India, March 29 -- The M. Chinnaswamy Stadium is not a place where bowlers come to feel good about themselves. It is a venue built for batters, beloved by sixes, and notorious for turning bowling figures into abstract horror. As the IPL 2026 season opened under its lights, it confirmed everything the ground's reputation promised - with one notable, conspicuous exception.

Jacob Duffy. Four overs. 3 wickets for 22 runs. Impact Index: 95.1.

Elite, by any measure. But here is the number that tells the full story - 47.55x ROI.

For a franchise that spent Rs.10.75 crore for Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Rs.5.75 crore on Krunal Pandya, the New Zealander they picked up at auction for a modest Rs.2 crore produced the only bowling performance that regist...