Shoaib Akhtar sets IPL on Fire on debut, Knight Riders beat DareDevils

There was a long wait for Pakistani speedster Shoaib Akhtar and he finally arrived with a bang. His debut match in the IPL turned out to be a dream match. Shoaib wrecked the strong batting line-up of Delhi DareDevils with a devastating spell. He removed Sehwag, Gambhir, De Villiers and Shikhar Dhawan within the first five overs. The DareDevils never recovered from that early shock and finally went down to Kolkata Knight Riders by 23 runs.

Earlier, Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bat first. They put up only 133/6 in 20 overs. Salman Butt was the top scorer with 48. D Hussey scored 31. For DareDevils, Maharoof and Yo Mahesh took 2 wickets each.

After losing 5 wickets within 7 overs, the DareDevils fought hard to bounce back, but in vain. They finally bowled out for 110 in 17.5 overs. The Knight Riders won the match by 23 runs. Dilshan scored 25, while Amit Mishra made 31. For Knight Riders, Shoaib took 4 wickets, while L R Shukla took 3 wickets. Shoaib Akhtar was declared "Man of the Match".