Kings XI Punjab and Royal Challengers Bangalore have played each other 24 times and both have won 12 times for an even head-to-head in the Indian Premier League.
Kings XI Punjab and Royal Challengers Bangalore have a very under-rated rivalry in the Indian Premier League. It is primarily because both teams have underachieved so much in the IPL. Kings XI Punjab have reached the final only once and that was in IPL 2014 while Royal Challengers Bangalore, with their star power in both batting and bowling, have failed at the final three times and finished at the bottom of the table in two out of the last three editions. It is a strange situation confronting themselves. There are more Karnataka players in the Kings XI Punjab team than there are in the Royal Challengers Bangalore side.
In the past, Kings XI Punjab and Royal Challengers Bangalore have hurt each other when it comes to the playoff situation. Both sides have given the IPL some close and some one-sided contests. Chris Gayle, who was an integral part of Royal Challengers Bangalore, is now with Kings XI Punjab and he will be looking to hurt his former side after missing out the game against Delhi Capitals.
Head-to-head encounters
Matches played – 24
Matches won by Kings XI Punjab – 12
Matches won by Royal Challengers Bangalore – 12
Last five encounters
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kings XI Punjab, April 24 2019, Bangalore, Result: Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 17 runs
AB de Villiers showed his brilliance when he smashed 82 off 44 balls where he blasted seven sixes. Marcus Stoinis gave him great company with an unbeaten 46 as RCB reached 202/4. KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Chris Gayle and Nicholas Pooran all got starts but they could not convert it into a big score as they fell short.
Kings XI Punjab vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, April 13 2019, Mohali, Result: Royal Challengers Bangalore won by eight wickets
Chris Gayle hurt his former club very badly as he blasted 99, which included 10 fours and five sixes. However, Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers put on a brilliant exhibition of batting as they stitched an 85-run stand. Kohli hit 67 while AB de Villiers hit 59 off 38 balls to give Royal Challengers Bangalore a thumping win.
Kings XI Punjab vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, May 14 2018, Indore, Result: Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 10 wickets
A thoroughly poor performance by Kings XI Punjab saw them getting bowled out for 88 at the Holkar stadium in Indore. Umesh Yadav picked up 3/23 and Royal Challengers Bangalore chased it down in just 8.2 overs to seal an emphatic win.
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kings XI Punjab, April 13, 2018, Bangalore, Result: Royal Challengers Bangalore won by four wickets
KL Rahul smashed 47 but he could not get to a fifty as Kings XI Punjab reached 155 in 19.2 overs. However, Royal Challengers Bangalore were once again boosted by AB de Villiers as he smashed 57 and Quinton de Kock contributed for 45 to help Royal Challengers Bangalore win by four wickets.
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kings XI Punjab, May 5, 2017, Bangalore, Result – Kings XI Punjab won by 19 runs
In a low-scoring encounter, Axar Patel smashed 38 off 17 balls with two fours and three sixes as Kings XI Punjab reached 138/7. As he did with the bat, Axar contributed with the ball as he took three wickets and aided by Sandeep Sharma’s 3/22, Kings XI Punjab managed to defend 139.
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