RCB vs PBKS: Both these franchises shared an intense rivalry that lasted over 15 years, while on the other hand, the Royal Challengers have been playing a considerable role in the IPL for many years. However, both the franchises have something in common: both of them have appeared in IPL finals but could never get their hands on the title.
RCB vs PBKS: Head to Head
The Royal Challengers Bangalore and the Punjab Kings (previously Kings XI Punjab) have been part of the largely recognized domestic T20 platform since its inaugural season in 2008.
Both teams have encountered each other 30 times in the IPL (30 RCB vs PBKS matches played), with RCB managing 13 wins and the dominant Kings of Punjab emerging victorious around 17 times.
| 2008 | Kings XI Punjab won by 6 wickets Kings XI Punjab won by 9 wickets |
| 2009 | Kings XI Punjab won by 7 wickets Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 8 runs |
| 2010 | Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 8 wickets Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 6 wickets |
| 2011 | Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 85 runs Kings XI Punjab won by 111 runs |
| 2012 | Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 5 wickets Kings XI Punjab won by 4 wickets |
| 2013 | Kings XI Punjab won by 6 wickets Kings XI Punjab won by 7 wickets |
| 2014 | Kings XI Punjab won by 5 wickets Kings XI Punjab won by 32 runs |
| 2015 | Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 138 runs Kings XI Punjab won by 22 runs |
| 2016 | Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 1 run Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 82 runs |
| 2017 | Kings XI Punjab won by 8 wickets Kings XI Punjab won by 19 runs |
| 2018 | Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 4 wickets Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 10 wickets |
| 2019 | Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 8 wickets Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 17 runs |
| 2020 | Kings XI Punjab won by 97 runs Kings XI Punjab won by 8 wickets |
| 2021 | Punjab Kings won by 34 runs Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 6 runs |
| 2022 | Punjab Kings won by 5 wickets Punjab Kings won by 54 runs |
RCB vs PBKS: Top 3 memorable matches
After a set of disheartening losses and a neck-and-neck win, RCB and PBKS, respectively, are ready for the face-off on Thursday. Before that, we take into consideration the top 3 matches ever played between the two franchises.
1. RCB encountered the prolific Punjab Kings in IPL 2020 on September 24, 2020. Batting first, the Kings put on a massive 206 in their 20 overs, with an extraordinary hundred from skipper KL Rahul as he batted throughout the 20 overs and finished at 132* off just 69 balls.
The Challengers on the other hand had a frustrating start as they lost the inform Padikkal and Kohli for mere runs to Sheldon Cottrell and never seemed to go well, as ABD and Finch too fell cheaply after a bit of a start as the entire team collapsed for a total of 109 with Bishnoi and Murugan Ashwin picking 3 wickets each.
2. The next most thrilling encounter on our list between the two franchises was held on 9th May 2016, and the match was won by RCB in a highly entertaining contest that was won with the extraordinary antics of two veterans, ABD and Watson.
Batting first, RCB could manage 175 runs in their 20 overs, all thanks to ABD’s blistering 64 off 35, jointly supported by Rahul and Sachin Baby, while on the other end, Punjab batters Murali Vijay and hard-hitting Stoinis made massive efforts to get to the target but were restricted to just a run behind by the brilliance of Watson.
3. The last match on our list takes us a long way back to 2011 the Gilchrist phase of KXIP, on the 17th of May 2011, when the Kings put on a scary score of 232 with a century from the Aussie veteran Gilchrist and his fellow countryman Shaun Marsh unbeaten on 79.
The Challengers could, however, never make any use of the batting track and crashed miserably for a mere total of 121, as they lost by a humongous 111 runs, the biggest ever for the Punjab Kings.
RCB vs PBKS: Interesting Facts
RCB
- 3 200+ runs partnerships – RCB is the only team to have achieved this.
- Most Runs(900+) and centuries(4) scored by a single player in only one season – Virat Kohli in 2016
- RCB players have scored the maximum number of tons in the tournament – a total of 13 centuries.
- With players like Gayle, Ross Taylor and ABD they managed a very obvious feat to hit the maximum no.of 6s by a franchise in the IPL.
- Highest ever IPL team total of 263 runs.
PBKS
- Punjab Kings have also taken joint-most hat-tricks in the IPL along with RR: Yuvi Paji vs Deccan Chargers and RCB in 2009, Axar Patel against the Gujarat Lions in 2016 and finally IPL’s now record bid Sam Curran achieved this in 2019 playing for the same franchise.
- Former Punjab Kings skipper KL Rahul holds the record for scoring the fastest fifty of the tournament in just 12 balls back in 2018.
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