Tepid Pietersen returns to the crease as Delhi Daredevils （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 Kolkata Knight Riders

By Sportsmail Reporter

Published: 22:10 BST, 13 October 2012 | Updated: 22:10 BST, 13 October 2012

Kevin Pietersen 耐えるd a lukewarm return to 競争の激しい 活動／戦闘 but his Delhi Daredevils 味方する still trounced Kolkata Knight Riders by 52 runs in the 支持する／優勝者s League Twenty20.

The 議論の的になる batsman struck a modest 14 off 18 balls in his first meaningful innings since the England and むちの跡s Cricket Board 発表するd he would be 支配する to a 'reintegration 過程' 支援する into the 国家の 始める，決める-up.

It did not 事柄, however, with Unmukt Chand plundering 40 off 27 balls as the Daredevils made 160 for eight before 早期に wickets 土台を崩すd Kolkata's chase in Centurion.

支援する at the crease: Kevin Pietersen 攻撃する，衝突する 14 off 18 balls

Irfan Pathan, Umesh Yadav and Morne Morkel each took two wickets as the Knight Riders finished on 108 for seven - having been three for three at one 行う／開催する／段階.

There was その上の 関心 for Kolkata when Jacques Kallis retired 負傷させるd and it fell to Manoj Tiwary to 最高の，を越す 得点する／非難する／２０ for the Knight Riders with 33 from 38 balls.

Mahela Jayawardene and Virender Sehwag had put on 36 for the first wicket for Delhi, who were put into bat, before the former was bowled for 21 by West Indies' spinner Sunil Narine, 許すing Pietersen to make his long-を待つd 入り口.

Sehwag was then caught behind off Pradeep Sangwan for 22 and Pietersen could not take advantage of 存在 dropped twice when he 死なせる／死ぬd after pulling Brett 物陰／風下 to Narine at 深い midwicket.

That's out: Brett 物陰／風下 is congratulated after 除去するing Pietersen

Chand and Ross Taylor 上げるd Delhi with a 共同 of 63 for the fourth wicket, but the latter was unlucky to be caught by Rajat Bhatia at 深い s quare 脚 for 36 off Lakshmipathy Balaji.

Narine returned to stifle Delhi's innings, first skittling Chand before Naman Ojha 穴を開けるd out to Yusuf Pathan at long-off two balls later.

Pawan Negi then 最高の，を越す-辛勝する／優位d a Kallis bouncer to 深い square 脚 while Ajit Agarkar clipped Balaji - who 譲歩するd 61 runs from his four overs - to short third man having made eight.

The Knight Riders needed a strong start in their chase but they lost three wickets in the first seven 配達／演説／出産s.

On the 前線 foot: Pietersen in 活動／戦闘 in Centurion

Captain Gautam Gambhir lamely chipped to Pietersen at 中央の-on off the bowling of Irfan, who also 罠にかける Manvinder Bisla for one with an inswinging 配達／演説／出産, before Brendon McCullum 削減（する） straight to point off Morkel.

事柄s より悪くするd for the Knight Riders as Kallis had to retire in the same over after a Morkel 配達／演説／出産 大砲d into the 退役軍人 batsman's 権利 手渡す, while Yadav clean-bowled Yusuf Pathan in the fifth over.

Bhatia and Tiwary 安定したd the ship with a 共同 of 47 but the run 率 was still 刻々と climbing before Tiwary was caught and bowled by Agarkar for 33.

Bhatia was caught behind while looking to 削減（する） off Morkel and 物陰／風下 行方不明になるd a 十分な 投げ上げる／ボディチェックする off Yadav to be bowled for 13 as Kolkata （機の）カム up 井戸／弁護士席 short of the 示す.

Cheap wicket: Irfan Pathan celebrates the 解雇／（訴訟の）却下 of Gautam Gambhir