My first IPL game

Delhi Daredevils took on the Chennai Super Kings last evening and I was there to catch all the action at the Chepauk Stadium.
Entertainment is the buzz-word for the T20 matches, and even as we setlled in at 5:45 pm well before the 8 pm scheduled start time, the singing from AS, and drumming from Sivamani kept people going through in the stifling heat.
The match, atleast the Chennai innings wasn't something to write home about. I suspected a good dismantling from Viru, and I got what I paid for - lusty hitting, great batting from the DD's. The last match I saw live was where Viru had taken on McGrath on day 4 of that cursed test where the last day got washed out. Watching his eye-hand coordination, his ability to pick up gaps was just pretty amazing. Even a couple of wickets in the kitty of the CSK team didn't do much to upset the DD applecart, but overall it was a one-sided and low scoring match which was expected given the departure of the CSK's Ozzy/Kiwi imports.
Overall, the IPL matches are a fun place to be in, where no matter who you cheer for, its an Indian team which wins the match.. Parochial sentiments set aside, the crowd in small measures enjoyed the brutal execution of Viru-Gauti.