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Speed matters!

So, the impending return of Shoaib Akhtar finally materialized. And to what effect! Three overs for eleven runs, and four big wickets - Knight Riders' captain Sourav Ganguly couldn't have asked for anything better from the Rawalpindi Express.

Here's a ball-by-ball account of Shoaib's performance today. Keep an eye on the speeds.

Ball No.	Speed	Batsman	Runs	Result
0.1	145.2	Gambhir	1	Cut to point
0.2	147.7	Sehwag	Wide
0.2	149.0	Sehwag	0	Wicket: Edged to wicketkeeper
0.3	147.9	deVilliers	0	Beaten outside the off stump
0.4	145.4	deVilliers	2	Worked away off the pads
0.5	148.4	deVilliers	0	Yorker dug out
1.0	147.6	deVilliers	1	Pushed to covers
2.1	147.6	deVilliers	0	Brushes the thigh pad down the leg side
2.2	147.8	deVilliers	1	Played with soft hands in front of the wicket
2.3	150.3	Gambhir	0	Driven to cover
2.4	144.9	Gambhir	0	Wicket: Cut straight to backward point
2.5	151.1	Tiwary	1	Run down to third man with an open face
3.0	145.9	deVilliers	0	Pushed to mid off
4.1	146.6	deVilliers	0	Inside edge onto the pads
4.2	145.7	deVilliers	0	Wicket: Top edges a pull shot
4.3	149.3	Tiwary	0	Wicket: Rapped on the pads
4.4	142.6	Dilshan	0	Mistimes a pull
4.5	147.3	Dilshan	0	Left alone
5.0	149.3	Dilshan	4	Boundary: Driven through cover point

Having announced his arrival in grand style, the challenge for the Rawalpindi Express is to sustain the intensity and fitness levels for the remainder of the tournament. Will he be able to do it?

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