Lucknow Super Giants' Mayank Yadav celebrates after taking the wicket of Royal Challengers Bangalore's Cameron Green (Idrees MOHAMMED)

Speedster Mayank Yadav bowled the quickest ball of the new IPL season at 156.7 km/h (97.4 mph) in a fiery spell to power Lucknow Super Giants to a 28-run win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Tuesday.