Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will look to bounce back when they take on Punjab Kings (PBKS) in match 6 of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Saturday (March 23).
Faf Du Plessis-led RCB come into the match on the back of a tournament-opening 6-wicket loss to Chennai Super Kings in Chennai, while Shikhar Dhawan’s PBKS opened their campaign with a 4-wicket victory over Delhi Capitals at their new home in Mullanpur.
After Mustafizur Rahman picked four wickets, RCB were rescued by a 95-run stand between Anuj Rawat (48 off 25) and Dinesh Karthik (38* off 26) to post 173, but that wasn’t enough as CSK rode on an all-round batting display to reach the target with 8 balls to spare.
PBKS, on the other hand, rode on Sam Curran (63 off 47) and Liam Livingstone (38* off 21) stand of 67-run stand to chase down 175 with 4 balls to spare as Rishabh Pant made his return to competitive cricket with DC.
Now, RCB will look to open their account at their home – M Chinnaswamy Stadium, where they won only 3 of the seven fixtures last season. Plus, they will also be wary of their record against the Punjab-based side.
The two times met in a solitary meeting at the PCA Stadium, where RCB won by 24 runs. The two sides will collide at the Bengaluru venue for the first time since 2019. Here is a look at the head to head numbers and all the other details.
RCB vs PBKS Head to Head
In the 31 PBKS vs RCB head to head meetings in IPL, it’s Punjab Kings, who have the advantage with 17 wins against Royal Challengers Bengaluru, who have won 14 such encounters. In the last 5 meetings also it’s 3-2 in favour of PBKS.
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In the most recent meeting, RCB rode on Du Plessis (84 off 56) and Virat Kohli (59 off 47) to set a total of 174 before Mohammed Siraj (4 for 21 in 4 overs) bundled out PBKS for 150 in 18.2 overs at the PCA Stadium in Mohali.
RCB vs PBKS Stats
Stats For RCB vs PBKS For PBKS vs RCB
Wins Batting 1st 8 7
Wins Chasing 6 10
Highest Total 226 232
Lowest Total 109 88
Highest Successful Chase 204 208
Lowest Total Defended 145 138
Most Runs Virat Kohli (861 runs) KL Rahul (451 runs)
Highest scorer Chris Gayle (117) KL Rahul (132*)
Most Sixes Chris Gayle (49 sixes) KL Rahul (28 sixes)
Most Fours Virat Kohli (90 fours) KL Rahul (34 fours)
Most Fifties AB de Villiers (7 fifties) KL Rahul, Chris Gayle, Ravi Bopara, Shaun Marsh (2 fifties each)
Most Hundreds Nitish Rana (4 fifties) KL Rahul, Adam Gilchrist & David Miller (1 hundred each)
Most wickets Yuzvendra Chahal (25 wickets) Sandeep Sharma (16 wickets)
Best Bowling Sreenath Aravind (4/14) Piyush Chawla (4/17)
RCB vs PBKS IPL record in M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
In the 11 previous meetings at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, it’s advantage Royal Challengers Bengaluru who have won 6 times at home against Punjab Kings, who last won at the Bengaluru venue back in 2017. Here is a look at RCB vs PBKS head to head in Bengaluru:
Stats RCB vs PBKS in Bengaluru PBKS vs RCB in Bengaluru
Matches 11 11
Wins 6 5
Defeats 5 6
Wins Batting First 4 2
Wins Chasing 2 3
Highest Total 226/3 in 2015 203/3 in 2010
Lowest Total 119 All Out in 2017 88 All Out in 2015
Apart from the clashes against PBKS, RCB has faced several other opponents in the Bengaluru venue. PBKS also has played one more opposition at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium since their IPL debut. Here is a look at the teams’ record at the venue:
RCB Record in M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
RCB Played: 84
RCB Won: 39
RCB Lost: 40
RCB Tied: 1
RCB No Result: 4
RCB Won Batting First: 20
RCB Won Chasing: 19
RCB Highest Total: 265
RCB Lowest Total: 82
PBKS Record in M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
PBKS Played: 12
PBKS Won: 5
PBKS Lost: 7
PBKS Won Batting First: 2
PBKS Won Chasing: 3
PBKS Highest Total: 203
PBKS Lowest Total: 88
Mark Hoover Mykhel
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