India, April 11 -- On Friday night at the Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati, Rajasthan Royals made a mockery of Royal Challengers Bengaluru's 201. No prizes for guessing, it was teen wonder Vaibhav Sooryavanshi at the centre of the demolition of defending champions RCB's pride.

But if truth be told, it was not their batting that orchestrated the win. It was, in fact, their bowling led by Jofra Archer and Ravi Bishnoi, both of whom took two wickets each. The rain in the lead-up to the match had made the pitch bowler-friendly, particularly for fast bowlers, and RR bowlers made the most of that.

Right from the first over, it was clear the deck was not an easy one to bat on with the swing and seam all around, so much so that RR's bowlers strugg...