In IPL 2008 there were two matches played between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kings XI Punjab and both matches were won by KXIP. The first match played by KXIP and RCB against each other was the 25th match of IPL 2008. It was played on 5th May 2008 at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. Rahul Dravid and Yuvraj Singh were the captains of Royal challengers bangaloreand Kings XI Punjab in this match. KXIP had won the toss in this match and opted to field first. RCB had made 126 runs with the loss of 10 wickets in 19.2 overs. KXIP had made 127 runs in 18.2 overs with the loss of 4 wickets; KXIP had won the match with 6 wickets and 10 balls remaining. The highest scorer of the match was Rahul Dravid of RCB, who had made 66 runs. The highest wicket-taker was Piyush Chawla of KXIP, who had taken 3 wickets. The player of the match was S. Sreesanth, who had taken 2 wickets and gave 16 runs in 4 overs.