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IPL 2026 · Match 61 · 17 May 2026 · day
PBKS
↗
Punjab Kings
VS
RCB
↗
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Venue: Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala
Pitch: —
Toss: Not yet
Match intelligencev3 model
Win probability
28%
Punjab Kings
72%
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Confidence band: ±11pp · Low confidence

Team composition

Squad structure

Punjab Kings
← Pure spinPure pace →
BCI labelPace-heavy
Venue fitness
—
Bowling depth9 bowlers
Allrounder ratio7 / 11
Overseas (max 4)8 / 4 (capped)
Impact sub likelyUnlikely
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
← Pure spinPure pace →
BCI labelPace-heavy
Venue fitness—
Bowling depth10 bowlers
Allrounder ratio9 / 11
Overseas (max 4)8 / 4 (capped)
Impact sub likelyUnlikely

Predicted XIs

PBKS↗
Punjab Kings4 overseas
RCB↗
Royal Challengers Bengaluru4 overseas
1
Prabhsimran Singh
right-hand bat
›
2
Shreyas Iyer
right-hand bat · legbreak googly
›
3
Marcus Stoinis
right-hand bat · right-arm medium
OS
›
4
Arshdeep Singh
left-hand bat · left-arm medium-fast
›
5
Marco Jansen
right-hand bat · left-arm fast
OS
›
6
MJ Owen
right-hand bat · right-arm medium
OS
›
7
Priyansh Arya
left-hand bat · right-arm offbreak
In form ↓
›
8
Shashank Singh
right-hand bat · right-arm medium
›
9
Suryansh Shedge
right-hand bat · right-arm medium-fast
›
10
Harnoor Pannu
BATTER
›
11
C Connolly
ALL-ROUNDER
OS
›
1
Jacob Bethell
left-hand bat · slow left-arm orthodox
OS
›
2
Virat Kohli
right-hand bat · right-arm medium
›
3
Devdutt Padikkal
left-hand bat · right-arm offbreak
›
4
Krunal Pandya
left-hand bat · slow left-arm orthodox
›
5
Tim David
right-hand bat · right-arm offbreak
OSIn form ↓
›
6
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
right-hand bat · right-arm medium
In form →
›
7
Nuwan Thushara
right-hand bat · right-arm medium-fast
OSOut of form ↓
›
8
Phil Salt
right-hand bat
OSIn form ↑Doubtful
›
9
Suyash Sharma
right-hand bat · legbreak googly
›
10
Swapnil Singh
right-hand bat · slow left-arm orthodox
›
11
Venkatesh Iyer
left-hand bat · right-arm medium
›

Powered by XI Selector engine (ILP optimisation + synergy analysis + batting order MDP). Subject to change.

Key matchups

BowlervsBatterEdgeMagnitude
RCB · Right-arm pace
vs
PBKS
Kumar - strong edgeSTRONG▼
PBKS
vs
RCB
Kohli - strong edgeSTRONG▼
RCB · Right-arm pace
vs
PBKS
Kumar - strong edgeSTRONG▼
PBKS
vs
RCB
Roughly evenEVEN▼
RCB · Left-arm orthodox
vs
PBKS
Iyer - strong edgeSTRONG▼