Virat Kohli elected to field in Pune, before announcing that RCB had left out Chris Gayle for the clash.

The RCB captain shelled a simple catch off Rahul Tripathi.

Samuel Badree got the early breakthrough for RCB when he dismissed Ajinkya Rahane.

Rahul Tripathi scored a breezy 37 even as RPS struggled for momentum.

Pawan Negi recorded figures of 1 for 18 as RCB applied the choke through the middle overs.

Steven Smith accelerated but fell to Stuart Binny for 45 at a crucial juncture.

MS Dhoni and Manoj Tiwary were unable to accelerate through the death overs as RPS finished with only 157.

Jaydev Unadkat dismissed Travis Head to get RPS's run-defence off to a good start.

Virat Kohli hit a flurry of boundaries to give RCB early impetus in the chase.

Lockie Ferguson, called up for the game, picked up 2 for 7 from 4 overs to choke RCB's chase.

Imran Tahir picked three wickets as RCB hurtled towards another big defeat.

RPS completed victory by 61 runs to hold on to their fourth spot in the league table.