After rain, pain for RCB batters

ONLY a couple of boundaries from Tim David saved Royal Challengers Bengaluru from the ignominy of crashing to being bowled out for less than 49, the lowest ever total in a completed Indian Premier League fixture.

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Shortened games, especially for sides batting first at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, can be difficult to tackle because you just never know what will be a good score, how the surface will play and whether the rain will come back.

The hosts, still searching for their first win at home in 2025, had to consider all these challenges as soon as Punjab Kings opted to bowl first in a 14-overs-a-side game after a typical tropical storm rolled into the city in the evening.