The Royal Challengers Bangalore put up what would on most nights days have gone down as a modest 161 but there was something about the Chinnaswamy Stadium track last night that was different. It was sluggish to begin with but quickened up later. Perhaps, it had to do with the rains in the last couple of days or maybe it was the dew that started coming down even before the first ball of the match had been bowled.

Whatever the case, it was also about some inspired bowling led by that man Dale Steyn that allowed last-placed RCB pull off a last-gasp one-run victory, a result that mathematically keeps them in contention for a playoffs spot. It also served to silence the highly partisan crowd — yes the CSK fans easily outnumbered that of home team RCB — that had broken into thunderous celebrations when Virat Kohli, yes Indian skipper, had fallen cheaply.