India, May 27 -- Put into bat, RCB had started strongly. Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal had taken them to 76/1 in the powerplay. Then GT fought back hard. Rashid Khan bowled tight, Jason Holder struck twice in three deliveries to remove both Kohli (43) and Padikkal (30), and Kulwant Khejroliya was keeping things in check. RCB were 134/3 and the innings, without quite dying, had stalled. Rajat Patidar was at the crease, searching for a way to shift gears, when Prasidh Krishna came into bowl the 14th over.

What followed in that over changed everything. A leading edge from Patidar first fell between the converging wicketkeeper and deep third - a reprieve. Then Patidar pulled Krishna straight to Kagiso Rabada at deep square leg.

Rabada pu...