The celebrity quotient in IPL has gone missing. All the team owners are either taking a break from the hectic travelling or have gone back to India to cast their vote.
The match turned out to be a case of one team batting badly and the other doing worse as one of the most eagerly awaited contests ended without excitement.
The election rally to be addressed by Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi at Bathinda on the last day of electioneering on April 28 might run into rough weather.
Chennai Super Kings top order suffered a collapse after Smith's scintillating display as they could score 140/6 in their IPL match against Rajasthan Royals.
Ganguly feels IPL 7 is wide open with the perennial underdogs doing well and the consistent teams faltering for the first time since the league began in 2008.
Unbeaten so far, Royal Challengers Bangalore would be eyeing a hat-trick of wins to go to the top of points table even as Kolkata Knight Riders look to shake off their last match's disappointment when the two sides clash against each other in an IPL match on Thursday.
Cheteshwar Pujara knows he cannot be "flamboyant" like some of his IPL teammates but says he is hoping carve a niche for himself by emulating Jacques Kallis.
Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper Shikhar Dhawan put the blame for their crushing 72-run defeat against Kings XI Punjab on their fielding lapses and batting failure during an IPL match.
Kings XI Punjab's co-owner Preity Zinta, who always worked up a smile even when things weren't going her team's way the last few years, just can't hide her joy.
Kings XI Punjab's Glenn Maxwell made the evening in Sharjah his own, belting nine sixes and five fours to leave Sunrisers Hyderabad in a state of despair.
Glenn Maxwell's 95 followed by fine bowling by L Balaji (4/13) and Akshar Patel (2/20) guided Kings XI Punjab to an easy 72-run win over Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Maxwell continued his rampaging run by smashing yet another fifty to power Kings XI Punjab to an imposing 193/6 against Sunrisers Hyderabad in an IPL match.