Oh dear. You would have thought that a team with a batting line-up including Laxman, Gilchrist, Gibbs and Afridi could do better than 167, especially on their home ground on a good wicket. Good job the Chargers had Rohit Sharma. And another good performance with the ball by young Chawla who seems to be getting the hang of this Twenty20 thing. The Kings batting line-up is not as incendiary, but is rather more sensible. Sangakkara and Jayawardene can accumulate steadily, and Yuvraj can occasionally supply fireworks. Also they now have young Stuart Marsh whose father, Geoff, played 50 tests, mainly as an opener, for Australia. Looks like batting is in the genes. If I were the Chargers I’d avoid reading the Deccan Chronicle tomorrow. Meanwhile Preity Zinta’s boys look like very strong contenders, even without Brett Lee.