PBKS vs RCB Head to Head Record in IPL History

Punjab Kings will host Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium tomorrow. Indian Premier League 2023 Match 27 will be the first of the seventh double-header day this season. Interestingly, it will be the first of the two double-headers to be played on a weekday.

PBKS, who have won four out of their last five matches against RCB, had emerged as the winners twice last season. The last of the two contests was played was played at the Brabourne Stadium where Jonny Bairstow and Liam Livingstone‘s individual half-centuries had powered the team to a match-winning innings total of 209/9 in 20 overs.

Kings, who ended up winning that match by 54 runs, have won a total of 17 matches as compared to the opposition’s 13 victories in PBKS vs RCB Head to Head Record in IPL History.

It is true that Royal Challengers have had a lead in both the month of April and in Mohali. Having said that, Punjab have had a better average innings total than Bangalore over the years.

Speaking of this particular venue, it is noteworthy that both these teams will be locking horns in this part of the country for the first time since 2019. While PBKS have won 35 and lost 27 out of their 62 home matches in all these years, RCB have four won and lost three out of their seven encounters in the city. Furthermore, the visitors (8.71) even have a better average run rate than the hosts (8.46).

PBKS vs RCB Head to Head Record in IPL History

Total number of matches played: 30

Matches won by PBKS: 17

Matches won by RCB: 13

Matches played in April: 10 (PBKS 4, RCB 6)

Matches played on Thursday: 8 (PBKS 4, RCB 4)

Matches played at Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium: 7 (PBKS 3, RCB 4)

PBKS average score against RCB: 162

RCB average score against PBKS: 160

Most runs for PBKS: 64 (Shikhar Dhawan)

Most runs for RCB: 802 (Virat Kohli)

Most wickets for PBKS: 4 (Rishi Dhawan & Harpreet Brar)

Most wickets for RCB: 11 (Harshal Patel)

Most catches for PBKS: 2 (Shikhar Dhawan, Bhanuka Rajapaksa & Harpreet Brar)

Most catches for RCB: 11 (Virat Kohli)

NOTE: Only players part of current squads have been considered above (most runs, wickets and catches).

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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