Mullanpur, April 20 -- The Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) spinners played a pivotal role in restricting Punjab Kings (PBKS) to 157/6 in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 clash in Mullanpur on Sunday.

After winning the toss, RCB skipper Rajat Patidar opted to bowl first, a decision that proved effective, thanks to disciplined spells from his spin duo, Krunal Pandya and Suyash Sharma. While Pandya finished with figures of 2/25, Suyash was equally impressive, bagging 2/26 in his four overs.

PBKS got off to a flying start, with openers Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh launching a quickfire partnership of 42 runs. However, Krunal Pandya broke the momentum by dismissing Arya for 22. Punjab brought up their fifty in just 5.1 overs a...