Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) suffered a five-wicket defeat in a rain-curtailed IPL 2025 match against Punjab Kings (PBKS) at the Chinnaswamy Stadium on Friday (April 18).

Asked to bat first, Tim David's 25-ball 50 helped RCB post a total of 95/9 in the 14-over-a-side contest after an embarrassing collapse that saw them lose seven wickets for just 42 runs.

Josh Hazlewood's stunning spell of 3/14 gave RCB hope, but PBKS got over the line in 12.1 overs on the back of Nehal Wadhera’s unbeaten 33 off 19 balls.

After the game, former India cricketer Virender Sehwag slammed the RCB batters for not showing common sense in taking the team to a fighting total.

"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 told Cricbuzz.

While Sehwag praised the Punjab bowlers for restricting the opposition under 100 in back-to-back matches, he also mentioned that against RCB, it was more the case of their batters throwing the wickets away.

"There is difference between getting wickets and earning wickets," Sehwag said, before criticizing RCB captain Rajat Patidar’s attempt to brush the batters' failure under the carpet.

"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?" Sehwag asked.

This was RCB’s third consecutive loss at home this season. After winning three of their first four games in the IPL 2025, they have faced two defeats in their last three outings.

RCB, currently holding fourth spot on the 10-team points table, will meet PBKS again on Sunday (April 20) in Mullanpur.