There was another great finish in the IPL today. For a long time the game between the Punjab Kings and the Kolkata Knight Riders looked dead and buried. The Kings batted first and managed a challenging 178, thanks once again to a strong opening performance from Stuart Marsh. Kolkata were never in the hunt, and with the 5th wicket going down for just 50 in the 10th over I more or less gave up on the game. But David Hussey and Wriddhiman Saha refused to lie down and die. They built a partnership, accelerated the scoring rate, and needed 55 to win off the last three overs. They got close too. 18 off the first over, and 12 off the second before Hussey holed out. In the end Kolkata were only 10 runs short.

So, Punjab cement their 4th place in the table. Tomorrow Sehwag’s all-conquering Daredevils look to crush the hapless and still-Tendulkar-less Indians, while Warnie and the Royals host the mighty Super Kings. I expect I’ll be running models much of tomorrow, so I may be able to watch some of that.