
Punjab Kings’ captain Shreyas Iyer, left, and Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Jitesh Sharma throughout the toss earlier than an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 T20 cricket match between PBKS and RCB, in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh, Sunday, Might 17, 2026.
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Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer received the toss in his a centesimal IPL recreation as skipper and opted to bowl first towards Royal Challengers Bengaluru right here on Sunday (Might 17, 2026).

Punjab made two modifications to their taking part in XI from the final match, bringing in Harpreet Brar and Lockie Ferguson.
Jitesh Sharma, who’s main RCB on this recreation within the absence of Rajat Patidar, mentioned they’ve additionally effected two modifications with Suyash Sharma and Romario Shepherd coming in for the aspect’s common skipper and Jacob Duffy.

Groups:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Jacob Bethell, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Venkatesh Iyer, Jitesh Sharma (c&wk), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma.
Punjab Kings: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer (c), Suryansh Shedge, Shashank Singh, Azmatullah Omarzai, Harpreet Brar, Lockie Ferguson, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal.
Printed – Might 17, 2026 03:29 pm IST
