A powerhouse bowling display more than compensated for a spectacular mid-innings implosion, facilitating Royal Challengers Bangalore’s return to winning ways after two successive losses at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium with a comfortable 23-run defeat of hapless Delhi Capitals.

A packed-to-the-rafters Saturday crowd was amply rewarded for braving the sweltering heat as two local lads, representing the rival teams, sparkled. The loudest cheers, however, were reserved for the city’s adopted son, Virat Kohli, whose third half-century in four digs was the cornerstone of their 174 for six.