Rawalpindi Express's pace Rattles Delhi

By Prashanth

May13,2008,Kolkata. Shoaib Akhtar just made his debut in IPL against Delhi Daredevils today.It was a terrific spell from him.Rawalpindi express came with a firing spell which helps Kolkata Knight Riders to an unlikely win.Earlier,Saurav Ganguly won the toss and elected to bat first.Delhi bowlers stick to their basic line.Mcgrath yet again impressive with the ball.Aakash Chopra fell in the 6th over.So much expected from Ganguly,but in vain.He was bowled out for just 7 runs.David Hussey and Salman Butt played a run a ball innings.But,that partnership last for just 40 runs.Some mighty blows towards the end helps Kolkata to go past 130 runs.Kolkata set 134 for Delhi to win.Shoaib Akhtar strikes in the very first over.Sehwag went out for a duck.In his second over he strikes again.This time the other opener,Gautam Gambhir.Then came a firing over from Shoaib(3 rd over).De villiers tried to hit a pull shot but eventually caught at the midwicket,Very next ball Manoj tiwari was caught plum in front of the wicket.Amit Mishra and Dilshan played sensibly,but Dilshan got out due to a smart fielding by LR Shukla.Shukla bowled the 18th over in which he took 3 wickets and ensured a comfortable win for Knight Riders.Shoaib Akthar was named Man of the Match.Kolkata are now with 10 points and Delhi with 8 points.

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