India, April 10 -- Royal Challengers Bengaluru got carried away by the occasion, it has to be said.

The Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati had the toss delayed due to rain. However, once the toss happened and Rajasthan Royals put RCB into bat, by then the conditions had become totally bowler-friendly, especially for fast bowlers.

Phil Salt can be excused, for he got out right off the first ball of the match, bowled by tearaway pacer Jofra Archer. Devdutt Padikkal and Virat Kohli had edges in the same over, and that should have made them careful. Instead, they chose to continue playing their strokes, and for a brief period, they were successful too. Kohli played some exquisite drives through the covers. And right there, they got carri...