Day 2 - Essex trail by 52 runs.

281/8

Leicestershire

333/10

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Day 2 - Nottinghamshire trail by 90 runs.

Hampshire

214/10

Nottinghamshire

124/3

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Stumps : Day 2 - Warwickshire trail by 237 runs.

Warwickshire

123/6

Glamorgan

360/10

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Stumps : Day 2 - Surrey trail by 469 runs.

Yorkshire

486/10

Surrey

17/0

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Stumps : Day 2 - Sussex trail by 504 runs.

Somerset

526/8d

Sussex

22/1

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Day 2 - Durham trail by 350 runs.

Kent

523/10

Durham

173/5

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Day 2 - Gloucestershire lead by 45 runs.

Gloucestershire

154/10 & 18/3

Northamptonshire

127/10

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Stumps : Day 2 - Middlesex trail by 186 runs.

Middlesex

177/10 & 13/1

Derbyshire

376/10

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Day 2 - Lancashire trail by 242 runs.

28/0

270/10

VAN won by 1 run

101/9

102/9

ABL won by 4 wickets

210/6

209/9

PBCC won by 3 wickets

Mohammedan Sporting Club

303/6

Prime Bank Cricket Club

307/7

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ABC won by 4 wickets

Gazi Group Cricketers

252/8

Agrani Bank Cricket Club

253/6

LOR won by 205 runs

354/8

149/10

CITY won by 6 wickets

Rupganj Tigers Cricket Club

246/7

249/4

DLP won by 120 runs

231/10

351/7

NEP won by 9 wickets

199/1

United States of America

195/10

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Stumps : Day 1 - Pakistan trail by 257 runs.

278/10

21/0

JPN won by 9 wickets

82/1

81/10

SK won by 8 wickets

95/2

94/8

All

IPL 2026, Match 61: PBKS vs RCB Predicted Playing XIs

by Dwijesh May 17, 2026

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Punjab Kings will face Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Match 61 of the Indian Premier League 2026 on May 17, with the match scheduled to begin at 3:30 PM IST.

Shreyas Iyer will lead Punjab, while Rajat Patidar will captain Bengaluru. Both teams feature several star players, and fans can look forward to strong performances from cricketers such as Virat Kohli, Arshdeep Singh, and Yuzvendra Chahal. With the playoff race heating up, it will be interesting to see the final playing XIs both sides choose for this crucial clash.

Match Details

Match	PBKS vs RCB
Tournament	IPL 2026
Match Number	61st T20
Date	Sunday, May 17, 2026
Time	3:30 PM IST
Venue	Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium
Broadcast	Star Sports Network
Live Streaming	JioHotstar

PBKS VS RCB – Full Squad

Punjab Kings Player	Role	Royal Challengers Bengaluru Player	Role
Priyansh Arya	All-Rounder	Jacob Bethell	All-Rounder
Cooper Connolly	All-Rounder	Virat Kohli	Batter
Shreyas Iyer (C)	Batter	Rajat Patidar (C)	Batter
Suryansh Shedge	All-Rounder	Jitesh Sharma (WK)	Batter
Shashank Singh	All-Rounder	Tim David	Batter
Azmatullah Omarzai	All-Rounder	Venkatesh Iyer	All-Rounder
Marco Jansen	All-Rounder	Krunal Pandya	All-Rounder
Xavier Bartlett	Bowler	Bhuvneshwar Kumar	Bowler
Arshdeep Singh	Bowler	Josh Hazlewood	Bowler
Yuzvendra Chahal	Bowler	Rasikh Salam	Bowler
Prabhsimran Singh (WK)	Batter	Jacob Duffy	Bowler
Vishnu Vinod	Batter	Devdutt Padikkal	Batter
Nehal Wadhera	Batter	Phil Salt	Batter
Pyla Avinash	Batter	Romario Shepherd	All-Rounder
Harnoor Singh	Batter	Swapnil Singh	All-Rounder
Musheer Ahmed Khan	All-Rounder	Suyash Sharma	Bowler
Marcus Stoinis	All-Rounder	Nuwan Thushara	Bowler
Mitchell Owen	All-Rounder	Abhinandan Singh	Bowler
Vyshak Vijaykumar	Bowler	Satvik Deswal	Bowler
Yash Thakur	Bowler	Mangesh Yadav	All-Rounder
Lockie Ferguson	Bowler	Jordan Cox	Batter
Harpreet Brar	Bowler	Vicky Ostwal	Bowler
Ben Dwarshuis	Bowler	Vihaan Malhotra	All-Rounder
Praveen Dubey	Bowler	Kanishk Chouhan	All-Rounder
Vishal Nishad	Bowler	Richard Gleeson	Bowler

PBKS VS RCB– Predicted Playing 11

Punjab Kings	Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Priyansh Arya	Jacob Bethell / Phil Salt
Shreyas Iyer (C)	Virat Kohli
Cooper Connolly	Rajat Patidar (C)
Vishnu Vinod (WK)	Jitesh Sharma (WK)
Suryansh Shedge	Krunal Pandya
Azmatullah Omarzai	Tim David
Marco Jansen	Venkatesh Iyer
Xavier Bartlett	Rasikh Salam
Arshdeep Singh	Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Yuzvendra Chahal	Josh Hazlewood
Vyshak Vijaykumar	Jacob Duffy

Impact Players

Team	Impact Player
Punjab Kings	Prabhsimran Singh
Royal Challengers Bengaluru	Romario Shepherd

Will Pakistan’s Mohsin Naqvi Travel to India for ICC Meeting During IPL 2026 Final in Ahmedabad? PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi will not participate in the upcoming ICC meeting in Ahmedabad that will be held during IPL 2026 Final.

by Dwijesh May 16, 2026

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