PBKS vs RCB Live Score, IPL 2026: Venkatesh Iyer’s Heroics Propel Royal Challengers Bengaluru To 222

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Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Live Score, IPL 2026 T20: Punjab Kings are hosting Royal Challengers Bengaluru in a crucial game of the IPL 2026. PBKS started off brilliantly and won six games on the trot, but ran out of gas and lost the next five. With six wins in 12 games, PBKS need to win both their games to stay alive in the playoff race. The team has been let down in the bowling and fielding departments, which must come good against an in-form RCB. Meanwhile, RCB are without the services of Rajat Patidar for this game. He suffered a hamstring injury and is out of action. Jitesh Sharma is leading the team in his absence.

Punjab Kings Squad: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh(w), Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer(c), Suryansh Shedge, Shashank Singh, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Vishnu Vinod, Harpreet Brar, Praveen Dubey, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Mitchell Owen, Marcus Stoinis, Ben Dwarshuis, Lockie Ferguson, Yash Thakur, Nehal Wadhera, Harnoor Singh, Musheer Khan, Pyla Avinash, Vishal Nishad

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Squad: Jacob Bethell, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Venkatesh Iyer, Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rasikh Salam Dar, Josh Hazlewood, Jacob Duffy, Jordan Cox, Mangesh Yadav, Romario Shepherd, Swapnil Singh, Philip Salt, Richard Gleeson, Suyash Sharma, Vihaan Malhotra, Abhinandan Singh, Vicky Ostwal, Kanishk Chouhan, Satvik Deswal

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