In a tournament marked by horror catching, Punjab Kings put on a stunning exhibition of aerial prowess at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium to lord the early exchanges of a truncated contest against Royal Challengers Bengaluru. 

Fresh off defending the lowest total in IPL history (111) against Kolkata Knight Riders, Shreyas Iyer’s men caught everything that came their way to extend RCB’s misery on home turf on Friday night, until Tim David produced his maiden IPL half-century (26-ball 50 not out) at the most opportune moment to haul his team to 95 for nine in their 14 overs. Play began two and a quarter hours late owing to a steady drizzle, the match reduced to 14 overs a side, and Iyer had little hesitation in opting to chase. What followed was an ungainly procession of wickets, starting from the first over from Arshdeep Singh.