates are battling with the willow.

Same Game Multi

RCB H2H / Kohli & Devdutt Padikkal 30+ Runs / Hazlewood 1+ Wickets

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