The other game of the day was between the Kings XI Punjab and Delhi Daredevils. Delhi won the game in the end despite losing three of its best batsmen cheaply and in a trifle. Thanks to the cool headed Gautam Gambhir, the team won with a ball to spare. This was other close fought game -- a rarity in IPL's Indian versions.
Nannes was awesome in the bowling followed by Sangwan and Mishraji. That ensured KXIP never broke free with runs. Except Bopara the famed batting lineup of KXIP floundered on their home ground. It was pathetic to see the way Yuvraj Singh getting out. Despite not being the captain anymore, he is the side's best batsman even if a pig faced poker leads the team.
And his tyranns did not do any magic for the team. Not that it did for his national team too. Good thing was we did not get to hear the bullcrap from him as always has been the case.
Mahela Jaywardhene, Kaif and Pathan junior fell cheaply. In the end some hitting took KXIP to a decent 9/142 and when the bowlers eaked out Sehwag, Sangakara must have been the happiest man. He had been at the receiving end of some very brutal hitting from Sehwag in the test series in December 2009.
Finally some plain copybook sensible cricket from Gautam Gambhir ensured DD won its first game despite not showing the full calibre the team is capable of.
