IN A second semi final upset, the barely qualified Royal Challengers Bangalore beat the favourites, Chennai Super Kings to qualify for the finals of the Indian Premier League 2009. It was just a day earlier that the Deccan Chargers upset Delhi Daredevils in a spectacular burst of energy to clinch a final berth. The final now would be played by the two bottom most teams of IPL 2008.
It however becomes more interesting in predicting the outcome of the finals. Would the Adam Gilchrist lead monarchy beat the barely legal Kumble-Dravid unit? Could the underdogs capitalise on their new found confidence? Would they be able to boast of a title that only the Rajasthan Royal has won before? One cannot say. It was all rest in the throw of that dice and the direction of the wind, in the edge of a bat and the tips of a fielder. Performance would be one factor and luck another.