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Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Punjab Kings by 23 runs in the 61st match of IPL 2026. RCB set a target of 223 runs at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamshala on Sunday. In reply, Punjab team could score only 199 runs for 8 wickets.
In the match, Virat Kohli completed 500+ runs in a season for the 9th time in IPL. At the same time, he also made the record of scoring the most runs against Punjab Kings. On the other hand, Bengaluru scored 200+ for the 44th time in T-20 cricket.
Top-14 records of Bengaluru-Punjab match…
1. Punjab’s sixth consecutive defeat
Punjab Kings lost their sixth consecutive match in IPL 2026. The team is now close to equaling the second longest losing streak in its history. In 2015, Punjab had lost 7 consecutive matches.
2. RCB maintained dominance against Punjab
Royal Challengers Bangalore have won 7 out of 8 matches against Punjab Kings since 2023. During this period, RCB has completely dominated PBKS. With this victory, the team became the first team to reach the playoffs this season.
3. Bengaluru scored the second highest score of 200+
In T-20 cricket, the Indian team has scored 200+ scores a maximum of 50 times. Royal Challengers Bangalore has reached the second position with 44 times. Chennai is at third position with 43 times.
4. Punjab gave maximum 200+ score runs
Punjab Kings has become the team to score 200+ scores maximum 46 times in T-20 cricket. RCB has conceded 200+ runs 40 times. Delhi is at third place with 35 times.
5. For the 31st time under the captaincy of Shreyas, the team gave 200+ runs.
Under the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer, a team conceded 200+ scores for the 31st time. He has become the captain to score most 200+ runs while being the captain in T-20 cricket. Today was also his 100th match as captain. Shreyas was out after scoring one run.
6. Scored 200+ for record 53rd time in IPL 2026
IPL 2026 became the highest score of 200+ in tournament history. This season 53 times teams scored 200 or more runs. This happened 52 times in 2025.
7. Punjab scored 200+ for the 9th time in IPL 2026
Punjab Kings conceded 200+ scores for the 9th time in IPL 2026. This is the highest in a single season of any T-20 tournament. Earlier this record was in the name of Pakistan’s domestic team Southern Punjab.
8. Kohli’s 9th 500+ run season
Virat Kohli has become the first batsman to score 500+ runs in a season 9 times in IPL. After him, David Warner has done this 7 times.
9. Kohli’s highest runs against Punjab
Virat Kohli has scored the most runs in IPL against Punjab Kings. Now he has 1217 runs in his name. Apart from Punjab, Kohli has also scored the most runs against Chennai, Delhi and Kolkata.
10. Kohli became part of 50+ partnership for the 210th time
Virat Kohli became a part of 50+ partnership for the 210th time in T-20 cricket. He equaled Alex Hales. Australia’s David Warner is at third place with 200+ partnerships.
Kohli has been a part of 50+ partnerships 138 times so far in IPL. Rohit Sharma is at second place in this matter, who has 107 partnerships in his name.
11. Kohli-Padikkal made fifty partnership for the sixth time
Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal made 50+ run partnership for the sixth time in IPL 2026. Both have now jointly reached second place in the list of non-opening pairs with most 50+ partnerships in a season.
12. Padikkal hits a six on the first ball for the third time
Devdutt Padikkal hit a six on his first ball for the third time in IPL 2026. He achieved this feat on the ball of Harpreet Brar. Sunil Narine has done this in 2025 and Shahrukh Khan in 2023.
In IPL history, 21 batsmen have hit a six on the first ball at number 3. Apart from Devdutt Padikkal, only Sanju Samson, Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav have been able to do this feat more than once. Samson has hit a six on the first ball 4 times, while Rohit and Suryakumar have hit a six on the first ball 2 times each.
13. Connolly hit the most sixes in his debut season.
Cooper Connolly has become the batsman who has hit the most sixes in his very first season of IPL. He hit 32 sixes in IPL 2026 and broke Sanath Jayasuriya’s 18-year-old record.
14. Bhuvneshwar reached second place among the bowlers who took the most wickets after the age of 35.
Bengaluru fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar has taken 24 wickets in IPL 2026. He has reached second place in the list of bowlers taking most wickets in an IPL season after the age of 35. In this matter, former Chennai Super Kings spinner Imran Tahir is on top, who took 26 wickets in the 2019 season.
———————— Also read this news related to the match Bengaluru is the first team to reach the playoffs of IPL-2026.
Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Punjab Kings by 23 runs in the first match of the IPL on Sunday. In Dharamsala, Bengaluru, after losing the toss and batting first, scored 222 runs at the loss of 4 wickets in 20 overs. In reply, Punjab could score only 199 runs after losing 8 wickets. Read the full news…
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