Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw’s entertaining knocks helped DC chase down a challenging target of 189 with ease.
Kolkata Knight Riders lock horns with the Sunrisers Hyderabad in their opening encounter of the Indian Premier League 2021.
Despite a second run which brought his innings to an end, the Protean superman did enough for Harshal Patel to aptly finish off the game.
Patel's dream spell saw him take three crucial wickets in the last over of the MI innings, restricting them to 159.
Chahal has picked 121 wickets in his IPL career so far including 21 in the previous season but is yet to win a title with RCB.
DCCI president Dr Mahantesh GK was invited to attend IPL-14's opening ceremony, marking the association's first participation in a BCCI event.
The Pole beat 19-year-old Italian Jannik Sinner in the final after going through the likes of Tsitipas and Rublev in earlier rounds.