Sameer Rizvi looked relieved to see his first boundary hit beyond the gloves of Jitesh Sharma. Not only was it his first boundary - off his 22nd delivery - but it also ended the drought. A new, unwanted record.
Now on 21 off 22, Rizvi, brought in to replace Rahane, decided to puff out his chest. Kagiso Rabada's extra pace, he thought, would allow him to guide more deliberately behind square. He stepped across, bat face fully offered to drive the ball into the beyond. The contact with the ball was crisp, probably the cleanest he had made all night. Unfortunately, Harshal Patel was rewarded for his efforts at deep third with a catch. The hard-hitting opener has come under scrutiny as a factor in the league's leap in scoring this season. Here is an example of how it can go wrong.