Their fate may no longer be in their own hands, but a rejuvenated Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) are leaving no stone unturned in their bid to do everything they can to make a strong, late pitch for a place in the IPL Playoffs.

Having lost seven of their first eight games, the three-time finalists have stacked up four wins in a row, the last of them a comprehensive 60-run drubbing of Punjab Kings that has catapulted them to seventh in the table.