India, May 8 -- Royal Challengers Bengaluru began their title defence in commanding fashion, looking dominant with the bat and clinical with the ball during the opening phase of the season. However, over the last few games, their momentum has started to fade. Three defeats in their previous five matches have dented their campaign, and Thursday's loss to bottom-placed Lucknow Super Giants proved another setback as they missed the opportunity to climb to the top of the points table. More concerning for RCB has been the manner of those performances. The sharpness and killer instinct that defined them early in the season have been missing in crucial moments with both bat and ball. Their fielding, which was one of the team's biggest strengths ...