Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Green Punjab Kings (PBKS) by 23 runs match 61 of 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL) But HPCA Stadium In Hospice.
Invited to bat first, the defending champions suffered an early blow as Harpreet Brar dismissed Jacob Bethel. This brought Devdutt Padikkal to the crease, who along with Virat Kohli went after the Kings bowlers. The pair put on a partnership of 76 runs off 42 balls before Padikkal was out on 45.
he brought Venkatesh Iyer Came to the crease, who made a partnership of 60 runs in 35 balls with Kohli. As Venkatesh fired the fireworks, the veteran once again played his second innings. Tim David also joined Venkatesh before Kohli was out for 58 off 37 balls, before scoring 28 off 12 balls on the last ball of the innings. Venkatesh remained unbeaten on 73 off 40 balls, his first half-century in raids, as RCB reached a total of 222 for 4 in their 20 overs.
The Jitesh Sharma-led team maintained that momentum in their bowling innings. Bhuvneshwar Kumar dismissed both the openers in two overs and Rasikh Salam took the prized wicket of PBKS captain Shreyas Iyer in the fourth over, taking their score to 19/3. cooper connolly and Suryansh Shedge added vital runs with a 43-run partnership, but missed out on 37 and 35 respectively. Shahsank Singh played a brilliant inning of 56 off 27 balls, but it was not enough as the defending champions stormed home.
The win ensured that RCB became the first team to qualify for the 2026 Indian Premier League playoffs. Punjab Kings have suffered their sixth consecutive defeat in 2026 and will need to get two points from their final game against Lucknow Super Giants on May 23.
Here are the top stats and milestones from Match 61:
- Virat Kohli:Joint highest 50+ partnerships in IPL 2026 – 210
- Virat Kohli:Most runs by a batsman against a single opponent – 1215 vs PBKS
- Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal:Jointly second most 50+ stands in an IPL season – 6
- Devdutt Padikkal: 1500 runs completed for RCB
- Royal Challengers Bangalore: Second highest 200+ total in men's T20 cricket – 44
- punjab kings: Highest totals of 200+ accepted in men's T20 cricket – 46
- Shreyas Iyer: 100th IPL match as captain
- cooper connolly:Most sixes in the first IPL season – 32
- Shashank Singh: Surpassed 50 IPL sixes
- ipl 2026:Most 200+ totals in a single edition – 53
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