Punjab Kings defeated Royal Challengers Bengaluru in a shortened IPL match. Tim David's fifty propelled RCB to 95. Josh Hazlewood took three wickets. Nehal Wadhera's 33 guided Punjab to victory. Rajat Patidar reached 1000 IPL runs quickly. He is the second-fastest Indian to achieve this feat. RCB fell to fourth place. Punjab Kings rose to second in the points table.
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