The Kolkata batsmen, with leader Gautam Gambhir major from the top side as frequent, utilized the communicate speed of the Delhi bowlers to the hilt, publishing a complicated 162 for four.
Then, assisted by their amazing range of more slowly bowlers, Kolkata limited Delhi to 144 for eight.
For Delhi, the group of Morne Morkel, Umesh Yadav and Varun Aaron, all go-karting in unwanted of 140 kmph, admitted 122 operates between them - three-fourth of the Kolkata complete - in come returning for just one wicket.
Aaron's last over of the innings price 21 operates. The method speed of Irfan Pathan (1-20) and the left-arm whirl of Pawan Negi (1-18) were more efficient.
Interestingly, in the group go with against Pune at the same location, Delhi had selected two rewriters, enjoying left-arm rewriter Shahbaz Nadeem instead of Aaron.
On Thursday, Kolkata had three rewriters in their collection with Shakib Al Hasan giving the new tennis ball with Laxmipathy Balaji. Shakib (1-36), Sunil Narine (2-24) and Iqbal Abdullah (1-25) arranged at frequent durations to pierce Delhi's desires.
It also assisted that they won the throw. When the money dropped in his give preference to, Gambhir had no uncertainty in hitting frist. The skipper created a quickfire 32 off just 16 golf paintballs to help Kolkata get off the prevents easily. Yusuf Pathan offered the completing variations with an unbeaten 40 from 21 golf paintballs.
Brendon McCullum (31), Jacques Kallis (30) and Laxmi Ratan Shukla (24 n.o.) too performed their tasks to efficiency. Delhi ran to 24 operates in two overs before being set returning by the dismissals of Virender Sehwag (10) and Mark Warner (7).
Kolkata had a frighten when Balaji limped off after go-karting just two overs. But his solutions were not necessary.
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