India, March 22 -- Nine out of 10 times Varun Chakravarthy would give you a decent, if not a highly economical, Powerplay over, especially at Eden Gardens. The 10th time is probably what Phil Salt did to him on Saturday. Chakravarthy had been pushed to long-on by Virat Kohli for a single before Salt beautifully flicked him between backward square leg and short fine leg for two runs as the Royal Challengers Bengaluru openers warmed up. Next shot was borderline freakish though, Salt using his wrists to cream Chakravarthy over long-off for four. A straight six, a four mowed through mid-on before Salt went squarer with another boundary, and Kolkata Knight Riders' 174 suddenly started looking too meagre.

Chakravarthy leaked 21 runs that over....