LiveUpdated on: May 17, 2026 3:43:27 PM ISTPBKS vs RCB LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and opted to bowl. Royal Challengers Bengaluru are without regular skipper Rajat Patidar, with Jitesh Sharma named as stand-in captain.Key Events2 Mins agoCautious start!9 Mins agoRCB - 4/0 (1)13 Mins agoAction begins!33 Mins agoPlaying XIs35 Mins agoWhat did the captains say?43 Mins agoToss time! No Patidar!1 Hr 2 Mins agoToss coming up!1 Hr 17 Mins agoArshdeep vs Kohli1 Hr 28 Mins agoShashank in poor form1 Hr 38 Mins agoKohli and Bhuvneshwar in good form1 Hr 54 Mins agoIyer vs Bhuvneshwar and Hazlewood8:11 AM IST, May 17Jitesh's woes8:02 AM IST, May 17Iyer to captain his 100th IPL game8:00 AM IST, May 17PBKS squad7:53 AM IST, May 17RCB squad7:48 AM IST, May 17Hello and good afternoon everyone!PBKS vs RCB LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Virat Kohli will look to hand his side a strong start.PBKS vs RCB LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and opted to bowl against Royal Challengers Bengaluru. RCB are without regular captain Rajat Patidar and Jitesh Sharma has been named as the stand-in skipper. After a dominant start to the season, Punjab Kings are slipping up at the wrong time. They are currently in a five-match losing streak, and their most recent defeat came two nights ago in Dharamshala. Despite their recent poor form, PBKS are still in the playoffs race and are fourth in the IPL 2026 points table. Now they take on Royal Challengers Bengaluru, once again in Dharamshala. Since the record chase vs Delhi Capitals, the PBKS batters haven't been scoring quickly, and their bowlers have been leaking runs at the wrong time. To make matters worse, their fielding has been a total comedy of errors. On the other hand, RCB are on top of the table and will qualify for the playoffs if they win in Dharamshala. They are currently on a two-match winning run and will look to extend that.PBKS, who finished as runners-up last season, started the season on a strong note. But since the middle phase, they look low on confidence, and opposition teams have figured them out. Speaking ahead of the match, PBKS' head of sports science, Andrew Leipus, said, “I think the altitude [in Dharamsala] does play some role. Perhaps it might favour us because we've been here longer. We've had a longer time to acclimatise and adapt to the conditions. I'm hoping that might be the case. I think historically it hasn't been the best ground for us. Again, we can just hope for the best and turn it around. The ball travels a bit faster. The guys have to maybe feel differently. The wicket in the last match was different to the wicket in the first game.” Meanwhile, RCB assistant coach Omkal Salvi said, “Bethell has proved himself on the world stage, and in this format, he is a world-class player. It doesn't matter which position he bats in. He is a mature player who adapts himself according to the situation and we have seen him perform.” ...Read MorePBKS, who finished as runners-up last season, started the season on a strong note. But since the middle phase, they look low on confidence, and opposition teams have figured them out. Speaking ahead of the match, PBKS' head of sports science, Andrew Leipus, said, “I think the altitude [in Dharamsala] does play some role. Perhaps it might favour us because we've been here longer. We've had a longer time to acclimatise and adapt to the conditions. I'm hoping that might be the case. I think historically it hasn't been the best ground for us. Again, we can just hope for the best and turn it around. The ball travels a bit faster. The guys have to maybe feel differently. The wicket in the last match was different to the wicket in the first game.” Meanwhile, RCB assistant coach Omkal Salvi said, “Bethell has proved himself on the world stage, and in this format, he is a world-class player. It doesn't matter which position he bats in. He is a mature player who adapts himself according to the situation and we have seen him perform.” Follow all the updates here:May 17, 2026 3:42:40 PM ISTPBKS vs RCB LIVE Score, IPL 2026: A good length delivery by Omarzai, outside off. Kohli misses his shot. Then its pitched up, wide outside off, Kohli launches it through the line for a six. Then ist a wide, followed by a single. Then Bethell clatters him to fine leg for a four! SHOT! Over ends with a dot and then a single.RCB - 17/0 (2)May 17, 2026 3:35:31 PM ISTPBKS vs RCB LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Arshdeep begins with a good length delivery, outside off. Bethell hits it to backward point for a single. Kohli on strike and Arshdeep responds with back-to-back dots. In the fourth ball, Kohli takes a single, putting Bethell on strike. Over ends with back-to-back singles.RCB - 4/0 (1)May 17, 2026 3:31:04 PM ISTPBKS vs RCB LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Kohli and Bethell to open for RCB. Arshdeep to bowl the first over for PBKS.May 17, 2026 3:11:29 PM ISTPBKS vs RCB LIVE Score, IPL 2026: PBKS - Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh(w), Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer(c), Suryansh Shedge, Shashank Singh, Azmatullah Omarzai, Harpreet Brar, Lockie Ferguson, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra ChahalRCB - Jacob Bethell, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Venkatesh Iyer, Jitesh Sharma(w/c), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash SharmaMay 17, 2026 3:09:24 PM ISTPBKS vs RCB LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Speaking after winning the toss, PBKS skipper Iyer said, “We're going to bowl. I'm not going by the stats, we're clearly seeing how the games pan out. If we bat and bowl well, the toss doesn't matter. I seriously had no clue that this was my 100th game as a captain but it feels great. It feels like a great opportunity for me to win my 100th game (as captain). The bowling has been fantastic, but there are pressure moments where you need to execute and so you can't change the past, nor you can't anticipate the future. The beauty is to stay in the moment and see the moment and enjoy the pressure. Two changes for us (Harpreet) Brar and Lockie (Ferguson) come in.”Meanwhile, RCB captain Jitesh said, “We would have loved to bowl first, but the wicket is good and should play well for 40 overs. Rajat is doing fantastic and we should see him in Hyderabad. Every game is important, this win can change a lot for us and other teams. Suyash replaces Rajat and Romario replaces Duffy.”May 17, 2026 3:01:52 PM ISTPBKS vs RCB LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Toss time! PBKS captain Iyer wins the toss and opts to bowl! No Patidar, Jitesh has come as RCB captain.May 17, 2026 2:42:58 PM ISTPBKS vs RCB LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Toss is upcoming folks! It is scheduled for 3:00 PM and we will soon see both captains take centre stage.May 17, 2026 2:27:13 PM ISTPBKS vs RCB LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Arshdeep's match up vs Kohli will be key today. Kohli has smashed him for 101 runs in 58 balls, striking at 174.13. He has dismissed Kohli twice in 11 innings. Kohli has also smacked him for 16 fours and a maximum.May 17, 2026 2:16:19 PM ISTPBKS vs RCB LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Shashank has dropped six to seven catches this season, and has been in poor batting form too. He has managed only 76 runs in eight innings so far, and has a best score of 19*. PBKS' designated finisher, he will look to bounce back today.May 17, 2026 2:06:44 PM ISTPBKS vs RCB LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Kohli has been in good form this season. His strike rate is 172.81 this season in the first 10 balls. In his last game in Dharamshala, he got 92 off 47 balls. Among RCB bowlers, Bhuvneshwar has the best economy rate in the powerplay this season (minimum 10 overs), 6.92.May 17, 2026 1:50:19 PM ISTPBKS vs RCB LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Against Bhuvneshwar, PBKS skipper Iyer has a strike rate of 90 and has been dismissed thrice in 11 innings. Facing Hazlewood, he has been dismissed four times in six innings and has scored 11 runs off 22 balls.May 17, 2026 1:41:21 PM ISTPBKS vs RCB LIVE Score, IPL 2026: IPL 2026 is turning out to be Jitesh's worst season since his debut in 2022. He has scored only 90 runs off 79 balls and has been dismissed to pace bowling eight times in ten innings.May 17, 2026 1:32:45 PM ISTPBKS vs RCB LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Iyer will be captaining his 100th IPL game today. 41 of those matches came for DC, 29 each for KKR and PBKS. He also has the joint best win percentage as a captain in the IPL (minimum 60 games), level with Dhoni at 58.3 percent.May 17, 2026 1:30:02 PM ISTPBKS vs RCB LIVE Score, IPL 2026: 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 NishadMay 17, 2026 1:23:14 PM ISTPBKS vs RCB LIVE Score, IPL 2026: 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 DeswalMay 17, 2026 1:18:15 PM ISTPBKS vs RCB LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Welcome to our live coverage of today's IPL 2026 fixture as PBKS take on RCB on Sunday. A win is key for both teams tonight. For RCB, a win will take them to the playoffs!Home Cricket News PBKS vs RCB LIVE Score, IPL 2026: RCB suffer early setback as Brar removes Bethell in powerplay