The accusations of conflict of interest against him don't have to bring him down; they could provide an opportunity for him to enhance his stature.

For the second game in a row at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, it went down to the last ball. For the second game in a row, it was two needed off the final delivery. For the second game in a row, the fielding captain chose to keep the field spread out, and the chasing side won.

About 20,000 die-hard cricket fans late Friday flocked to the Chinnaswamy Stadium here to watch the first match of the Champions League Twenty20 between home team Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Warriors from South Africa.

Three berths remain for the main draw of the Champions League. Six teams will fight for them. Here's how the qualifiers stack up