Having been distracted by Life, I’ve been a bit too busy to blog about the IPL much. Last time I did so, I was feeling pretty confident about the Royals’ chances. Unfortunately the team went into a short slump soon after. They fought back with superb wins over the Chargers and Kings XI, and then got crushed by both Mumbai and Bangalore. Admittedly they are the two best teams of the year, and from an England point of view it was good to see Kevin Pietersen back on form, but it was disappointing to see the Royals lose so badly.

With only 5 games left to play the league is still very much in the balance. Only Mumbai are certain of a place in the playoffs. Only Punjab cannot get there. Fourth place will almost certainly be decided on net run rate, and as ours is rather poor I don’t think we’ll make it.

Then again, this is Twenty20, you never know…