The deafening sound of silence reverberated around a packed M Chinnaswamy Stadium, just one ball into Sunday’s afternoon fixture of the Indian Premier League. Off that first delivery, Trent Boult, the crack Rajasthan Royals paceman, produced a peach of an inswinger to beat Virat Kohli on the inside edge and trap him plumb in front.

Wave of green

The Royal Challengers Bangalore followers, who had bathed the venue in a wave of green to match the jerseys worn by the team, feared the worst. At the end of an error-strewn evening, those fears proved unfounded as the home team won a second consecutive match for the first time this season, eking out a seven-run victory on the back of a strong bowling display.