New Delhi: Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) survive late fightback tim david (40 runs from 17 balls) defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by nine runs in their IPL 2026 match at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow on Thursday. Prince Yadav took three wickets as LSG defended their score in 19 overs of rain-affected play. RCB was chasing 213 runs under the DLS method.RCB needed 20 runs in the last over, but Digvesh Rathi gave only 10 runs to ensure LSG’s victory.It was a much-needed win for LSG after six straight defeats this season and eight in a row at home. Even after the win, they remained at number 10 in the points table, but there was some relief in the camp.Meanwhile, RCB missed the chance to top the table.It was LSG’s first win in five matches in Lucknow this season and their first win against RCB at the Ekana Stadium in three attempts.It was RCB’s first defeat while chasing the total in five matches this season, while LSG recorded their first win while defending the total in five matches.First, Michelle Marsh LSG’s innings was affected due to repeated rain interruptions and they scored 209/3.The game was delayed by about an hour due to rain three times, after which the match was reduced to 19 overs per side.Marsh scored 111 runs in 56 balls and added 95 runs for the first wicket with Arshin Kulkarni (17). After this he added 70 more runs with Nicholas Pooran (38). captain Rishabh Pant Later he scored 32 unbeaten runs in just 10 balls.Marsh started attacking from the beginning and hit fours and sixes all around the ground. His innings included nine fours and nine sixes.LSG desperately needed a win to stay in the playoff race, Marsh attacked the RCB bowlers from the start after asking LSG to bat first.Josh Hazlewood faced most of the early attack as Marsh hit two straight sixes over his head before hitting three fours in the same spell.LSG reached 95/0 in nine overs, before the first rain stopped play for about 30 minutes. After the restart, Krunal Pandya dismissed Kulkarni.Nicholas Pooran then scored quickly by hitting two fours off Rasikh, while Marsh completed his century with consecutive fours and then hit another six over cover point just before play was stopped again due to rain.Marsh was dropped by Devdutt Padikkal on the score of 110, but he could not take advantage of it and was later caught at deep point off Hazlewood’s ball.After Marsh’s dismissal, Pant took over the innings and hit four fours and two sixes in his quick unbeaten innings.Chasing the total, RCB were restricted to 203 for six with Prince Yadav (3/33) and Shahbaz Ahmed (2/33) sharing the wickets for LSG.Captain Rajat Patidar was the top scorer for RCB with 61 runs in 31 balls.Krunal Pandya (1/31) and Josh Hazlewood (1/49) took one wicket each for RCB.