India, May 8 -- In the shortest format of the game, one can hope for a change in fortunes even in tough conditions. After losing seven matches this season, the Lucknow Super Giants would have hoped for that and a home ground witnessed exactly that happening.

Opener Mitchell Marsh struck his second IPL hundred, skipper Rishabh Pant played a cameo, rain interrupted the game thrice and pacer Mayank Yadav crossed 150 kmph for the first time this season. Combined, these performances played a crucial role in LSG's nine-run win over defending champions Royal Challengers Bangalore.

Riding high on Marsh's blistering hundred, LSG posted a formidable 209/3 in a rain-interrupted 19-overs-a-side encounter on the slow and sluggish strip at the Ekana ...