 |
Delhi Daredevils
opened their IPL campaign with an easy eight-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders on Thursday.
After knocking over Kolkata below 100, Sehwag's men raced to victory in 11.1 overs.
Although Kolkata removed both openers, including Sehwag for 20, but Irfan Pathan's lusty hits helped them cross the line.
Pathan struck an unbeaten 42 off 20 balls.
Aaron Finch added 30. He put on 49 runs in seven overs before being bowled by Jacques Kallis.
In the next over Sehwag was brilliantly caught in the deep. However Pathan closed the door on Kolkata hitting the winning runs with a well struck four.
Earlier, Kolkata Knight Riders managed to score just 97 for nine wickets in their allotted 12 overs in the second match of the IPL at the Eden Gardens.
L Shukla top-scored for the home side who were never allowed to cause their opponents any threat after they slumped to 34-5 in 5 overs.
M Morkel took three wickets while van der Merwe and Umesh Yadev took two each for the Daredevils.
Delhi Daredevils won the toss and decided to field. The match was reduced to a 12-over-a-side game after heavy rain delayed play for more than two and a half hours.
Unfortunately, world's best all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan was not picked in the playing eleven.
After knocking over Kolkata below 100, Sehwag's men raced to victory in 11.1 overs.
Although Kolkata removed both openers, including Sehwag for 20, but Irfan Pathan's lusty hits helped them cross the line.
Pathan struck an unbeaten 42 off 20 balls.
Aaron Finch added 30. He put on 49 runs in seven overs before being bowled by Jacques Kallis.
In the next over Sehwag was brilliantly caught in the deep. However Pathan closed the door on Kolkata hitting the winning runs with a well struck four.
Earlier, Kolkata Knight Riders managed to score just 97 for nine wickets in their allotted 12 overs in the second match of the IPL at the Eden Gardens.
L Shukla top-scored for the home side who were never allowed to cause their opponents any threat after they slumped to 34-5 in 5 overs.
M Morkel took three wickets while van der Merwe and Umesh Yadev took two each for the Daredevils.
Delhi Daredevils won the toss and decided to field. The match was reduced to a 12-over-a-side game after heavy rain delayed play for more than two and a half hours.
Unfortunately, world's best all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan was not picked in the playing eleven.
No comments:
Post a Comment