India, April 28 -- Delhi Capitals did not lose a match at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. They lost control, structure and time. Royal Challengers Bengaluru's nine-wicket win was built before their chase began, and it was built by two fast bowlers who attacked the DC line-up in different ways.

Josh Hazlewood finished with 3.3-0-12-4. Bhuvneshwar Kumar finished with 3-0-5-3. The scorecard puts both spells in the same frame, but their value was not identical. Hazlewood produced the higher raw bowling impact. Bhuvneshwar produced the better return on investment. That split explains the game better than the wickets column alone.

Delhi were bowled out for 75 in 16.3 overs. RCB chased it in 6.3 overs. The match took the form of a mismatch, but it w...