Royals Rampant

The IPL found a bowler’s wicket at last in Jaipur today, and Sohail Tanvir made full use of it. The Super Kings chose to bat, but Tanvir’s 6-14 (after 3 overs he had 5-2) made certain that there was only one team in it. Warnie did his bit too, thoroughly bamboozling Dhoni to remove the dangerous Chennai captain. 109 all out, with one over wasted, was never going to be enough. And then Smith and Asnodkar put on 78 together before Asnodkar got a rank long-hop and holed out at mid wicket. In the end an 8-wicket victory, and the Royals, who spent less money on their squad than any other team in the tournament, are top of the table. Incredible.