Put in to bat first, RCB, piled up 205 for six from their 20 overs, the highest total in the current edition of the T20 tournament, thanks a superb 107 by Gayle.
In response, Punjab could make only 120 for nine from their quota of 20 overs, with Gayle taking the wickts of Paul Valthaty (21), Dinesh Karthik and Piyush Chawla. The West Indian deservedly got the Man of the Match award for his all-round display.
Ryal McLaren topscored for Kings XI Punjab with 28. Karnataka left-arm pacer Srinath Arvind was the most successful bowler for the hosts with 4 for 14 from his four overs.
The win took RCB to the fourth position in the 10-team league and in line for a spot in the semi-final play-off. They now have five wins and three losses, apart from a no-result.
Punjab, on the other hand, have only three wins from eight games and are in the last but one spot in the league.
The target of 206 was daunting by any standard, and Punjab made it even more difficult for themselves when they lost skipper Adam Gilchrist to the first ball of the innings, a blow from which they never recovered.
Gayle's century included ten boundaries and nine sixes. He added 111 runs off just 59 balls for the second wicket with Virat Kohli (27). AB de Villiers also made an unbeaten 27. Gayle has now become the only batsman to score two centuries in the same edition of IPL.
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