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Punjab Kings PBKS

2× Finalist
Home Ground
IS Bindra Stadium
Est.
2008
City
Chandigarh

Formerly Kings XI Punjab (until 2020/21)

Punjab Kings have faced Royal Challengers Bengaluru more than anyone — 37 meetings. Virat Kohli is the leading run-scorer against PBKS, while Sunil Narine is the leading wicket-taker. The full head-to-head record against every IPL franchise follows below.

Most-Played Rival
RCB
37 meetings · 18-19
Bogey Team
KKR
21-13 to them (61.8%)

PBKS (Punjab Kings) Head-to-Head Record vs Every IPL Team

PBKS (Punjab Kings) Head-to-Head Record vs Every IPL Team
Opponent ↕
Played ↕
Won ↕
Win% ↕
PlayoffsLast 5
RCB 37 18 48.6% 2 1W-4L
MI 34 17 50.0% 1 3W-2L
KKR 34 13 38.2% 2 3W-2L
DC 34 17 50.0% — 2W-3L
SRH 34 14 41.2% — 1W-4L
CSK 32 16 50.0% 2 4W-1L
RR 30 13 43.3% — 2W-3L
LSG 6 3 50.0% — 3W-2L
GT 6 3 50.0% — 3W-2L
PWI ✕ 6 3 50.0% — 3W-2L
GL ✕ 4 2 50.0% — —
RPS ✕ 4 2 50.0% — —
KTK ✕ 1 1 100.0% — —
Franchise vs Franchise

PBKS — RCB Their Most-Played Rival: 18-19 From 37 Meetings

Best and worst records are drawn from opponents met 8+ times.

No fixture recurs for PBKS like RCB: 37 meetings, a 48.6% win rate. Of PBKS's seven playoff matches, two have come against RCB, PBKS yet to win one, the 2025 final among them. KKR have had the better of them, winning 21 of 34 (61.8%). PBKS and MI are dead level after 34 meetings, 17 wins each.

Most Runs Against
1159
Virat Kohli · 36 inn · avg 36.2
Most Wickets Against
36
Sunil Narine · 27 inn · econ 7.02

Top Run-Scorers Against Punjab Kings

Top Run-Scorers Against Punjab Kings
Batter ↕
Innings ↕
Runs ↕
AvgSR
Best ↕
Virat Kohli 36 1159 36.2 132.6 113
David Warner 26 1134 49.3 144.3 81
Shikhar Dhawan 26 894 40.6 138.6 106
Rohit Sharma 32 880 31.4 139.2 79
Faf du Plessis 18 831 51.9 145.0 96
Suresh Raina 24 822 41.1 150.5 100
Chris Gayle 16 797 53.1 174.8 117
Sanju Samson 25 796 36.2 142.4 119
Robin Uthappa 31 772 26.6 135.0 70
AB de Villiers 23 736 43.3 155.6 89
Gautam Gambhir 23 730 40.6 123.5 72
MS Dhoni 29 707 41.6 152.0 79
Dinesh Karthik 29 676 32.2 148.6 69
Suryakumar Yadav 20 606 31.9 156.6 78
Parthiv Patel 17 583 38.9 136.5 81
Shubman Gill 13 554 61.6 146.9 96
Manish Pandey 23 550 28.9 117.5 94
Kieron Pollard 23 539 38.5 162.3 83
Ajinkya Rahane 21 522 29.0 114.5 98
Jos Buttler 14 489 37.6 156.7 82
Opposition Players

Most Runs against PBKS — Virat Kohli (1159 from 36 innings)

Against PBKS, Virat Kohli averaged 36.2 — below his 39.5 career mark. David Warner follows with 1134 runs at a 49.3 average across 26 innings. Chris Gayle went quickest, at 174.8 SR.