India, May 8 -- Last night, May 7, defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru, who won their maiden IPL title in 2025 since the tournament's inception in 2008, missed a golden opportunity to climb to the top of the table after suffering a defeat against a struggling Lucknow Super Giants side sitting at the bottom of the IPL 2026 standings.

RCB entered the match as clear favourites after completing four consecutive successful run chases this season, but fell short by just nine runs despite heroic efforts from their middle order, led by skipper Rajat Patidar's blistering 61 and the sheer raw power of 6'5" Tim David, who smashed 40 off just 17 balls.

The credit, however, goes to the consistent bowling unit of LSG, which complemented t...