It's all over for Dravid and his men !!! Bangalore was beaten fair and square by the young and enthusiastic Kings XI Punjab in their home game in Mohali. "No plan, no commitment,no energy" in the way the Bangalore boys played yesterday against Punjab(in fact, that has been the case throughout their "IPL campaign").

The Punjab backed by their team owner and the glamour quotient of their team "Preity Zinta" played some spirited cricket. On the other hand, Royal Challengers led by unusually somber, Rahul Dravid faltered in every step of theirs.

Riding on an unbeaten 74 from Shaun Marsh, Kings XI achieved the target of 144 in just 15.4 overs by losing the wicket of James Hopes (27). Luke Pomersbach was not out on 34 to compliment the brilliant efforts of his team’s bowlers who wrapped up the Royal Challengers for 143 for the loss of eight in 20 overs. Shaun was also elected as the Man of the Match.The Mohali team after their sixth win from nine matches are placed second.

The pressure was clearly on the Royal Challengers as they were desperately looking for a win. Their batting crumbled and Kings XI pacers made the best of the little assistance they got from the pitch.

And then, Punjab batters batted fluently to finish the job and put Royal Challengers out of reckoning for a semi-final berth.