KKR opener Sunil Narine slams one en route to his 57-ball 54 against RCB at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore yesterday. Pic/AFP

Before Sunday evening's game, the final one at home for the Royal Challengers Bangalore, their fans were handed green flags to wave as part of a Go Green initiative, a ritual followed by the hosts year after year. They should have been given white ones instead, in anticipation of the meek surrender that was to come.