Skipper KL Rahul scored a combative 91 while Harpreet Brar accounted for three key batsmen as Punjab Kings thumped RCB by 34 runs. Put into bat, Punjab were in a spot of bother at one stage but Rahul’s perseverance and power-hitting of Chris Gayle (46) took them to 179/5. Brar (3/19) then dismissed Virat Kohli (35), Glenn Maxwell (0) and AB de Villiers (3) as RCB sunk in chase, finishing at 145/8.