India, May 30 -- Most of the crowd at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur were left shocked as the home side Punjab Kings were thrashed by Rajat Patidar-led Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) by eight wickets in the Qualifier 1 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season. Shreyas Iyer and co, who topped the points table with 19 points from 14 games, failed to turn up for the high-octane contest as they were bundled out for 101 inside 15 overs.

After the contest, Shreyas Iyer accepted that his side failed to turn up with the bat. However, he refused to say that some of his decisions were wrong, saying the planning was up to the mark and it was just a case of poor execution.

The PBKS batters were fou...