New Delhi, April 16 -- Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) delivered a commanding performance to defeat Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) by five wickets with 29 balls to spare, at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Wednesday. The sluggish pitch with uneven bounce played into the hands of RCB's varied bowling attack, helping the defending IPL champions register their fourth win in five matches and climb to the top of the points table.

The bowlers were the real architects of RCB's victory. On a surface that offered grip and variable bounce, Rasikh Salam Dar stole the show with career-best figures of 4/24. The Jammu and Kashmir pacer cleverly mixed his pace, using slower deliveries and pinpoint yorkers to dismantle LSG's lower order. Bhuvneshwar Kumar co...