Bangalore's AB de Villiers in full flow against Punjab at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore yesterday. Pics/AFP, PTI

For a change Virat Kohli made no change to his playing XI, choosing to field the same team that played their opener in Kolkata. The faith paid off as first the bowling unit, given a chance on a fresh Chinnaswamy Stadium track, played their part well to bowl Punjab out for a modest 155.