Today was the battle of the basement as the winless Kings and Indians went head-to-head in Mohali. There were so many bugs there you could have mistaken the venue for Dodgers Stadium, but the crowds were bigger and didn’t go home half way through the game. Almost all of the Kings top stars delivered: Sangakkara with the bat; Lee, Pathan and Chawla with the ball, and Yuvraj with what is probably the best catch of the tournament so far. Sangakkara got man of the match, but for my money it was Brett Lee’s opening burst that set the standard for the Kings side. He was fired up, and he dragged the side along with him.

And yeah, if I had Preity Zinta’s money, I’d want to buy Brett Lee too…