Sehwag shines for Delhi

Indian Premier League Cape Town
Kings XI Punjab 104-7 v Delhi Daredevils 58-0
Delhi Daredevils beat Kings XI Punjab by 10 wkts (D/L Method)

Virender Sehwag helped the Delhi Daredevils kick off their Indian Premier League campaign with a 10-wicket win over the Kings XI Punjab.The opener blasted 38 from just 16 balls to steer his side to a target of 54 from just six overs in a game badly hit by rain.

The right-hander hammered four fours and three sixes in his whirlwind innings that helped Delhi get over the finishing line with seven balls to spare.



Punishment
Yusuf Abdulla, a late recruit by the Kings XI, came in for some harsh punishment, the South African seamer leaking 19 from his solitary over.Gautam Gambhir was unbeaten at the other end on 15 not out - the left-hander happy to play second fiddle to his international team-mate.

It had appeared the weather would win the day, persistent drizzle around Newlands forcing the match officials to reduce the contest to 12 overs each.Sehwag won the toss and opted to stick the Kings XI into bat, though further delays meant it took some time for the match to get underway.England all-rounder Ravi Bopara helped put 67 in six overs with opening partner Karan Goel, who eventually became the first wicket to fall having made a rapid 38.

Strategy break
Bopara fell to the very next ball for 22 after the newly-introduced strategy break, trapped leg before by New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori (3-15).Yuvraj Singh was the only other batsman to reach double figures, his knock of 16 including two big sixes before he was run out in the penultimate over.

Mahela Jayawardene (six) perished soon after to spinner Vettori before Piyush Chawla was run out before getting off the mark, meaning three wickets had fallen in the space of three balls without the addition of a single run.Aavishkar Salvi then bowled a miserly final over, conceding just six runs and also picking up the scalp of Irfan Pathan (six) as Punjab finished on 104-7.


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