DELHI, India, CMC – Twenty20 World Cup hero Carlos Brathwaite had little hand in Delhi Daredevils’ first win of the Indian Premier League, as they comfortably beat Kings XI Punjab by eight wickets here Friday.
Following defeat in their opening game last Sunday in Kolkata, Delhi rebounded to limit Kings XI to 111 for nine off their 20 overs and then raced to their target with 39 balls to spare, at the Feroz Shah Kotla.
Winning the toss and opting to field, Delhi were fired by leg-spinner Amit Mishra who wrecked the Kings XI innings with a spell of four for 11.
Brathwaite went wicket-less from four overs which cost 33 runs.
Opener Manan Vohra was the only batsman to pass 20 with 32 off 24 balls with five fours.
In reply, the hosts lost Shreyas Iyer for three with the score on nine in the third over but South African Quinton de Kock stroked an unbeaten 59 off 42 balls to see his side to victory.
He counted nine fours and a six and posted 91 for the second wicket with Sanju Sampson who hit 33 from 32 deliveries.
Brathwaite and Delhi next face Chris Gayle’s Royal Challengers Bangalore on Sunday in Bangalore.