Warne 1, Gilly 0

Warne got it right. Gilchrist got it wrong. Gilchrist loves pace on the new ball but Warne didn’t give it to him, choosing to bowl Sumit Narwal in the first over, ahead of the quicker Siddharth Trivedi, and the much quicker Shaun Tait. It paid off, Gilchrist was out off the fourth ball of the innings when Yusuf Pathan held a skier.

When Yusuf strode to the middle, Pragyan Ojha was in the middle of an over and Yusuf loves starting out against spin, his long reach and powerful bat-swing forming a lethal combination. Symonds had words to share - Yusuf said later - Gilchrist attacked with a slip and a silly point. Yusuf sent his first legitimate ball sailing over long-off. Ojha finished the over without further punishment and the time was ripe for Gilchrist to bring on a quicker man and test Yusuf against the short ball. (Precious few teams are doing that this IPL). However, his only options were Chaminda Vaas and RP Singh and so he persisted with the slower bowlers. Ojha disappeared for two fours and a six in his next over and Yusuf had begun to run away with the game.

Lessons for future Rajasthan opponents: It may not be the wisest move to sledge Yusuf, and it’s definitely not the wisest to give him slow bowling at the start of his innings.