All-rounder Irfan Pathan, who starred in Delhi Daredevils win over Kolkata Knight Riders in a rain-hit IPL match, credited the Eden Gardens wicket for the triumph saying that it got better after the downpour in the truncated game here.u00a0

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Pathan smashed an unbeaten 42 from 20 balls to hand Delhi Daredevils a winning start in their opening match that ended well past midnight at the Eden Gardens here.

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Chasing 98 from 12 overs, Delhi Daredevils coasted to an eight-wicket victory with five balls to spare.

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"The wicket just got better. I've played at the Eden earlier and it's always on the slower side. Probably it (the wicket) got settled because of the rain. The ball came nicely to the bat," Irfan, who was adjudged the man of the match, told reporters in the post-match media interaction.

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