
Delhi Daredevils 54 for 0 (Sehwag 38*) beat Kings XI Punjab 104 for 7 (Goel 38, Vettori 3-15) by ten wickets
- Showers ruined the first match of Sunday's double-header in Cape Town, reducing the target required by Daredevils to only 54 in six overs, a goal they reached with all wickets intact
- The victory, however, was set up by Daniel Vettori's remarkable spell which brought an abrupt halt to Punjab's burgeoning momentum and gave Delhi a manageable target to chase
Deccan Chargers 104 for 2 (Gibbs 43*, Rohit 36*) beat Kolkata Knight Riders 101 (RP Singh 4-22) by eight wickets

- Could the script have been any different from last year's start for the Knight Riders? McCullum's intoxicating 158 had taken them to an enormous victory a year ago, but they were outplayed by an efficient Deccan outfit on a juicy pitch in Cape Town
- It has been a weekend to savour for bowlers, and each member of Deccan's attack did their bit to leave Kolkata scrambling to reach triple-digits
- Gibbs, coming off a triumphant series against Australia, and Rohit Sharma, back in the country where he made his name in 2007, then made sure Deccan's campaign didn't begin in the dismal way last season's had

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