The Royal Challengers of Bangalore scaled ecstatic heights and then plunged into the depths of despair as they first outclassed the Rajasthan Royals and then crashed to defeat against the Chennai Super Kings, as IPL’s season 2 warmed up in exciting fashion.
Kevin Pieterson’s team was totally outclassed by MS Dhoni’s men who had themselves been outsmarted by the Mumbai Indians in the first match of the season.
What has emerged from the games on show till now is that matches this year may be relatively low scoring and the bowlers may seem to be on top, but the cricket on display would certainly be just as engrossing as last year.
Destructive batsmen like Virender Sehwag, Matthew Hayden and Yuvraj Singh haven’t played record breaking innings yet, but they have shown some glimpses of their firepower. Magicians like Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid have played a match-winning knock each and are looking good for more.
Wily spinners Anil Kumble, Shane Warne, Mutthiah Muralidharan and Daniel Vettori have been the flavour of the season though. They have all mesmerized batsmen with their varied talents and have proved that the magic of spin is hale and hearty in this 20-20 era!
Rain may yet play a significant part in this South African edition of the event, and well placed teams might suddenly find that the Duckworth-Lewis system puts them out of the reckoning!
Will we see the first super-over ending in this competition? My guess is that last over finishes will be likely as the tournament progresses and we could see some tied finishes. Mouth watering stuff awaits us at IPL 2!
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