Delhi Daredevils produced a superb bowling show as they crushed Kolkata Knight Riders by 52 runs in their opening Champions League Twenty20 match at Centurion yesterday.
Sent in to bat, Delhi posted a competitive 160 for eight and then restricted Kolkata to 108 for seven on a Centurion pitch which assisted pace bowling.
Kolkata, the reigning IPL champions, made a mess of their run chase with three wickets falling in seven balls. KKR captain Gautam Gambhir continued his poor form as he was the first one to go for a golden duck off the third ball of the innings, holing out to mid-on after failing to negotiate an inswinging delivery from Irfan Pathan, who then trapped Manvinder Bisla in front off the last ball. Brendon McCullum was then dismissed by Morne Morkel off the first ball of the second over, and two balls later Jacques Kallis was forced to retire hurt after being hit on the fingers by a rising delivery. Kolkata were then effectively four for four, and could not recover after that.
Manoj Tiwary (33) and Rajat Bhatia (22) then took the score past 100. Pathan, Morkel and Umesh Yadav took two wickets each.
Earlier, after a good start provided by openers Virender Sehwag and Mahela Jayawardene, Unmukt Chand produced the highest score for Delhi, hitting a quickfire 40, which together with Ross Taylor's 36 propelled Delhi to a good score on a seamer's wicket.
SCORES IN BRIEF
DELHI DAREDEVILS: 160 for 8 (Chand 40, Taylor 36, Sehwag 22; Narine 3-21, Balaji 2-61)
KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS: 108 for 7 (Tiwary 33, Bhatia 22; Yadav 2-13, Pathan 2-19, Morkel 2-25)
Result: Delhi Daredevils won by 52 runs
Man-of-the-match: Irfan Pathan
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