RCB vs PBKS Head-to-head stats and records you need to know before Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings IPL 2024 match
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) take on Punjab Kings (PBKS) in match number six of IPL 2024 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Monday, March 25.
RCB went down to Chennai Super Kings by six wickets in the IPL 2024 tournament opener. PBKS, meanwhile, got off to a winning start, getting the better of Delhi Capitals by four wickets.
Bengaluru batted first against Chennai and posted 173-6. They slipped from 41-0 to 78-5, but a sixth-wicket stand of 95 between Anuj Rawat (48 off 25) and Dinesh Karthik (38* off 26) lifted RCB past the 170-run mark. It proved to be an inadequate score, though, as CSK chased down the target in 18.4 overs.
Meanwhile, Punjab Kings restricted Delhi Capitals to 174-9 in their opener, with Arshdeep Singh impressing with 2-28. PBKS then chased down the total in 19.2 overs, with Sam Curran smashing 63 off 47 and Liam Livingstone 38* off 21.
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings head-to-head record in IPL
Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Punjab Kings have clashed 31 times in the IPL. PBKS have a slender 17-14 lead in the head-to-head numbers. Last season, they met once, with Bengaluru beating Punjab by 24 runs in Mohali.
Here's a look at their overall head-to-head record:
Matches Played - 31
Matches won by Royal Challengers Bengaluru - 14
Matches won by Punjab Kings - 17
Matches with No Result - 0
RCB vs PBKS head-to-head record in Bengaluru
The Bengaluru-Punjab match on Monday will be played at RCB's home ground - the Chinnaswamy.
Both teams have done reasonably well at the venue. In 11 games, RCB have won six and PBKS five. In their last meeting, Bengaluru beat Punjab by 17 runs.
Matches Played - 11
Matches won by Royal Challengers Bengaluru - 6
Matches won by Punjab Kings - 5
Matches with No Result - 0
Last five Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings matches
In their last five IPL encounters, RCB have won two, while Punjab have tasted wins in three games.
Each team won once each in the 2021 edition in Ahmedabad and Sharjah respectively. In 2022, Punjab Kings won by five wickets and 54 runs respectively.
Here's a short summary of the last five Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings games:
- RCB (174/4) beat PBKS (150) by 24 runs, April 20, 2023
- PBKS (209/9) beat RCB (155/9) by 54 runs, May 13, 2022
- PBKS (208/5) beat RCB (205/2) by 5 wickets, March 27, 2022
- RCB (164/7) beat PBKS (158/6) by 6 wickets, October 3, 2021
- PBKS (179/5) beat RCB (145/8) by 34 runs, April 30, 2021