Tillakaratne Dilshan and AB de Villiers put on an unbroken 122-run stand off 50 balls on Monday as Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Rajasthan Royals by 46 runs in the Indian Premier League.

Dilshan scored 76 off 58 balls and De Villiers smashed five sixes for 59 from 23 balls to help steer Bangalore to 3-189.

Left-arm spinner Prabhu Appanna polished off Rajashtan’s top order by taking 4-19 to restrict the home team’s chase to 7-143.

Rajasthan had kept Bangalore in check at 3-67 in the 12th over before Dilshan and de Villiers cut loose, with seamer Siddharth Trivedi conceding 44 runs off his four overs.

Rajasthan have eight points from four wins and four defeats. Bangalore have eight points from four wins and three losses.