In the 61st match of IPL 2026, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) have given a target of 223 runs to Punjab Kings (PBKS) after playing first. Once again Punjab players did bad fielding, of which RCB took full advantage. For the 9th time this season, Punjab Kings have scored more than 200 runs. Whereas in IPL 2026, a score of more than 200 has been made for the 53rd time. RCB put 222 runs on the board for 4 wickets in 20 overs.

Virat Kohli played a brilliant inning of 58 runs for RCB. He hit four fours and three sixes. Whereas Venkatesh Iyer scored unbeaten 73 runs in 40 balls. He hit 8 fours and 4 sixes. Devdutt Padikkal scored 45 runs. Whereas Tim David played an innings of 28 runs in 12 balls.

Punjab captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and decided to bowl first. Bengaluru team lost the wicket of Jacob Bethel (11) in the third over itself. Devdutt Padikkal hit a six on Harpreet as soon as he came, while Kohli also sent the balls of Azmatullah Omarzai and Lockie Ferguson to the audience. In this way, RCB made a steady start by scoring 61 runs for one wicket in the powerplay.

Padikkal welcomed Chahal with two sixes while Kohli also hit a four on the leg spinner. However, when Padikkal was looking in good form, he played Harpreet’s ball straight into the hands of Iyer in the covers. Facing 25 balls, he hit four fours and three sixes.

Bengaluru’s century of runs was completed in the 10th over. Kohli completed his fourth half-century of the current season in 31 balls with a six and one run on Shashank Singh. Venkatesh also hit two consecutive fours on Harpreet after hitting a four on Ferguson. Venkatesh took the team’s score beyond 150 runs with two sixes off Chahal in the 15th over, but in the same over, Kohli was caught by Priyansh Arya at deep midwicket.

Venkatesh hit two sixes and a four on Ferguson in the 17th over and during this he completed his first half-century of the season in 29 balls. In the next over, the team’s runs also completed a double century.