Lucknow, May 8 -- Director of Cricket, Mo Bobat and Tim David praised the character shown by Royal Challengers Bengaluru's (RCB) middle order after the side narrowly fell to Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) by nine runs (DLS Method) in an away fixture on Thursday, marking RCB's first defeat while chasing in five games.

Rajat Patidar led from the front with a scintillating 61 off just 31 balls, smashing six sixes during his innings and continuing his impressive season as the fourth-highest six-hitter in the tournament, according to a release.

Reflecting on the chase, David, who himself scored 40 runs in 17 balls, praised Rajat's composure and power-hitting.

"Rajat was amazing. They were big sixes. They were bowling fast, they were bowling sho...