The IPL rivalry between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru has been unusually close over its 38 meetings. Bengaluru lead 20–18 through the completed 17 May 2026 fixture. Their latest result gave RCB a little breathing room: 222/4 in Dharamsala followed by Punjab’s 199/8, a 23-run Bengaluru win.
The pairing also produced a 2025 playoff double. Bengaluru defeated Punjab in Qualifier 1 and again in the final, but those are two separate entries in the head-to-head record. Go back to the earliest seasons and the names change—Kings XI Punjab and Royal Challengers Bangalore appear on older scorecards—while the franchise-versus-franchise count stays intact.
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Royal Challengers BengaluruPBKS vs RCB IPL head-to-head record
RCB’s edge is two wins. Both meetings in 2025’s knockout stage went their way: an eight-wicket qualifier victory and a six-run final victory. The final was tight; the qualifier was not. In the most recent league meeting on 17 May 2026, RCB’s 222/4 proved 23 runs too many for Punjab. The overall ledger includes those matches as individual completed fixtures, alongside all regular-season decisions.
| Meetings | PBKS wins | RCB wins | Ties | No results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | 18 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
Men’s IPL head-to-head through 17 May 2026. The first team’s former Kings XI Punjab name and RCB’s former Bangalore spelling are included.
Most runs in PBKS vs RCB IPL matches
Virat Kohli leads the opponent-specific batting list with 1,217 runs. Chris Gayle is next on 873, followed by AB de Villiers on 718. KL Rahul‘s 517 and Mayank Agarwal‘s 297 complete this five-player view. This isn’t an all-IPL career-run chart: it counts runs in fixtures between these two franchises only.
The dated pre-match tally gave Kohli 1,159. His 58 in the 17 May 2026 meeting lifts that to 1,217. The other four leaders did not bat in that fixture. Cutoff: the completed 17 May 2026 match.
Last five PBKS vs RCB IPL meetings
Bengaluru won four of these five completed meetings. Punjab’s lone success in this run was a rain-reduced 14-over match on 18 April 2025: RCB made 95/9 and PBKS reached 98/5 in 12.1 overs. Two days later, RCB won the return meeting in New Chandigarh. The sides then met twice in the playoffs, with RCB winning the qualifier in ten overs of batting and defending 190/9 in the final.
Those distinct stages matter when reading the sequence. An eight-wicket chase of Punjab’s 101 on 29 May was not the title decider; on 3 June, Bengaluru made 190/9 and Punjab finished six short on 184/7. The next meeting, in May 2026, was another RCB win. No future 2027 fixture is assumed in this dated snapshot.
| Date | Ground / stage | Winner | Result | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 May 2026 | Dharamsala | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | RCB by 23 runs | PBKS 199/8; RCB 222/4 |
| 3 Jun 2025 | Ahmedabad · Final | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | RCB by 6 runs | RCB 190/9; PBKS 184/7 |
| 29 May 2025 | New Chandigarh · Qualifier 1 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | RCB by 8 wickets | PBKS 101; RCB 106/2 |
| 20 Apr 2025 | New Chandigarh | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | RCB by 7 wickets | PBKS 157/6; RCB 159/3 |
| 18 Apr 2025 | Bengaluru · 14 overs | Punjab Kings | PBKS by 5 wickets | RCB 95/9; PBKS 98/5 |
PBKS vs RCB IPL FAQs
How many times has RCB won against PBKS in the IPL?
Bengaluru have won 20 of the 38 IPL meetings through 17 May 2026. Punjab have 18 victories; there are no ties or no-results in this record.
Who won the latest PBKS vs RCB IPL match?
RCB won by 23 runs at Dharamsala on 17 May 2026, scoring 222/4 before limiting Punjab to 199/8.
Did RCB beat Punjab in the 2025 IPL final?
Yes. On 3 June 2025 Bengaluru made 190/9 and Punjab scored 184/7 in the final, giving RCB a six-run victory. The sides had also met in Qualifier 1 five days earlier; that was a separate eight-wicket RCB win.
Who has scored the most IPL runs in PBKS vs RCB matches?
Virat Kohli has 1,217 in this specific fixture through 17 May 2026. The total includes his 58 in the most recent meeting; Chris Gayle follows with 873.
A dated record of completed men’s IPL results and matchup batting; 2027 squads and outcomes are not projected.
