Punjab Kings host Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Match 61 of IPL 2026 at the HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala on 17 May 2026. This is your complete Dream11 guide.

Match Overview

Match: PBKS vs RCB, IPL 2026 — Match 61 Date: 17 May 2026 Time: 3:30 PM IST (Afternoon — double-header day) Venue: HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala

Key Players

PBKS: Shreyas Iyer (c), Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Shashank Singh

RCB: Rajat Patidar (c), Virat Kohli, Phil Salt (wk), Tim David, Josh Hazlewood, Romario Shepherd

Dream11 Best XI

Role	Player	Team	Price	Points Potential
WK	Phil Salt	RCB	₹12L	55–85
BAT	Virat Kohli	RCB	₹14L	65–95
BAT	Shreyas Iyer	PBKS	₹12L	50–80
BAT	Prabhsimran Singh	PBKS	₹9L	40–65
BAT	Tim David	RCB	₹12L	55–80
ALL	Shashank Singh	PBKS	₹9L	40–65
ALL	Romario Shepherd	RCB	₹9L	35–55
BWL	Arshdeep Singh	PBKS	₹10L	45–70
BWL	Yuzvendra Chahal	PBKS	₹9.5L	40–65
BWL	Josh Hazlewood	RCB	₹9L	35–55
BAT	Rajat Patidar	RCB	₹10L	45–70

Captain: Virat Kohli (RCB) | VC: Arshdeep Singh (PBKS)

Predicted Winner: RCB — Kohli and Salt can dominate even away from Chinnaswamy.

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