New Delhi: Surprises galore. That has been the story so far in the second season the IPL. The pundits have been proved wrong as the bottom rung teams of last season have made a march throwing the tournament wide open.

The smiles were there in plenty as the Deccan Chargers romped home against Kolkata Knight Riders. For a team that won just two matches last time around, a new change of guard and the timely addition of a few key personel seem to have done the trick. Their captain though did see the irony of it.

Also getting a move on since last year seem to be the Bangalore Royal Challengers. Though their batting failed against Rajasthan, in Rahul Dravid and Kevin Pietersen they have two men who know that Twenty20 is not always slam bang cricket.