Thriving in away matches, languishing at home. Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) so far in the IPL 2025 has experienced an uneven trajectory of their performance. The team, in search of their first IPL trophy, presented some inspiring acts on the field this season and has been heavily criticized by a former India cricketer for their poor batting display against Punjab Kings (PBKS) at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on April 18.

IPL 2025, game 34 cut short from 20 overs each to 14 overs each. Bengaluru has experienced continuous rain for the last few days, which perhaps left some effect on the pitch of M. Chinnaswamy. In the 14-over match, RCB batters, including Virat Kohli, threw away their wickets through poor shot selections or poor execution. An entire batting lineup of a team collapsed only for reckless acts, which made Virendra Sehwag annoyed. 

"RCB batted poorly. All of them played reckless shots to get out. Not a single batter was out to a good ball. At least one batter should've used common sense. If they had wickets in hand, they could have reached 110 or 120 in 14 overs, which would have given them a chance to fight," Sehwag said. 

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"Patidar has to think and come up with a solution. They have not been winning at home. Their bowlers are doing well, but why are their batters faltering regularly? It's not alright if your batters continuously fail at home. Who is going to rectify that?"

An easy outing for Punjab Kings 

RCB scored 95 in exchange for 9 wickets, with an exceptional performance from Tim David. Where other Royal Challengers Bengaluru batters failed to impress, David alone played an unbeaten 50-run knock. In the following innings, two experienced bowlers, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Josh Hazlewood, tried their level best to keep their side relevant to the battle. But the target was too thin for Punjab Kings to chase down with 5 wickets in hand and 11 balls to spare.