At the end of match No 34 of this year’s Indian Premier League, Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bangalore were looking good on the points table. Shreyas Iyer and Co had won seven out of their nine games and were on top, while Virat Kohli’s team was third with six wins from nine matches.
Delhi Capitals looked impressive right from the start. Their skipper was in form with the bat, Prithvi Shaw was firing at the top of the order, Marcus Stoinis was proving balance to the side with his all-round skills, while Kagiso Rabada Anrich Nortje, Ravichandran Ashwin and Co made for a versatile bowling attack. At one stage in the league, DC looked like the team to beat.
RCB, on the other hand, were hardly looked as contenders for the playoffs. Having finished at the bottom in two of the last three seasons, not a lot was expected from them. But Kohli’s men showed they meant…