Today’s other match in the IPL should have been a formality. The increasingly demoralized Royal Challengers managed only 126 in their innings, and at 60-0 off 9 overs the Chennai Super Kings were cruising towards victory and a place in the semi-finals. Then Parthiv Patel got out; Dhoni came in to finish things off, and got himself out; panic set in. Wily old Kumble tied the Super Kings down with a fine spell of 3-14. And somehow, from a position of utter dominance, Chennai contrived to lose the game by 14 runs. Praveen Kumar showed just how to bowl a final over, conceding only 1 run. I’m delighted for Dravid who hasn’t had much help from his players along the way. Is it possible that Chennai will choke in their other two games, letting both Delhi and Mumbai into the semi-finals?