Bengaluru/IBNS, April 19 -- Nehal Wadhera survived the opponent's scare and guided Punjab Kings to a five-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru in a rain-marred, truncated contest of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 on Saturday.

Josh Hazlewood picked 3 wickets for Bengaluru to hurt the visitors but Wadhera's steady knock spoiled the hopes of the hosts.

Earlier, Australian batter Tim David's unbeaten 50 helped Bengaluru to manage 95-9 in 14 overs.

Winning the toss and putting Bengaluru to bat first after hours of rain in the evening, Punjab bowlers triumphed over the hosts dismissing key batters including Phil Salt and Virat Kohli.

David's three massive sixes in the final over helped Bengaluru to move close to the 100-mark after ...