The stylish Devdutt Padikkal blossomed under the able guidance of peerless Virat Kohli as Royal Challengers Bengaluru exacted a sweet revenge on Punjab Kings, keeping their all-away-win record intact with an easy seven-wicket victory in an IPL match here on Sunday.

Having lost the rain-curtailed home match to Punjab Kings on Friday, RCB turned the tables within less than 48 hours, chasing down a target of 158 without much ado in just 18.5 overs to enter the top four in the points table. Southpaw Padikkal (61 off 35 balls) scored his first IPL half-century in 22 innings. Kohli scored an unbeaten on 73 off 54 balls. The duo added 103 in 11.3 overs.