PBKS vs RCB Head to Head Record and Stats

Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru stats: the swings

Results here come in streaks. Punjab took every game of the 2013, 2014, 2017, 2020 and 2022 seasons, and RCB replied with sweeps of their own in 2016, 2018, 2019 and 2024.

Bengaluru own the current era. From 2023 onward they have lost just once in 8 meetings, a 5 wicket defeat at the Chinnaswamy on 18 Apr 2025. They beat Punjab three times in 2025, the last of those the IPL 2025 final in Ahmedabad on 3 Jun 2025, settled by just 6 runs.

Batting order has mattered little, with 20 wins for teams chasing and 18 for teams defending. The bigger story is how many runs get scored: the average first innings is 182, so any PBKS vs RCB pitch report built from these numbers points to plenty of runs. Club-wide figures sit on the Punjab Kings records page and the Royal Challengers Bengaluru records page.

Kohli, Rahul, Gayle and the leading bowlers

Against Punjab, Virat Kohli (RCB) has piled up 1,217 runs from 37 innings, including a century and 7 half-centuries, and nobody else is close. Four match awards in this fixture are also his. AB de Villiers (RCB) follows with 718 and a strike rate of 159.91.

Punjab’s best performer is KL Rahul (PBKS), who averages 90.20 from 8 knocks for his 451. In Dubai on 24 Sep 2020 he made 132 not out from 69 deliveries, the biggest individual score between these sides, and Punjab cruised to a 97 run win.

Chris Gayle shows up twice in the batting table: 634 runs in RCB colours and 239 for Punjab, since this page splits a player’s runs by the team he was representing. His 117 for RCB on 6 May 2015 set up a 138 run victory, the widest margin in the series.

Yuzvendra Chahal (RCB) heads the bowling on 25 wickets at 17.08. Sandeep Sharma (PBKS) has 16, while S Aravind (RCB) owns the top spell of 4/14, bowled on 6 May 2011.

Highest totals, lowest totals and grounds

Dharamsala is the place for runs in this fixture. RCB’s 241/7 at the HPCA Stadium, made on 9 May 2024, tops the list of totals, and three of the five biggest have come there. Punjab’s peak, 232/2, was also made at that ground on 17 May 2011 and led to a 111 run win. In Bengaluru on 18 May 2016, RCB raced to 211/3 in only 15 overs.

Punjab have twice been dismissed for 88, in Bengaluru in 2015 and in Indore in 2018; the second of those ended in a 10 wicket RCB win. RCB’s smallest total is 109, made in that Dubai match where Rahul starred.

Thirteen games at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium have split 7-6 in RCB’s favour. Bengaluru are also 5-3 up at the PCA Stadium in Mohali, so playing at home has not helped Punjab much.